Chelsea Midfielder Obi Mikel Speaks About 350 - Game Milestone

Chelsea Midfielder Obi Mikel Speaks About 350 - Game Milestone

Super Eagles star John Obi Mikel will become the 21st player to make 350 appearances for Chelsea if he is given a run - out against Odion Ighalo&rsquo;s Watford in the Premier League on Boxing Day.<br /><br />The defensive midfielder has 349 games under his belt since joining the Stamford Bridge side ten years ago, with 16 of those games coming in Guus Hiddink&rsquo;s first spell in charge of the club.<br /><br />&ldquo;Personally it is going to be great for me if I can achieve that number,&rdquo; Mikel said to the official Chelsea website.<br /><br />&ldquo;I also want to push on and see how many more appearances I can get. For me it has been a great time here, I still enjoy it and ever since I walked into this football club I knew this was the place for me.&rdquo;<br /><br />The former Lyn Oslo starlet is proud of his achievements at Chelsea, having won 2 league titles, 4 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, the Champions League and the Europa League.<br /><br />&ldquo;I am so happy and so proud of the amount of games I have played for this club and at the same time using these games to win trophies and medals. <br /><br />&ldquo;This is the most important thing. For the past 10 years we have helped build the reputation of this club and Chelsea is up there in world football. I am so proud of what I have achieved and I still want to keep going, &rdquo; the Chelsea number 12 added.<br /><br />Photo Credit : thenff.com<br />
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