“Credit to the boys” – Some rare positive comments from Obi Mikel as he defends Maresca | OneFootball

There has been some rare positive comments made by former Chelsea player John Obi Mikel this week after Chelsea’s last match.

The Blues beat Leicester City 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon in what was a vital three points in the race for Champions League spots.

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It didn’t look like it was going to be Chelsea’s day after Cole Palmer missed a first half penalty when most of us would of put our houses on him scoring it.

Enzo Maresca was very pleased with the three points but he did once again threaten to take off one of his players if they went against his passing tactics.

All in all though it was a good afternoon for Chelsea as they firmly put themselves back in to fourth place in the Premier League.

Some Chelsea fans have been critical towards Enzo Maresca and his style of play of late, and some were not overly impressed watching the Leicester win either. But Mikel has defended Maresca on this one at least.

Mikel backs the manager

Speaking on his latest Podcast this week, Mikel said:

“I saw people saying it’s just Leicester, yeah it was but we had to go out there and perform and win.

“Leicester made it very difficult for us by the way, credit to them.

“The manager was happy after the game, rightly so as well.

“Playing against a back 5 isn’t easy trust me, so credit to the boy.

“We’re at the stage now where everyone’s scrapping for points especially at the bottom of the league.”

He’s made some excellent points there for sure and this is coming from someone who has actually played at the top level so it’s worth taking note of.