Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi in an interview with BBC World Service’s Sportsworld revealed he used to be a naughty chap during his early days at Chelsea under the tutelage of Jose Mourinho.
The former Chelsea star recounted how he struggled under Jose Mourinho in his early days with the Blues.
According to him, the Portuguese gaffer was very demanding “Got sent off on my first game against Reading. Mourinho killed me,” He said.
31-year-old Mikel joined Chelsea from Lyn Oslo in 2006 after a long transfer battle with Manchester United following his impressive performance during the 2005 U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands where he was the tournament’s second best player behind Argentina’s Lionel Messi.
The Nigeria midfielder played 372 games for the Blues over 10 seasons, but he admitted that he had a difficult time adjusting to the Premier League when he first arrived in the summer of 2006
Mikel now with English Championship side, Middlesbrough told the BBC World Service’s Sportsworld.
“The speed of the game took me a while to understand it.
“I was a very naughty boy. I’ll get up to speed, but I was late for training many times. I was wearing the wrong dress codes.
“Mourinho was very firm with me because he wanted me to learn and learn very fast because he brought me in.
“With Mourinho, there are no excuses. I was put in a very naughty corner a few times. It took me a while to understand where I am and I had to learn very fast.”
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