Mikel pleased with Chelsea display

Football | Nigeria

Nigerian midfielder, John Obi Mikel has voiced his satisfaction with the point picked up by Chelsea in Monday’s 0-0 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
The two big hitters in the Barclays English Premier League shared the spoils under atrocious conditions on Monday night and Mikel revealed that Jose Mourinho’s men were the happier of the two sides with the result.
Mikel, as the anchor midfielder, was pleased with the limited impact Mesut Ozil and the other Arsenal attacking midfielders had on the game, but admitted it had been a tough contest in the middle of the park.
"It was a difficult game and it is always difficult to play against Arsenal, they have good players who like to pass the ball around but we didn't want to lose the game,” he told the club’s official website, chelseafc.com.

Mikel then echoed Mourinho’s post-game comments that Chelsea were determined not to lose in North London against the side that went into the game at the top of the table.
“We came to win it, we wanted to attack when we had the ball but at the same time make sure we defend very well which is exactly what we did, and we are very pleased with the point,” he said.
Several pundits claimed that Mikel was lucky to remain on the pitch after he executed a shocking tackle on Arsenal midfielder, Mikel Arteta which referee, Mike Dean failed to punish with a red card.
Mikel said the terrible conditions on the day made life difficult for the players.
“It was windy and you couldn't tell where the ball was going to land but we tried to play when we could, we counter-attacked and we showed some signs that we could have nicked the game, but we didn't get the win so we have to win the next game now,” he said.
Chelsea next take on Swansea City in the Premier League on Thursday at Stamford Bridge.