Eagles midfielder John Obi Mikel for keeping up his performance when
needed despite losing his spot in the team.
The manager in his post-match conference after beating Shrewsbury 2-1
highlighted the Nigerian and Goalkeeper Petr Cech as players who
should ordinarily be regulars in the team for big games, but were not
bothered and put up a good showing in the game against the team from
league two, the fourth tier in English football.
"I had people like Petr Cech and Mikel people with lots of years at
the club, who would prefer to start the game at Old Trafford," said
Mourinho.
"They didn't and they came here today and gave a fantastic example.
After that there are the young boys and they have to follow the spirit
and the professionalism of the others.
"Today even if I lost I would have the same kind of words for my
players - their respect for the competition, for the opponent, for
Chelsea and the Chelsea fans was fantastic.'
John Obi Mikel has been at Chelsea since 2006 making a total of 214
Premier league appearances with one goal since joining from Lyn Oslo
in Norway.
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