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Sep 30
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John Obi Mikel: Ill discipline KILLING C...

John Obi Mikel and Chris McHardy
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Back-to-back Premier League defeats for Chelsea has John Obi Mikel worried in this episode of Taking the Mikel. John explains why a side containing John Terry would NEVER have been as naive as the Blues were in defeat to Brighton. Enzo Fernandez gets both barrels too for his role in Trevoh Chalobah’s sending off. John also casts his eye over “lucky” Ar ... Show More
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