Adufaye: Nice fight nd u win@thegoodjoehunt
Bt I stand wit ma opinion,"dat song is beta dan mikel nd mikel wil nt touch dat award"
No b swear o,na ma opinion

I photocopy you apart from the ones I made a strike-through He might touch it but not this year

thegoodjoehunt:

CLASSIC.

write2obi: Lemmie make it clear to all you, mikel is the best player we(super eagles) have, but that does not make him better than he actually is, for those of you saying mikel could not fulfil his potential cos he was moved to a defensive role, if he was that good he would not have to move to a defensive role, don't even tell me lampard and ballack was ahead of his, what happend when ballack left and lampard was relegated to the bench?. Manzukich was singed as an understudy to Gomez but he ended up forcing Gomez out of the starting11. If he was that "Good" he would not have being moved to a defensive role. Attacking position in "top" clubs are reserved for top attacker, and mikel is clearly not a "top" attacker, mikel is a player clearly overrated (in nigeria). Suprised "Mr money bag" has not giving him enough competition in the first team.

People love Mikel. Don't be surprise if you see people argue that he's better than Yaya Toure.

Ok To avoid continuous discussion that would lead to no where since nobody is ready to agree with the other, let's do what Realmadrid and Morinho did (I don't know if the mutual consent can be used here ). We will assume this argument never occur What about that?

thegoodjoehunt:

Mikel is on an expensive contract. Galatasaray wants him but buying out the contract will be too costly. Do you think Song was earning more than Mikel at Arsenal? Why do you think Song will be valued higher?

How much are we talking about here that Galataxaray cant afford?
Arsenal are known to pay players peanut

Actually I dont feel like joining the discussion, but I just have to say that there is no big deal in converting a player from his natural role to another position. A lot of players have been coverted and they are doing great compared to when they were playing their former position e.g bale. Having said that, I think morinho had no choice than to convert him because he couldn't compete with those that were playing his natural role and there was vacant position in DM (considering the fact that makelele is old and mou plays with two DM). You will remember that mikel was given a lot of red cards when he started playing the new role because of silly tackles but mou had no choice but to continue using him for the position (except if he want someone that costs about 16m in 2005 with enough wahala to continue to sit on the bench).

About being expensive compared to song, this is the first time I'm hearing a rumour about a club bidding for him since he joined chelsea 8 years ago, whereas Song has gotten a transfer.

nenergy:
No wahala! But i'd love to see the look on your face when your facebook photo is included in a missing person's catalogue by a Indian film producer.lol.

You need to see the way I'm laughing

fellis: By the way, that uplawal is a male pretending to be female. No one should take him serious.

This post is a joke right? If so, he no funny

@thegoodjoehunt you no quick come. I'm exhausted right now, all I need is to sleep. Maybe next time

^Salam, here is a link for Ibn Tamiyyah essay on the Jinn:

http://kalamullah.com/Books/Ibn%20Taymiyahs%20Essay%20on%20the%20Jinn.pdf

Adufaye: bros weitin u wan try tel me na! Say mikel pass song 4 DM,weitin concern defensive nd offensive dem b two diff tinx,
Song is a box 2 box player "tireless"
Song can fit in well in any position in defense nd midfield
Song do start attack nd ends it
Song do score
Song do assist
In short song is talented

You can say that again, bro. I'm yet to see Mikel play as defender

In short, Song is jack of all trade

Osama10: I hope this can be extended to the less privileged too.

I hope so too

tbaba1234:

I support Arsenal so I can't agree with you. Song is not disciplined, he always leaves his position. Compare viera and petit when they played that role for Arsenal.

Mikel takes ownership of the midfield when he plays the forward role. Song does not do that. Not in the same class.

Mikel is always anxious when playing for chelsea (many scenario to buttress my point). He's just getting over it now. You might not be totally wrong if you say he takes ownership when playing for SE not when playing for chelsea and he plays for SE occasionally not week in week out like chelsea. Why Song is himself anytime

Last time I said that Mikel won't make top 3 when some people were rooting for him to win the award because Chelsea won CL. This time he will make top three but I don't think he will win it except he carry his present form to chelsea.

EmmyDe25:
Who go con win am?? U sure dont know what you are talking about.
Mikel won Afcon, won Europa league with his club and shone like a million star at the on-going Confeds cup, where he scored one of the tournament's bestest goals. Hes sure the one for the gong. Trust me.

Where were you when messi won 2010 world best (making little or no impact at the world sage)? And There was a sneijder with Champions league, Serie A, Copa Italia and world cup runner-up trophies. In addition, he scored 5 goals at the world cup. Dont be surprise if Yaya wins it again

Emmadani: abeqqq i no get strength to argue wit u.All i know is dat song na mikel huz boi.

I thought Chelsea fans are naturally good at argument anytime? Oh sorry I forgot to ask, are you a chelsea fan?

tbaba1234:

Bros, I can't agree with you.

Song has little positional discipline, he cost arsenal a few goals as a result. In the DM position, mikel might not be flashy but far more effective.

In the offensive role, song is not even in the same league....

I agree that he makes mistake some times. That's bond to happen because no one is perfect just like Mikel too makes mistake (a noticeable one is against juventus in CL).

But in the attacking midfield role, the only time Mikel has anything to prove is when playing for SE and still cannot be compared to what song does in that role. Song is very fast, skilful, and can easily create chances for the attackers. In addition to that, he has goal sense. He can score with both head and with leg.

Emmadani: taaah,u dnt watch chelsea matches,meireless,ballack atimez play dmf,belleti played right bak n defensive milfield just like essein did in real madrid.Tel me how many defensive midfieldas dey baka?

Because a player plays out of his position temporarily due to some circumstances in a team doesn't make the new role is position. What you are saying now is that David luiz is a midfielder? Nah nah

The number of defensive midfielder barca has doesn't really matter because if you study barca, you will notice that the coach hardly change players. Messi is not a natural striker but they prefer to use him for that role most times instead of sanchez, villa and the rest

Emmadani: he is a beta player because no gud player bin dey arsanal.Let him kum 2 chelsea or baka n b a better player let me see.Nasri was a beta player in arsanal,when he come man city how many tin he play?Na arsanal dey make average player look beta,cari dat player go big team n see if he wil b beta again...!Flamini was a vry gud player 4 arsanal,when he went to ac milan,how many tin he play.?Helb was a vrygud playa in arsanal,when he went to baka,how many tin he play?Na arsanal dey make average player look beta.Mikel na song senior broda 4 futbal.

what was all the better players in chelsea doing when Van persie (an average player according to you) won highest goal score both as an Arsenal player and now as Man U player?

Btw, Mikel is yet to play for another team apart from chelsea. Let him move to a 'big' club too and let see if he will be able to bench anybody too.

Emmadani: he pursue diara komot,ballack,deco,belleti,mereles he pursue dem,he flog essein go loan.Who b song?

Mikel is good no doubt but not as good as Song.

CORRECTION: Out of all the players above, only diara and essien play the defensive midfield role. Essein was a regular at chelsea before he had problem with injuries.

sambos994:

Then it begs the question, what has Song done this year to win African Player of the Year.

Don't get it twisted, Song won't even smell top three.

My argument is that he's a better player compared to Mikel

sambos994:

Well, sitting on the bench and not qualifying is not exactly the best resume.

Agreed.

But that does not take the fact that he's a fantastic player from him

sambos994:

And what has he achieve with his national team?

We are comparing two individuals not team.

Has CR7 win gold for his national team? Does that make pedro that has won almost all the competitions organize by FIFA and UEFA better than him?

sambos994:

How? Cameroon didn't qualify for AFCON and Song's been sitting on the bench almost all season.

Cameroon not qualifying for AFCON is your reason for saying that Mikel is better?

Diasporan:
Mikel Obi is more decorated than Kanu Nwankwo.Kanu's biggest trophies are the Under 17 Junior world cup,Olympic Gold medal and EUROPA cup he won with Inter Milan.Mikel has won the both UEFA champions league and the Europa cup and the AFCON nations cup not forgetting the numerous FA cup titles

Please, biko, ejo, don't say this outside NL

Jarus: I have also been thinking along this line.

I think he deserves it.

Moses is another player that did well, but not showing at Confederation cup rules him out.

Good for Mikel, the usual African big stars (Yaya Toure, Drogba, Eto'o etc) are only having an average year.

There is one Gabonese guy, Pierre-Augyman or something, that can give him a run for his money. He scored 19 goals in French league to emerge the league's second highest scorer after only Ibrahimovich. This CIV's Winfred Bony is another contender.

We are still in 2013. Yaya Toure and the rest are still in the race.

Emmadani: thats d more reason mikel is beta dan song...!Enough playin tym is not an excuse...!Mikel can't seat on bench in baka d way song does...!U wil say because of bosquet and xavi dat song seats on bench...!Mikel av tried,makelele,essein,belleti,deco,ballack,raul merielles are al great players but yet mikel was not sitting on bench 4 so long.Al dis players av come n gone but mikel is stil present,he euen had to send essien out on loan.Not even song wil send essein out on loan,not even song wil make chelc sell players like ballack or mereilles...!Mikel deserves resPect.

Who says he don't deserve respect? All what I'm saying is that song is by far better than Mikel in any playing role. Fact

Did anybody bench song when he was playing for Arsenal? Before Song join Barca, all the departments have been taken. You can't expect him to come from no where and bench a player that's doing fine in a team like barca. Even Mascherano (when his performance was at its peak) couldn't achieve that feat. Bro, you can't compare Song case to Mikel

sambos994:

Did people actually say song is better?

Isn't he better?

guy1234: See how simple they look, very modest without thronge of aides hovering around them.

Forget the fact that we didn't see any security man, believe me when I say there would be ENOUGH security personnel around.

1025: nigerians i hail una. can someone pls say thank u to me at least for the foresight from time. many ppl on this forum have called mikel different names and have compared him to practically every player in this world.
[s]can those saying song was the better player tell us where song is in all these now?[/s]
whether enemies like it or not, Mikel is not only the best nigerian player but the best african player now.
God bless mikel and God bless me for seeing what others did not see years back.

Actually in 2005, Mikel was compared to messi. Can anybody try such today Moreover, because Song doesn't have enough playing time at the moment doesn't take anything away from him.

musKeeto:
I reckon he would be a contender too, though I think Mikel would nick it as he played more games at club level and was more instrumental in the Eagle's victory at the AFCON.

Let's see how it goes then.

musKeeto:
Who else should?
He won a European cup, the Nations cup, played well at the COnfed cup also..

If the trophies he won make you think he will be name African best, then where will you put a certain Victor Moses that also won the same trophies scoring 4 goals in the Europa cup and 2 goals at Afcon?

Well, he will make the top three this time. But winning it? Nah