He was so good in that game, that Spanish midfielders had to vacate the middle for him alone, no one dared approach him. This guy is too good!. And very successful as well, won everything except the senior World Cup. He is very humble and God has blessed him greatly.
This is why sir alex and jose mourinho fought so hard for his signature..only if he had found himself in the hands of pep,he would be up there with messi and Ronaldo.
Lolzz just like Pep made Iheanancho right? or made Song? Yaya Toure? Keira? Eto? the list of African players who fell out or struggled under Pep are countless, most of them succeeds under Mourinho, just cos you expected Mikel in an advanced position doesn't change how Mourinho has helped him to be a regular in Chelsea squad.
He was arguably the best Nigerian player on the field that day. His long balls and ground passes were so sleek. Makes it look like Xavi and Aniesta were not even there. I can imagine a midfield combination of Mikel Obi and Jay Jay Okocha for Nigeria. That will be really great. He is such an amazing player very unique and its great seeing him gracing that No. 10 Jersey. Its sad that he didn't score in that match and also the strikers wasted most of the opportunities he made.
I pray he shows this kind of brilliance this coming World Cup in Russia. We have better attackers now, who will use the ball well and create chance. If we give Mikel the opportunity to create and not to do any hard defending. We will open us defence and score real and quality goals. I am putting my money on Nigeria to win the world Cup.
He wasn’t under used. Watch his away game against Inter. He was a DM but progressed forward and bossed the midfield. Mikel didn’t push himself hard enough else we would have seen the Mikel we envisaged
To think that Mikel had such a terrific game against a Spanish midfield setup that was miles off the best as at the time, is not well appreciated enough. The background music also gave the touch and spice of the Naija ghetto life on the son of the soil while he was busy doing his business.
The most underrated player in chelsea. Hia ball retention ia 2nd to none during his time at chelsea. He make the game look simple & easy. When he get the ball, opponent seems to pause and stop for a moment.
I remember this game, he played exceptionally well. This was one of his best games in the Nigerian shirt. It's only unfortunate they couldn't pass the group stage
Well, he is a legend Chelsea legend. Whether as an AM or DM, he won virtually everything with/for Chelsea. Most importantly Champions league -- what other Chelsea's DMs of time past and present are still dreaming of...
@@thecharteredmc He would have lost himself if he didn't fulfill purpose for his life. I can't answer to that cos playing ball or whatever occupation you do is just a means to an end, not an end in itself... As far as I'm concerned, he played to the level of someone who could fulfill purpose...
I highly believe that Mikel Obi was never underrated. He played with lots of class and intelligence. He's highly skillful as well. I never had any reservation about his game whatsoever
Y'all talk so immature,he played right behind the striker during the junior World Cup and was second to messi. Then Chelsea signed him and seen his strength and advantage to hold the ball longer enough for his team mates to take shape,the then coach used him,.guys it is called using a player. Mikel had no power to say shit. He wouldn't even today. You are talking about a typical 19,20 years old African who found his way to the English premiership one day, from a shitty Norwegian club, he would turn into a goalie if mourinho had asked him.ballack was signed from Munich ,makalele was already big timer,etc. and y'all are here talking trash, where is Eric djemba djemba that Man U signed as an already made African born midfielder ? Where are the African players that had played for those clubs and what is their stand now ? You give Yaya Toure as example, Ivorian FA helped him, french media helped him and he was lucky enough,just him,call another young African star who had jumped from nowhere to somewhere. Man city bought a great talent in Iheanacho,where is he right now? You want Mikel to go to another club, guys, the only trophy he hasn't touched in football is the World Cup. So he is fulfilled !. You think he was gonna be portrayed superior to messi and win golden balls like pele,messi etc ??? You dreaming !. And he is a legend in Chelsea, he can land a deal with the club after these years spent there, no one sees that, y'all want him to change clubs every year and then end up in HS village doing nothing, he is igbo and so a business man,his brain is working !. Look at where he is today.
+Ced Ric ~not Nigerian and I think that he IS a LEGEND. He gave everything he could to club. He gave away the possibility to win golden balls and golden boots, instead giving possibilities for club and team to win tourneys.
sometimes when i see comments on videos like this i always remind myself that tomorrow is always coming but never here. look at the kelechi iheanacho that you were making caricature of now he is one of the deadliest goalscorers in the epl. Lol sha some of u people are jus so eager to jump to conclusions when u made this the kid was only 18 chill out he has a lot of time to develop. haba
Next time, you should compare Mikel to Pirlo of Juve, because he is the only player that stopped Chelsea from signing Pirlo, Chelsea believe whatever Pirlo can offer, Mikel can offer, he spent 11years at Chelsea, played every major finals and contributed to every single throphy won, so Mikel is Chelsea Legend...be grateful
Such a shame that we have had such staggered production of talent. I would have loved to see a team that had Enyeama in goal, Mikel in midfield and the current crop of players like Osimhen, Iwobi and Chukwueze. I hear that Enyeama is trying to coach some keepers, but not sure how useful it has been.
i am a nigerian chelsea fan that loves mikel. but i don't like the way chelsea just used him like that. maybe he should have gone to another club. his talents are being wasted there. he is an attacker, not a defensive player,, and he will prove it in world cup.
Nishu Afobunor Chelsea you are wrong does not waste his talent, Mikel can play both offensive and defensive midfielder mediocampsita, and either way it does very well, Mikel is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world today.
one of the grouses I still have with mourinho is due to what he has turned Mikel to as a player for Chelsea. His talent is undeniable and I hope he goes to a club where he would be utilized properly
i wish mikel played like this at the 2014 worldcup he was so nonexistent as a mid. onazi took over the mieldfield untill he got injured against france that when things went bad for us that when i knew we would lose
The setup was different. We played Christmas tree formation at the world cup, with him being part of the two deep lying midfielders. While in the confederation cup we played 4 3 3, with little defensive responsibility. Mikel always adapted to the setup or system.
Please! educate yourself, with this facts about. Mikel, and stop been a hater! honors Chelsea Premier League (1): 2009-10 FA Cup (4): 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12 League Cup (1): 2006-07 FA Community Shield (1): 2009 UEFA Champions League (1): 2011-12 UEFA Europa League (1): 2012-13 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations (1): 2013 Individual U-20 World Cup Silver football 2005 African Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006 Chelsea Young Player of the Year: 2007, 2008 You don't know Mikel, so I decided to school you a little,about the footballer John Obi Mikel, who going to be crowned, the African footballer of the year tonight, so deal with it .Haters
Mikel sabi his work Please! He is an AMF and can pass most teams to death. Chelsea are using him too deep as a DM. Right from 2005 when he was winning African young player of the year we have been seeing his talents in bitd for club and a lot for Nigeria. Thankfully he helped us to a Nations cup.
I am Serb,but I must admit that maybe Matic signing (if he keep playing like this) could rescure Mikel career.We didn't had that luck with Stankovic who went from top-class,all-round midfielder to sloppy DM with just solid distance kick.But it was vice-versa,Stankovic was mediocre player in our national team,and as much as I could see Mikel plays very solid for Nigeria.It would be best for him to leave Chelsea.
Mikel should be as good as messi ..even better if not for mourinho decision to make him a defensive midfielder..thereby restricting his freedom...makes me soo madd!!...i hope his star shines soon.
Arsenal? They will surely post him the same spot. Maybe Mikel would have been a better CM than a DM, who knows? he is in his prime and there is no way he can attain any growth in attacking. He is already established DM. By the way, DM plays in one of most vital roles in any team. It requires intelligence and high IQ of reading the game and understanding how to control tempo of a match. It is high risk and low reward position, but not any player can play there. Mikel is among the elite
If the team had Okocha and Kanu, Mikel would have deferred to them. And that''s the story of his career. He was always the younger guy in a team of legends. This is one of the few times when he was the most senior player. There was a game with Chelsea against, I think, Barcelona where he showed this side of him. I think he would have found a home in a Pep Guardiola type system. The fact he played his career without showing the most exciting part of his game could be viewed as a negative. But I think it is ultimately a testament to how multifaceted his game is/was. Truly a great player. I think this side of his game is what Paul Pogba tries to do and I dare say this version of Mikel if he'd had the confidence to assert himself is way better than Pogba. For example Pogba can't play the dm position without enraging fans because of costly defensive lapses. You can accuse Mikel of many things but never that.
He was so good in that game, that Spanish midfielders had to vacate the middle for him alone, no one dared approach him. This guy is too good!. And very successful as well, won everything except the senior World Cup. He is very humble and God has blessed him greatly.
Facts only
Indeed，his performance is phenomenal
Love coach
He s very humble
Bro your comment is so sweet and 100%.
not sure if its Mikel or Messi in Nigerian shirt... that was exceptional.
He Mourinho to destroy his tactics
Mikel’s best performance for Nigeria hands down. Much respect for schooling Spain!!
Those passes he makes with the outside of his foot are pure class. Cuts out 3 to 4 defenders in one go.
That is classic cheeping...⚽️🔥🔥🔥
Most underrated midfielder one can think of. See those passes, I don't see that in the current Super Eagles.
Guys Mikel was really underrated. He was exceptional.
those foolish striker's could not convert any of his efforts to score... painful match though
Louder
Mikel was incredible in this game
what great balance, poise, movement and range of passing
Off topic but it’s kinda nuts how huge Burna Boy is, he wasn’t that well known when he made this track,
Dude fr i never knew this was burna
This is why sir alex and jose mourinho fought so hard for his signature..only if he had found himself in the hands of pep,he would be up there with messi and Ronaldo.
I beg to disagree, if only he had signed for Man U, sir Ferguson would have made a beast out of him, Chelsea just made him useless in that DM position
Lolzz just like Pep made Iheanancho right? or made Song? Yaya Toure? Keira? Eto? the list of African players who fell out or struggled under Pep are countless, most of them succeeds under Mourinho, just cos you expected Mikel in an advanced position doesn't change how Mourinho has helped him to be a regular in Chelsea squad.
Absolute nonsense. He had a great career, why you fraud always trying to compare? Just be happy or shut up.
If Nigeria play like this this summer we may as well fly into the semi-final
He was arguably the best Nigerian player on the field that day. His long balls and ground passes were so sleek. Makes it look like Xavi and Aniesta were not even there. I can imagine a midfield combination of Mikel Obi and Jay Jay Okocha for Nigeria. That will be really great. He is such an amazing player very unique and its great seeing him gracing that No. 10 Jersey. Its sad that he didn't score in that match and also the strikers wasted most of the opportunities he made.
this spain match was my best performance i ever saw of mikel, he is so much skilled, him and ahmed musa
Nicholas C. I agree with you, this was his best performance of his career in my opinion too.
Wonderful player, wonderful songs! There is something unique about Nigeria. If only we would just realize how much potential we possess as a nation.
👍👍👍👍
10 years later, this still rings true
proudly Nigerian,love Mikel obi to the bone
Wasted in a dm position at chelsea.
do you think he belonged in CM? I've been watching his videos since he just left Chelsea and he is so good at passing, vision, dribbling, positioning.
Unfortunately, but that's the only way he was able to play in that chelsea side for so long.
2013 was a good year for Nigerian football.
Omo 🔥🔥Mikel was so underrated and it hurts me so deep watching this once more
I pray he shows this kind of brilliance this coming World Cup in Russia. We have better attackers now, who will use the ball well and create chance.
If we give Mikel the opportunity to create and not to do any hard defending. We will open us defence and score real and quality goals.
I am putting my money on Nigeria to win the world Cup.
Ade Bimfo nor put your money oh Nigeria nor go any were
John Silvelster where're u.....
They broke your heart 💜
Great player never knew he was this good
Mikel is certified world class gbam!, wow I am speechless.
Damn, this guy na footballer. So sadly underused at Chelsea could have been neck and shoulder with Yaya now..
He wasn’t under used. Watch his away game against Inter. He was a DM but progressed forward and bossed the midfield. Mikel didn’t push himself hard enough else we would have seen the Mikel we envisaged
Mikel performance was astonished ❤❤❤
Mikel Obi was so unfairly underrated
Wowwww... You already knew about Burna boy in 2013. (African Giant)
Great performance from Mkel Obi.
98% viewers from Nigeria. 1.5% from Nigerians outside Nigeria and finally the rest are from across the world.
You sure right
I think we should be celebrating Mikel the way we celebrate Okocha. He's exceptional, tough, sleek with passes and has vision.
To think that Mikel had such a terrific game against a Spanish midfield setup that was miles off the best as at the time, is not well appreciated enough.
The background music also gave the touch and spice of the Naija ghetto life on the son of the soil while he was busy doing his business.
The most underrated player in chelsea. Hia ball retention ia 2nd to none during his time at chelsea. He make the game look simple & easy. When he get the ball, opponent seems to pause and stop for a moment.
In life everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion,only messi is better than obi mikel.
hehehe
Tino B. Well, that was actually true in the 2002 u17 WC
Lol
I agree
Tino B. hhhhhhhhhhhhh
I remember this game, he played exceptionally well. This was one of his best games in the Nigerian shirt. It's only unfortunate they couldn't pass the group stage
They pass the ground stage to final and lost 1 0 to Argentina 🇦🇷 Messi score the goal 2005 under 20 World Cup
@@peterobiora9919 this was 2013 confederations cup
Pure Class..Its just obvious that Mikel could be one of the world bests if only.......
We know the if only already, may God just help up.
Imagine that we had strikers that can convert those bunch of free passes and his efforts to score.
This video is for all the DELUDED CHELSEA FANS that believe MIKEL is rubbish.
Well, he is a legend Chelsea legend. Whether as an AM or DM, he won virtually everything with/for Chelsea. Most importantly Champions league -- what other Chelsea's DMs of time past and present are still dreaming of...
Won everything and lost himself
@@thecharteredmc He would have lost himself if he didn't fulfill purpose for his life. I can't answer to that cos playing ball or whatever occupation you do is just a means to an end, not an end in itself...
As far as I'm concerned, he played to the level of someone who could fulfill purpose...
I highly believe that Mikel Obi was never underrated. He played with lots of class and intelligence. He's highly skillful as well. I never had any reservation about his game whatsoever
Mikel in Super Eagles was the DEAL! ❤🎉🎉
Goodluck in China John, one of the last from the Old Guard at Chelsea.. #KTBFFH
how they played like this and lost i do not know!
Its called not being clinical in front of goal
Only if we had iheanacho in this game,the score would have been different.
hahahahah I swear
So under rated, never gets enough respect even up to this day. Mikel never lost the ball
Y'all talk so immature,he played right behind the striker during the junior World Cup and was second to messi. Then Chelsea signed him and seen his strength and advantage to hold the ball longer enough for his team mates to take shape,the then coach used him,.guys it is called using a player. Mikel had no power to say shit. He wouldn't even today. You are talking about a typical 19,20 years old African who found his way to the English premiership one day, from a shitty Norwegian club, he would turn into a goalie if mourinho had asked him.ballack was signed from Munich ,makalele was already big timer,etc. and y'all are here talking trash, where is Eric djemba djemba that Man U signed as an already made African born midfielder ? Where are the African players that had played for those clubs and what is their stand now ? You give Yaya Toure as example, Ivorian FA helped him, french media helped him and he was lucky enough,just him,call another young African star who had jumped from nowhere to somewhere. Man city bought a great talent in Iheanacho,where is he right now? You want Mikel to go to another club, guys, the only trophy he hasn't touched in football is the World Cup. So he is fulfilled !. You think he was gonna be portrayed superior to messi and win golden balls like pele,messi etc ??? You dreaming !.
And he is a legend in Chelsea, he can land a deal with the club after these years spent there, no one sees that, y'all want him to change clubs every year and then end up in HS village doing nothing, he is igbo and so a business man,his brain is working !.
Look at where he is today.
+Ced Ric ~not Nigerian and I think that he IS a LEGEND. He gave everything he could to club. He gave away the possibility to win golden balls and golden boots, instead giving possibilities for club and team to win tourneys.
sometimes when i see comments on videos like this i always remind myself that tomorrow is always coming but never here. look at the kelechi iheanacho that you were making caricature of now he is one of the deadliest goalscorers in the epl. Lol sha some of u people are jus so eager to jump to conclusions when u made this the kid was only 18 chill out he has a lot of time to develop. haba
Next time, you should compare Mikel to Pirlo of Juve, because he is the only player that stopped Chelsea from signing Pirlo, Chelsea believe whatever Pirlo can offer, Mikel can offer, he spent 11years at Chelsea, played every major finals and contributed to every single throphy won, so Mikel is Chelsea Legend...be grateful
Martin Okoro and now he can’t get in Leicester’s team.
they were right about IHEANACHO, you were the only one wrong
This is the kind of player Chelsea is lacking now
Mikel was phenomenal ❤
Such a shame that we have had such staggered production of talent.
I would have loved to see a team that had Enyeama in goal, Mikel in midfield and the current crop of players like Osimhen, Iwobi and Chukwueze.
I hear that Enyeama is trying to coach some keepers, but not sure how useful it has been.
this performance always makes me wonder why he was never played in attacking mid for chelsea a few times....
Yeah bro... He is a natural attacking midfielder but Mourinho messed him up
@@mfreke-abasiakpan4311 wasn't only mourinho who played him there. Jose was gone in 2007 this match was 2013
Wow he truly was an attacking midfielder after all.. thought he was a defensive midfielder at Chelsea all along.
I love Mikel, I wish to emulate his game as a player if I am a bit younger now! He is great
Do you think that his compatible in a 352/343 in Inter? as a midfielder.
Kovacic-Mikel-Hernanes. Do you think this gona be great?
+john anthony better than kondogbia
Man mikel was hugely underrated. What a class act
One of Mikel’s best games for Nigeria 🇳🇬 We could have won that game
My best footballer ever I love him so much
i am a nigerian chelsea fan that loves mikel. but i don't like the way chelsea just used him like that. maybe he should have gone to another club. his talents are being wasted there. he is an attacker, not a defensive player,, and he will prove it in world cup.
come on man why're you lying to your self mikel is more defender than attacker
filmon woldemariam
didn't you see when he was a youth? he was an attacker b4 he moved to chelsea
john terry even score more than him and he is defender
i also hope he shows how good he is when he sends nigeria into world cup quarterfinals
Nishu Afobunor Chelsea you are wrong does not waste his talent, Mikel can play both offensive and defensive midfielder mediocampsita, and either way it does very well, Mikel is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world today.
one of the grouses I still have with mourinho is due to what he has turned Mikel to as a player for Chelsea. His talent is undeniable and I hope he goes to a club where he would be utilized properly
Only if he found himself in the hands of pep,he would have been this in todays football.
He plays so well when he's the central midfielder.
i wish mikel played like this at the 2014 worldcup he was so nonexistent as a mid. onazi took over the mieldfield untill he got injured against france that when things went bad for us that when i knew we would lose
The setup was different. We played Christmas tree formation at the world cup, with him being part of the two deep lying midfielders. While in the confederation cup we played 4 3 3, with little defensive responsibility. Mikel always adapted to the setup or system.
i wish chelsea gave him more freedom to play. he's always excellent for his national team because he's actually allowed to play.
This up there as his best performance for the green and white
Please! educate yourself, with this facts about. Mikel, and stop been a hater!
honors
Chelsea
Premier League (1): 2009-10
FA Cup (4): 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
League Cup (1): 2006-07
FA Community Shield (1): 2009
UEFA Champions League (1): 2011-12
UEFA Europa League (1): 2012-13
Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations (1): 2013
Individual
U-20 World Cup Silver football 2005
African Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
Chelsea Young Player of the Year: 2007, 2008
You don't know Mikel, so I decided to school you a little,about the footballer John Obi Mikel, who going to be crowned, the African footballer of the year tonight, so deal with it .Haters
Correct facts even there
African Footballer of the year runner up.
masterclass
***** this particular game
+Ben Roberts better than anything Walcott has achieved in arsenal lol
+Ben Roberts they are not even playing at the same position wtf men and wtf are you doing on his video ? nonsense
***** what are you doing on his video if he is shitty ? answer my question
+Ben Roberts you most incompetent, Arsenal punk..
Oh my what a baller, world-class, Spain couldn't hold him.. MOM
He was so good in naija jersey. a wonderful talent
Mikel sabi his work Please! He is an AMF and can pass most teams to death. Chelsea are using him too deep as a DM. Right from 2005 when he was winning African young player of the year we have been seeing his talents in bitd for club and a lot for Nigeria. Thankfully he helped us to a Nations cup.
This is what you call bossing the midfield
I saw this match, but is this really Mikel???
He's magical
This Best ever game for the super eagles, I love him so much
Chaii, Mikel na baller , I swear
World class
***** really? Smh
Zinaden Zidane in Nigeria team wearing jersey number 10❤️
wow i love that i wish u will get the freedom to play like this at chealse
Good talent boss
He was Africa's best player 2013, but it was given to Yaya
Just wishing dat he perform more than this at the World Cup
So Underrated
I am so sad Nigeria did not win that game but it was a great show for Mikel
Next African Footballer of the year 2014.........
I am Serb,but I must admit that maybe Matic signing (if he keep playing like this) could rescure Mikel career.We didn't had that luck with Stankovic who went from top-class,all-round midfielder to sloppy DM with just solid distance kick.But it was vice-versa,Stankovic was mediocre player in our national team,and as much as I could see Mikel plays very solid for Nigeria.It would be best for him to leave Chelsea.
Most underrated player💓
good best,,,, my idol....i like you soo much
O MYYYY SO UNDERATED!!!
Mikel should be as good as messi ..even better if not for mourinho decision to make him a defensive midfielder..thereby restricting his freedom...makes me soo madd!!...i hope his star shines soon.
Why make background song so high. Are we here to watch or to dance
Jose Mourinho is a confidence killer almost destroyed this guy
Mikel really played well
Dis Mikel visionn
Mikel is good...very good
reminds me of a right footed Fernando Redondo
Arsenal? They will surely post him the same spot. Maybe Mikel would have been a better CM than a DM, who knows? he is in his prime and there is no way he can attain any growth in attacking. He is already established DM. By the way, DM plays in one of most vital roles in any team. It requires intelligence and high IQ of reading the game and understanding how to control tempo of a match. It is high risk and low reward position, but not any player can play there. Mikel is among the elite
mikel is an excellent player
One of my favorite player
Is it just me or does he play faster for Nigeria than Chelsea
It was his best game in a super eagles jersey.
Mikel is a baller
Omo. Mikel was playing with whack players. Which kind players been dey play for Nigeria sef?
Imagine this team with Okocha and Kanu
If the team had Okocha and Kanu, Mikel would have deferred to them. And that''s the story of his career. He was always the younger guy in a team of legends. This is one of the few times when he was the most senior player. There was a game with Chelsea against, I think, Barcelona where he showed this side of him. I think he would have found a home in a Pep Guardiola type system. The fact he played his career without showing the most exciting part of his game could be viewed as a negative. But I think it is ultimately a testament to how multifaceted his game is/was. Truly a great player. I think this side of his game is what Paul Pogba tries to do and I dare say this version of Mikel if he'd had the confidence to assert himself is way better than Pogba. For example Pogba can't play the dm position without enraging fans because of costly defensive lapses. You can accuse Mikel of many things but never that.
Please where is xavi and iniesta because is like they're inside Mikel's boot😂😂😂❤❤ please come and be Chelsea midfielder trainer oo
My boss
mikel is world class
Lampard couldn't play as confidently as this on the ball, yet bizarrely; people rate him highly!
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