John Obi Mikel should play a key role in Chelsea's

Mikel is aware of his tactical duties for the trip to Old Trafford. "When you play teams like Tottenham, Arsenal or Manchester United, these teams can hurt you in counterattack," he said this week. "This [stopping the counterattack] is one thing the manager and the defenders behind me have asked me to do in this game." With United content with a draw and Chelsea needing a win to close the three-point gap between the sides,ED Hardy Handbags,Chelsea Jerseys United's counterattacks might be its main threat. It remains to be seen what Ancelotti will do further up the pitch. He started Drogba on the right of a 4-3-3 against Tottenham on Saturday, but he will surely be forced to choose between the Ivorian and Torres up front, with someone more comfortable in a wide role -- Saloman Kalou or Nicolas Anelka -- coming in on the right. Incredibly, it's the fifth-highest transfer fee United has ever received, after the sales of Ronaldo, David Beckham, Jaap Stam and Juan Sebastian Veron.
Sir Alex Ferguson has made some astute transfer decisions in his 24-year spell at Old Trafford. Signing the likes of Peter Schmeichel, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Cristiano Ronaldo has proved to be of huge benefit to Manchester United, while the manager has often released players at the right time, too -- Paul Ince, Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis were shocking departures, but none ever recreated the form he showed for the Red Devils.But one of Ferguson's biggest coups was a decision he didn't even make. Football Club Jerseys When John Obi Mikel joined Chelsea in 2006, United received 12 million pounds despite Mikel's never having played for United. When transferring from Norwegian club Lyn Oslo, Mikel somehow managed to sign contracts with both Manchester United and Chelsea. After a year of stalemate, it was eventually agreed that Mikel would join Chelsea, with 4 million pounds going to Lyn Oslo, and 12 million pounds to United.
Mikel made his Chelsea debut in September 2006. Since the Red Devils have won three of the four Premier League titles since then, they've had little reason to wish Mikel was one of their own. Soccer Jerseys From China This weekend, things might be a little different.In the past month, the Nigerian midfielder has become a key player for Chelsea. Or rather, he's re-established himself as a key player. Mikel started each of the first 18 games of the Premier League season, before the return of Frank Lampard -- and manager Carlo Ancelotti's indecision about his best formation -- saw Mikel pushed out of the side. The signing of Fernando Torres was also bad news for Mikel, despite Torres playing in a completely different position. Ancelotti tried to incorporate Torres and Didier Drogba into a 4-4-2 rather than 4-3-3, and Mikel, who is at his best in a midfield trio, had less chance of making the starting lineup.