John Obi Mikel Exposes Man United Transfer Scandal & Chelsea's Dressing Room Chaos (E341)

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🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

John Obi Mikel is a name that football fans know well. A midfield powerhouse, he built his legacy playing for Chelsea and the Nigerian national team, winning trophies and proving himself on the biggest stages.

In this episode, Mikel sits down with Jake and Damian to discuss the struggles he faced, fighting for his place, dealing with criticism, and navigating the ups and downs of a football career. He talks about those tough moments when it felt like the world was against him, and how he found the strength to keep going despite the setbacks.

Beyond personal challenges, Mikel dives into the importance of team dynamics, leadership, and the bonds that keep players united. He shares stories of the unwavering support from teammates like John Terry and how those relationships made all the difference, especially during difficult times.

This episode isn’t just about football, it’s about perseverance, growth, and the mindset needed to push through adversity.

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0:00.0	Don't forget next week's episodes are available early, exclusively on the high performance app.
0:05.4	Out now, England footballer Les Ferdinand, and the first episode of my brand new business show,
0:11.6	The Room Where It Happened.
0:15.0	The tackles were flying in, you know, there was fight, you know, happening during training.
0:20.0	Josie loved to see things like that.
0:22.6	Players like Mo Salah and Kevin DeBron and Romerole Lookout with these great players today,
0:28.0	he did break them.
0:29.0	Were they strong enough to be in that dressing room back then?
0:31.1	No.
0:31.7	With Manchester United.
0:33.0	They came over, locked me in the room.
0:35.1	They took my phone away.
0:36.1	I couldn't make any phone call. I couldn't call my parents, my family, nor my agent back then. And I was like, you have to sign this
0:41.7	contract. That is former footballer John Obie McKell, a man central to Chelsea's success under
0:48.5	Jose Marino, a man who's pretty much won the lot in football, and a man now ready to lift
0:53.5	the lid on what life is
0:54.9	really like as a professional at the elite level. Conversations like these are incredibly rare.
1:01.1	Mikkel's about to explain why Jose Marino was so successful and also why it eventually went
1:06.7	wrong with him. You're going to find out which players were the leaders in the Chelsea Jessie room and how they went about doing that. And finally, he's going to tell us a great
1:15.4	story about how the players would always know if a manager was about to be sacked.
1:19.6	But before all of that, McKell will pull no punches, as he shares how he felt bullied into
1:24.4	signing from Manchester United, the difficult day he had to say no to
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