Well I should be naming this post :"Chelsea bounces back" but I could not help but dedicate this piece to my personal man of the match,John Mikel Obi.
We all know this talented player has had some adept time warming the bench and playing the defensive midfield when called up without complaint, but Hidink's big bad gamble could well see this man in blue become super man in 2016 as he steps into the shoes of
Frank Lampard and Ballack.
In Hiddink's words,:“He played very well as he also did in the previous games. He’s the ideal player in my option to bring balance to the team."
Frank Lampard and Ballack.
In Hiddink's words,:“He played very well as he also did in the previous games. He’s the ideal player in my option to bring balance to the team."
“If the team is not willing to defend well or have the right balance then you concede a lot of goals. I thought John Obi can be one of the key figures in getting the balance back. On top of that the talented players can then explore their qualities.
“He can recover the radar. He knows the game very well. He knows where the strength of the opponent is and he knows exactly how to cope with that. He has a very good eye, a very good nose, and a very good sense of where to recover.
“He doesn't do it in a very brutal way – he’s very, very elegant. What I like to see very much is not just a quality player but a player who can defend so smoothly. It’s beautiful to see. He doesn't lose many balls, he’s good in short passing. I don’t expect and I don’t ask him to make the decisive final pass. He can but no, we let the other players do that,” said Hiddink of Mikel’s secret qualities which he explored to the fullest against Palace.
He definitely needs to be watched by other teams as his 95% pass accuracy of today is no fluke. I bet the 2017 game designers will have to adjust their stats for him.
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