too bad for Mikel and Nigeria. he would have made an impact especially in winning fouls in attacking plays. Lukman has all responsibilites / expectations now on his shoulders. I think he likes the big stage.

Shocking is Mikel's replacement according to eurosport - Ideye!

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/05062010/58/world-cup-2010-mikel-world-cup.html

Ideye Brown replaces Mikel

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1229093/index.html#ideye+replaces+mikel


Who is Ideye Brown exactly? I was finking Anichebe but wasnt the case.

No Jay Jay Okocha to replace Mikel

Anyone who is happy to see Mikel go clearly knows nothing about football and definitely doesn't have the country's best wishes at heart. Even the likes of Aguero some days ago acknowledged that his team(Argentina) have to be wary of Mikel. Mikel was integral to our success at this tournament and his absence is a major loss.
 Those asking for anichebe to be his replacement don't know what they are talking about as anichebe is an average striker/winger who has a lot of commitment at best and Mikel is a midfielder. If anybody should be picked from the 7 dropped players it should be Ideye or Uche who can both play as attacking midfielders

Call back Ike Uche. He would do the damage

It seems they followed Mikel to his village. Too bad!

pls call back ike uche for us

He actually opted out, fucking coward!

"We have dropped Mikel from the World Cup squad after he told the team he did not want to put his career at risk as his knee injury has yet to fully heal after a recent surgery."

9jafreak:

Sir, I concede that it is fair to CRITICISE Mikel for his failure to become the player we all anticipated


But considering the talent (mediocrity) we now have for a "National Team",


Mikel is definitely one of our best players and one Africa's most poupular(rated) players at the moment

You seem to be the only one who understands my position on Mikel. Mikel should be worth more than the players like Aguero, Di Maria, Fabragas, Yaya Toure, Song etc had he improved himself since 2005 he was nearly valued more than Lionel Messi, Now can you compare both Messi and Mikel now??

its a shame sha . . . . .

You seem to be the only one who understands my position on Mikel. Mikel should be worth more than the players like Aguero, Di Maria, Fabragas, Yaya Toure, Song etc had he improved himself since 2005 he was nearly valued more than Lionel Messi, Now can you compare both Messi and Mikel now??



stop posting tru ur anus my friend. . . . use ur brains once a while! stop being a daftie
can u compare messi with any player in the world?
so because mikell dsnt play like messi,it means he hasnt improved?
are u dis st.upid?

If my name is michael i wl neva play for chelsea in midfield because that wl be a disaster waiting to hunt me anytime.

miceheal essien
micheal ballack
micheal(mikel) obi

brown idey has been called to replace mikel and dis guy god is a master in creativity. he can create so many things and i know with him nigeria will have a lot of lipton sacks to feed argentina with

tosinaded@:

miceheal essien
micheal ballack
micheal(mikel) obi

(michael) rio ferdinand

definitely a big blow to the Super eagles. I really expected Mikel to shine.

Brown Goodluck Ideyen

Mikel's absence is a very big loss for Naija. His vision, his passing, his calmness. He wins fouls in good areas. We are now very limited in options in midfield creativity - Haruna and yes Kanu, maybe Kaita too.

Sad!

CarlosVent:

brown idey has been called to replace mikel and dis guy god is a master in creativity. he can create so many things and i know with him nigeria will have a lot of lipton sacks to feed argentina with

Me like!!

tosinaded@:

You seem to be the only one who understands my position on Mikel. Mikel should be worth more than the players like Aguero, Di Maria, Fabragas, Yaya Toure, Song etc had he improved himself since 2005 he was nearly valued more than Lionel Messi, Now can you compare both Messi and Mikel now??



stop posting tru your anus my friend. . . . use your brains once a while! stop being a daftie
can u compare messi with any player in the world?
so because mikell dsnt play like messi,it means he hasnt improved?
are u dis st.upid?

I know what u want but I won't step down to ur level to trade insult with you.

I can't remember a world cup that so many players missed because of injury like this one.

So sad,Mikel injury is a big blow to Nigeria.Even Argentina players confirmed Mikel Obi as a superb player for Super Eagles.I dont think Lukman can handle that creative job,he's good but cant hold ball like Mikel,we dont have choice he has to put on Mikel's shoe.Pray and hope he can handle the likes of Mesharano and Veron,that means Etuhu will play defensive and Lukman to play creative role, Eagles attack is bad,they cant score, why?

PurestBoy:

I know what u want but I won't step down to your level to trade insult with you.

and what level do you think you are , the one that insults a successful player right. gerrout jor

u dey mind the i.diot ni?

ideyey brown is d man.

infact dis is d best call up d new coach has made dat i can gv a pass mark

dat boy will show he can do better dan mikel.

pls go to espnsoccernet and read about him.

franctony:

and what level do you think you are , the one that insults a successful player right. gerrout jor

U guys are hopelessly daft and highly moronic in nature, what has been successful got to do with my liking of his style of play? Is he as successful ans C. Ronaldo? Yet 25% of football fans all over the world hate him and call him diver, crynaldo, cry baby and other derogatory names, So no one is talking about about money here thinking defending him will make him send some pounds to you, Hungry Goats

men sad mikel is out of d wc not that i'm a fan of his backwarding n sidewaysing but his presence does help our midfield that side we'v won games without him b4 so hope dey! hope for mikels sake he did not say he cant risk his career

Mikel knows that Nigeria has no chance in the World Cup hence he has taken the honorable step.

Well, its really a blow no matter how we try to say that it won't  matter, he is one of the main dudes in that team though he misbehaves sometimes, just like others. But the matter is, what will Brown Ideye really offer

Who gives a flyin fck if he's not playing?
The last time people cried about him for missing the olympics, we saw how the boiz fared- they got to d finals

Whoever represent us will represent us well

@Chidicris
Why do u curse parents when people talk about Mikel
U get papa and mama so?
Ewu!!

If the dude won't give his best cos of the injury, its best he leaves for home
We need those that will give 100% on d field

Go Go Go Nigeria!!!

nice the guy is out , how will that fucking lagerbeer take an injure match rusty player along to the world cup, i bet ideye will perform very well . up super eagles

tkb417:

Who gives a flyin fck if he's not playing?
The last time people cried about him for missing the olympics, we saw how the boiz fared- they got to d finals

Whoever represent us will represent us well

@Chidicris
Why do u curse parents when people talk about Mikel
U get papa and mama so?
Ewu!!

If the dude won't give his best cos of the injury, its best he leaves for home
We need those that will give 100% on d field

Go Go Go Nigeria!!!

God bless you jare,