toure doesnt only score goals,he splits play,power house of his team,assist goals,great at freekicks,deadly on counter plays.eases pressure,cover up for his defenders,a hot cake in aerial duels,he is also great with both feet.....for ones in this afoty issue,lets talk about football,nt fanboy,tribalism,PART OF D TEAM THAT WON SO SO SO TROPHY(WHAT MAKES U STAND OUT IN THAT TEAM) No one is saying trophy is not important

What is the purpose of this thread,to apologize or warn?this question is also very simple so dnt misunderstand it

So of the fan boys now accept....what will then happen

please....suicide is not the best option,this is not the end of the world...Mikel will make us proud next year

[quote author=naija noni]For those doubting d fact dat mikel has been a key part of every manager's plan(aside AVB) at chelsea since he joined/those saying he has been a BENCH WARMER at chelsea,here is mikel's no. Of EPL appearances/starts from 2007/2008 season(though he joined chelsea in 2006,but was still a learner then so i excluded his 1st season).
Remember,u can only play a maximum of 38 EPL games in one season:-

2007/2008-29 appearances,22 starts

2008/2009-34 appearance,33 starts

2009/2010-25 appearances,21 starts

2010/2011-29 appearances,29 starts

2011/2012-22 appearances,15 starts

2012/2013-22 appearances,20 starts


Looking at this,d only season mikel started "not-so-much" amount of games was the 2011/2012 season.And that was under AVB.
The rest of d seasons(including last season that some people say he warmed d bench),he started more than 50 % of chelsea's PL matches.
Looking at these statistics shows that mikel has been a key part in almost every chelsea's manager plan.
There is NO WAY a bench-warmer/un-important player would be starting most of his club's games every season.
I compared this with Carrick of machester united and found out that in some of d seasons(From 2007 to last season),Mikel started more games at chelsea than carrick at manchester united.
So would u say carrick has been a bench-warmer at Man-U ??[/quote:]Carrick?No go there o......lets nt start a war by comparing them but that guy appearance per season is astonishing....he also came to manutd 2006 but he made his 300 appearance some years back,m sure he has made more than 400 by nw but mikel is nt actually a bench warmer

chiboy.:
Manchester United has been Losing 1-2,1-2,1-2 as if they're testing Microphone.
Hello-hello, 1-2, 1-2, 2-1, DJ MOYES is in the building...testing microphone.

This joke don do na,how many people go crack?

The issue is that,u can still support mikel and be a patriotic supporter without insulting and bashing everyone who disagrees with u...mind u nobody even loves nigeria more than i do

EmmyDe25:
Arsenal WERE never in United position...... remember they never failed to make the top four even with their 8 years of trophyless campaign...... UNITED are not even sure of making it to Europa because as it stands they are two points adrift of an Europa cup spot.. I just feel the earlier they sack this Frog-face clueless man, the better for the club because If this man should continue to be at the helms i wont change from following United matches on livescore... atleast its safer that way.
FUN FACT: Its been 81 years since United last lost 3 straight matches in January. source: The Telegraph.

If every body should be talking its certainly nt u guys,its nt that u have even won the league.....this year marks your 10th year of trophy barreness,even David moyes has won community shield....Manutd has been dashing points easily but they still beat u guys,the season is half way through,we are talking bout another 17-18 games.....so what are ranting about...remove the beam out of your eyes b4 showing another man his own....

cr7lomo.:


Read those quotes on mikel wit u baby boy, Omar 22 and d rest. D problem wit u safari girl is that u tend to get angry when u are opposed . Every1 has his or her opinion and u don't have to insult or get rude over it. As a Nigerian, if I decide to support another candidate from another country , is it a crime? I am an Igbo boy and my opinion is that yaya is a beta player. U can insult me all u want, but that's not gona change my opinion
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ThankGod there are still people like u.....

thegoodjoehunt: Stop lying against me, I never called myself an expert, I even stated that I don't follow the English Championship teams but keep tabs on teams and coaches I like.

I stated to show for instance I am hoping Brighton gets promoted because of Oscar Garcia and I am hoping he signs Enyeama for Brighton.

I listed reasons why I followed them. Just the way I followed them.

Please the other guy lied he watched Mourinho talk about Pedro Leon and didn't know the context of the discussion. BLATANT LIE AND HE KNOWS IT. YOU ALSO KNOW HE WAS LYING.

Your solution is to lie against me. LIE LIE PEOPLE.

How come Mikel haters lie so much?

All these av nthing to do with mikel,u are very funny,u are running when no one is pursuing u,who asked u abt brighton,anderson etc ......no one asked u about a german player,......it is all clear u are just out to claim u know football more than everyone,well i have an advice for u,donot take that habit outside Nairaland cos it wont take u any where......In this life,allow people to attribute qualities or brilliance to u.....not u to yourself.ok

Its an advice,nt that i av anything against u....Be wise ehhn my brother

naijasofamerica: I think Manchester United should be thankful if they make it to the Europa League after all these dismay performances every now & then. I don't see how Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool would give away top 4 slots!

These teams have also been vulnerable this season.......even liverpool av been brilliant this season the manner in which they lost the games to mancity and chelsea consecutively is nt just acceptable for a team aiming for the title,mancity is struggling with thier away form,arsenal for me have been brilliant throughout....chelsea too av a thing for dropping points wen they need it so its nt like the top four teams are nt having thier issues....The premier league has been most decisive in the mid march period

I feel for him aand arsenal....the guy would haved helped arsenal greatly in thier title bid,the guy has really matured in football.....too bad

Ignorance.....saf was appointed in 1986 nd won his 1st trophy 1991.....

blueto: Africans. Stop looking for your brother's fault and start jugding him. You all should be happy for Mikel. It was Essien that purposely gave mikel the Captins HandBan. They both love themselves and have no Problem. We are here attacking each other. We should be thinking of how an African country can win the World Cup now. Not behaving like this. United we stand and Divided we fall. Thanks, and God bless, and Help us all.

u deserve an award

With all the intelligence u guys always claim to possess...you never take a second to think if it would be easy replacing someone who has stayed in a club for 27 years,bringing in a new management staff.....anyway i dnt expect u to think that way,when ferguson said "your duty now is to stand by your new manager".....he wasnt talking bout green pastures.......Alwaysbehindmoyes

Its a lie.....I've met good football analyst in women...but if it were to be the ones on Nairaland,the op is right

Slow down...mikel committee at work

Cooldude001: Arsenal fans are singing what goes around, comes around......

Really? M nt tryna justify manutd losses but do u arsenal is under more pressure than manutd....Even liverpool too....U wont understand sha

forumcitizens: Really!

m asking the question,someone should answer

At this time,the beginning of 2014,manutd has already been ruled out on the premier league and football wise....mark me,i might sound stupid or ridiculous now but wen we rise up again.....i want all of u bashing manutd to still be on this thread and related r.i.p manutd threads........Still defending champions...m always behind David moyes

Juice defender

because oof all these acts that most of u will never be employed........Your mates are ar the office......waste your whole day on Nairaland and blame gej and your family winch,sorry witch for ur poverty

I find this so funny,someone just claiming he knows so much abt football and listing things no one asked him............lol....Football expert,kip it up

I find this so funny,someone just claiming he knows so much abt football and listing things no one asked him............lol....Football expert,kip it up

naijasofamerica: It's now prayer time for Manchester United fans. Praying for Capital one cup & Champions League qualification.

has any team been guaranteed a champions league spot yet?

Hmm.....I never knew arsenal has already won a trophy?av been lacking behind..see me

Has anyone who did nt recieve teller earlier gone to collect it

striker9: That was in Arsenal,song has been the shadow of himself ever since he joined barca,even a blind man that listen to commentary knows this.Did you see the pass mikel gave to schurlle against stoke?killer pass he gave to Musa against Mali?Emenike against Zambia and Ethiopia?long ball to Ideye against Burkina faso?oh no you won't mention those na,we know your type,only hyping other players just to ridicule mikel.shior!

I refuse to even argue with u cos u are always biased and will end up with using harsh words wen someone prooves u wrong

timbros:

Hahaha bro. You got me laughing really hard here...

But seriously, Mikel is much better than your above description.

lol.....i did nt even mention his name