Danielnino00:

Which position is that?

I think Defensive Midfield

chrisooblog:
Mikel was of the pace at last year's AFCON. you think rohr would deliberately bench the captain and most creative midfielder for no justifiable reason.

Mikel was out of pace against Burundi and Guinea but he has been a sure starter for high flying Stoke in the Championship

Make it make sense

solonnachi:


I think Defensive Midfield

Is that not the role Mikel played for most of his career?

Danielnino00:

Which position is that?

Mikel is a deep lying midfielder

Subzero047:


Can you name them? And it's clear Rohr doesn't trust these young ones

olise, Ejaria, Azeez, frank onyeka and those I the ones I know off the top of my head. if we keep looking back we will never make progress. That is how we were begging Vincent to come back for the 2018 World Cup when we had a goalkeeping crisis but did we not cope?

Subzero047:


Mikel is a deep lying midfielder

So it is only the AFCON u remember that he should have been used as a deep lying midfielder?

I don't think you complained when he performed well in that AMF role before the AFCON...

Subzero047:


Mikel was out of pace against Burundi and Guinea but he has been a sure starter for high flying Stoke in the Championship

Make it make sense

same Mikel that was wonderful against Cameroon Algeria and Zambia in the World Cup qualifiers struggled against Croatia Iceland and Argentina it's called loss of form

chrisooblog:
olise, Ejaria, Azeez, frank onyeka and those I the ones I know off the top of my head. if we keep looking back we will never make progress. That is how we were begging Vincent to come back for the 2018 World Cup when we had a goalkeeping crisis but did we not cope?

Leave that guy......

chrisooblog:
same Mikel that was wonderful against Cameroon Algeria and Zambia in the World Cup qualifiers struggled against Croatia Iceland and Argentina it's called loss of form

You call it loss of form, I call it playing out of position but the most important thing is that Mikel is in form and strolling the Championship at the moment when we have a midfielder crisis

Danielnino00:


So it is only the AFCON u remember that he should have been used as a deep lying midfielder?

I don't think you complained when he performed well in that AMF role before the AFCON...

Rooney is playing CM/DM at the moment

There is a age you reach you appreciate usage of time and space than athleticism

chrisooblog:
olise, Ejaria, Azeez, frank onyeka and those I the ones I know off the top of my head. if we keep looking back we will never make progress. That is how we were begging Vincent to come back for the 2018 World Cup when we had a goalkeeping crisis but did we not cope?

Olise, Ejaria are not even Nigerian players atm, Azeez is injured and Rohr does not trust Onyeka

There is a reason it is called midfielder crisis and Mikel would only be a stop gap

Subzero047:


Rooney is playing CM/DM at the moment

There is a age you reach you appreciate usage of time and space than athleticism

Okay .So u would bring Mikel back to play as a DM?

Danielnino00:


Okay .So u would bring Mikel back to play as a DM?

Definitely! A deep lying playmaker is what SE could use atm

Interesting fact:

Mikel has played every single minute for Stoke this season

Danielnino00:


So it is only the AFCON u remember that he should have been used as a deep lying midfielder?

I don't think you complained when he performed well in that AMF role before the AFCON.

same Mikel that played as a deep lying midfielder and was great in AFCON 2013 and the confederate cup in Brazil was poor at the 2014 world cup. it all boiled down to his form and not necessarily position.

Subzero047:


You call it loss of form, I call it playing out of position but the most important thing is that Mikel is in form and strolling the Championship at the moment when we have a midfielder crisis

How is Mikel strolling the championship?

where are the stats?

JayromWrites:


How is Mikel strolling the championship?

where are the stats?

He has played all minutes and has a goal to his name

You might not call it strolling but he's definitely comfortable

Subzero047:
Interesting fact:

Mikel has played every single minute for Stoke this season

Not taking this serious

Mikel should be doing this in the epl and not championship

Nothing special about playing all minutes for a championship team

Even Ivanovic at 36 is at west brom

andrewbaba44:


Not taking this serious

Mikel should be doing this in the epl and not championship

Rooney is the championship but Mikel should be doing it in the epl

Ok

Subzero047:


Rooney is the championship but Mikel should be doing it in the epl

Ok

Rooney decided to be in the championship as a player-coach

andrewbaba44:


Rooney decided to be in the championship as a player-coach

He decided, na you decide for him

I have been thinking. Can we recall Siasia,Olise,Aiyegbeni and Amunike pls. Our MF is currently thin. We can recall Enyeama to replace Osigwe too. We need experience in that team.

Subzero047:


He decided, na you decide for him

36 year old ivanovic is in the epl but yet Mikel cannot be there

mostob:
I have been thinking. Can we recall Siasia,Olise,Aiyegbeni and Amunike pls. Our MF is currently thin. We can recall Enyeama to replace Osigwe too. We need experience in that team.

I dont support recalling Mikel but at least he called someone who is still playing football and you are joking with players who are no more footballers

Subzero047:


Ok, you probably think anybody above 30 can't play football anymore

Football manager fans

go and talk to Mikel out of retirement.

Gervinho!!!!

Olulong:
Gervinho!!!!

Still doing things at 33 at top league

What I want for naija players

Hopefully it will happen soon

andrewbaba44:


36 year old ivanovic is in the epl but yet Mikel cannot be there

Ivanovic was bought from Zenith to West Brom

Mikel was clubless when he was bought, where are the other 36 year olds, abi na only Ivanovic you know?

kellycute:
go and talk to Mikel out of retirement.

K

Subzero047:


Ivanovic was bought from Zenith to West Brom

Mikel was clubless when he was bought, where are the other 36 year olds, abi na only Ivanovic you know?

Mikel terminated his contract due to that issue with his club during Covid,don’t make it look like he has been clubless ,Mikel joined stoke as a free agent and so do Ivanović

Many 35/36 year old have played in the epl,Mikel is even 33 but you said something that he doesn’t have the pace for the epl

I can give you list of 33 year old upwards who have played in the epl that have no pace if you want me to give you

Subzero047:


How can Rohr hasten a switch? Talking about Nwakali don't we have enough greenhorns in Onyeka, Tijani

Mikel's coming back is not permanent it is just to stable a ship, Alex Ferguson did it with Scholes

In the press conference before the Algeria match, Colin Udoh interviewed Tunde Adelakun (who's SE chief Scout) and he said he pressed Pinnick to get the Akpoguma's switch done fast. If Rohr needed him urgently he'll do same for him

MetalJigsaw:
There's a certain player currently in action for FC Norjaelland against Onyeka's Mitdjylland. Guess what.

His name is Antman... Hahahaha
...Oyinbo people and their funny names sha.


Antman seriously??

Seen smallbone, forgotten the club he plays for