{"id":288300,"date":"2023-09-10T22:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288300"},"modified":"2023-09-10T22:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:49:07","slug":"chelsea-icon-jokes-the-club-need-to-bring-back-his-old-teammates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/chelsea-icon-jokes-the-club-need-to-bring-back-his-old-teammates\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea icon jokes the club &#039;need to bring back&#039; his old teammates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mauricio-pochettino-john-obi-mikel.png\"><\/p>\n<p>John Obi Mikel has joked that Chelsea \u2018need to bring back\u2019 himself and his former teammates and believes the new generation of players can succeed in time.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea news, exclusives and analysis<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are a club that are used to a high turnover in players, but even so, much has changed at Stamford Bridge over the past year-and-a-half.<\/p>\n<p>Over a \u00a31billion has been spent on new players by Todd Boehly, with much of the squad acquired during Roman Abramovich\u2019s reign already moved on.<\/p>\n<p>But last season was a complete disaster for the Blues as they finished 12th in table with Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter ruthlessly sacked.<\/p>\n<p>There is plenty of promise and potential in Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s side now however, though results haven\u2019t reflected this so far, with just one win in four league games for the Argentine manager.<\/p>\n<p>Some have suggested that the squad lack the winning mentality of previous Chelsea teams, and club icon Mikel has jokingly suggested how they should remedy this issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They need to bring us back! I\u2019m joking!\u2019 he quipped to Hayters TV after taking part in a Chelsea Legends vs Bayern Munich Legends game at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/metro-parent\/img\/fallback.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Assessing the current Blues side, the former midfielder said: \u2018They are fine, they will be fine. I think the club is obviously going through a massive transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So we need to give them time. There are a lot of good, fantastic young players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We need to give them time, we need to make sure they get time to work on the training ground and start to gel together as a team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Once we could be able to that, I think we will be back competing again, but it is going to take us a bit of time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria legend Mikel, who announced his retirement last year, made 372 appearances for Chelsea during an 11-year spell, winning two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the Europa League, four FA Cups and two League Cups.<\/p>\n<p>He and other Blues fans will be hoping Pochettino and co. will be back to winning ways on Sunday when they travel to Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong>Twitter\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/09\/10\/chelsea-john-obi-mikel-jokes-that-club-need-to-bring-back-himself-his-former-teammates-19477579\/?ico=top-stories_home_bottom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>John Obi Mikel has joked that Chelsea \u2018need to bring back\u2019 himself and his former teammates and believes the new generation of players can succeed <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/chelsea-icon-jokes-the-club-need-to-bring-back-his-old-teammates\/\" title=\"Chelsea icon jokes the club &#039;need to bring back&#039; 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