John Mikel Obi has once again criticised Jose Mourinho, saying the former Chelsea manager failed to believe in him during the pair's time together at Stamford Bridge.
The Nigerian only made
five Premier League appearances for Mourinho prior to the Portuguese coach's
dismissal in December but his successor - interim boss Guus Hiddink - has used
the midfielder a lot more.
Mikel has turned out 13
times in the league under Hiddink and credits the Dutchman for showing faith in
his abilities.
Currently on
international duty with the Super Eagles, Mikel has said Mourinho never
motivated or filled him with confidence. “I think confidence is everything,”
Mikel told Sportskeeds.
“If a manager doesn’t
believe in you, trust me there’s no way you can succeed. Even if you do things
right he would always make sure he finds fault.
“People change in any
walk of life, maybe he decided he wanted to do better in a different way and he
didn’t need me anymore. He didn’t have the belief that he had in me before,
which is fine because every manager has the player that they have trust in.
“It is a tough
business, football, so when a manager comes in he wants to have people he
believes in. If he doesn’t believe in you he doesn’t play you. And I think it’s
all about a manager giving a player confidence.”
Mikel said Hiddink has
changed everything in the club lifting them to their best position all season.
“Hiddink came in, he
spoke to me, he gave me the confidence and now I have played 20 games and we’re
in the best position – where we haven’t been all season.”
No comments:
Post a Comment