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By Jake Watson<\/h3>\n

18 Jun 2011 09:25:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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John Obi Mikel, Chelsea (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Chelsea<\/a> midfielder John Obi Mikel<\/a> has revealed his frustrations with former manager Carlo Ancelotti<\/a> when he was dropped last season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chelsea went through a tough spell last season after Christmas and Mikel was disappointed he was unable to help his team-mates on the pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had a good start to the season until about January. Then when the club had a bad run, it affected everybody. Everything went downhill,\u201d Mikel told The Sun<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I was playing in every game, Champions League and Premier League, but suddenly we had this bad run which went on for about a month or two.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I had a knee injury in the middle of it as well and was out for four or five weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

“When I came back, I wasn’t playing regularly – just a few games. It was frustrating for me.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s very difficult as a young player but I’ve learned to deal with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Every season you are going to have a period when things are not going well for you and other times when things are going well. You have to try and manage both.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I just try to stay professional, train and forget about it. I play when I get the opportunity.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikel was unsure of the reason why Ancelotti was not selecting him though this simply motivated him further to get back into the side.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I’m not playing, the manager has a reason why he’s not picking me.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Everyone saw how disappointed I was when I was not being picked in the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This was a period for me to keep my head down, work really hard and try to change different things.<\/span><\/p>\n

“And all of a sudden, towards the end of the season, it was like I came back to my best again.”<\/span><\/p>\n


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