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Chelsea's Mikel enjoying pressure |
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By: Agencies |
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Date:
2008-12-22 |
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Place: LONDON |
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Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi has said that he is relishing anchoring the midfield as they prepare for their away trip to Everton tonight in the hope of holding onto their 100 per cent away record.
Mikel has stepped into Essien's shoes admirably, and looks to have cemented his place as the holding midfielder in manager Luiz Felipe Scolari's new look Chelsea side, the Sporting Life reported.
The 21-year-old said, "The coach said to me 'you are this team when you don't play well, the team doesn't play well'."
"So I felt big, big pressure after that. But it means I go out there to make sure the team plays well and wins.
"It puts pressure on me but good pressure because I think it shows he's pleased with me and thinks I can live up to the task." |
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