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| Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel |
Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has disclosed that
former Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho demanded much from him during
their time at Premier League giant, Chelsea because he wanted him to learn very
fast.
Mikel Obi said he was quite slow to the pace expected of him
by Mourinho in his early days at Stamford Bridge, which made the then manager demand
the best from him.
The 31-year-old midfielder spent 11 years at Chelsea,
winning the Champions League, two Premier League titles and three FA Cups
before joining Chinese side, Tianjin Teda, in 2017.
“Got sent off on my first game. Mourinho killed me. The
speed of the game took me a while to understand it,” Mikel told BBC World
Service’s Sportsworld.
“I was a very naughty boy. I’ll get up to speed but I was
late to trainings many times. I was wearing the wrong dress codes.
“Mourinho was very firm with me because he wanted me to
learn and learn very fast because he brought me in.
“With Mourinho, there are no excuses. I was put in a very
naughty corner a few times. It took me a while to understand where I am and I
had to learn very fast.”
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