Not a man renowned around the club for his nostalgia, John Mikel Obi selects two games from the past three months that stand out in his memory.
Favourite game played:
After already beating Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, thanks to a John Terry header, the away game that followed was a slightly more productive affair as the Blues romped home to a 2-1 victory.
A cleverly taken opener from Joe Cole, as he back-heeled over the line, was added to by Didier Drogba's strike deep in the second half as we completed the season's six-point total over the Reds.
The reason Mikel depicts this game as his favourite played is all down to the African's ideals of, if you're going to do something, you should do it right.
When we travelled to Old Trafford, the side knew exactly what they needed to achieve and how to achieve it, as the Mikel explains.
'The favourite game I have played in was Manchester United away this season when we won because of the scenario,' he says.
'We knew what we had to do, our plan was to go there and win and when you have a goal, you want to do something and you do it, that's always amazing.
'We knew we had to go there and win and we went there and did it, at their home ground, which just makes it more special.'
Favourite game watched:
Mikel's favourite game watched came on the European stage this year, when a tough encounter between Arsenal and Barcelona pitted what some would argue as the two best football-playing sides in the world against one another.
That depiction of the two sides may hold true for the Catalan club, but most would assume a football-playing side would win trophies, unlike Arsenal in recent years, but regardless of individual opinions, this was always going to be a great tie.
The first leg took place at the Emirates, when the north London outfit was forced into a two-goal comeback following strikes in either half from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Theo Walcott pulled one back for the hosts before a Cesc Fabregas penalty evened the scores.
So Arsenal travelled to the Nou Camp, where a 4-1 thumping ensued as Lionel Messi proved his capabilities and forced Arsene Wenger into hailing him as the world's best player.
Arsenal may have taken the lead through Nicolas Bendtner in the 18th minute, but Barcelona, and more to the point Messi, were too much for the travelling side to handle.
The 22-year-old Argentine levelled the scores after 21 minutes, before helping his side take the lead in the 37th. He would also add one more before half-time arrived.
Spent and without their influential captain Fabregas, Arsenal would concede one more three minutes from time. It was the final nail in the coffin as Messi single-handedly annihilated the opposition.
'The goals in that game were phenomenal,' says Mikel. 'Messi showed just how outstanding he is. It was a brilliant game for him.'
Favourite game played:
After already beating Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, thanks to a John Terry header, the away game that followed was a slightly more productive affair as the Blues romped home to a 2-1 victory.
A cleverly taken opener from Joe Cole, as he back-heeled over the line, was added to by Didier Drogba's strike deep in the second half as we completed the season's six-point total over the Reds.
The reason Mikel depicts this game as his favourite played is all down to the African's ideals of, if you're going to do something, you should do it right.
When we travelled to Old Trafford, the side knew exactly what they needed to achieve and how to achieve it, as the Mikel explains.
'The favourite game I have played in was Manchester United away this season when we won because of the scenario,' he says.
'We knew what we had to do, our plan was to go there and win and when you have a goal, you want to do something and you do it, that's always amazing.
'We knew we had to go there and win and we went there and did it, at their home ground, which just makes it more special.'
Favourite game watched:
Mikel's favourite game watched came on the European stage this year, when a tough encounter between Arsenal and Barcelona pitted what some would argue as the two best football-playing sides in the world against one another.
That depiction of the two sides may hold true for the Catalan club, but most would assume a football-playing side would win trophies, unlike Arsenal in recent years, but regardless of individual opinions, this was always going to be a great tie.
The first leg took place at the Emirates, when the north London outfit was forced into a two-goal comeback following strikes in either half from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Theo Walcott pulled one back for the hosts before a Cesc Fabregas penalty evened the scores.
So Arsenal travelled to the Nou Camp, where a 4-1 thumping ensued as Lionel Messi proved his capabilities and forced Arsene Wenger into hailing him as the world's best player.
Arsenal may have taken the lead through Nicolas Bendtner in the 18th minute, but Barcelona, and more to the point Messi, were too much for the travelling side to handle.
The 22-year-old Argentine levelled the scores after 21 minutes, before helping his side take the lead in the 37th. He would also add one more before half-time arrived.
Spent and without their influential captain Fabregas, Arsenal would concede one more three minutes from time. It was the final nail in the coffin as Messi single-handedly annihilated the opposition.
'The goals in that game were phenomenal,' says Mikel. 'Messi showed just how outstanding he is. It was a brilliant game for him.'
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