{"id":2745,"date":"2026-10-28T19:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/collectively-not-good-enough-mikel-brands-manchester-united-squad-a-disaster-ahead-of-chelsea-clash\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T19:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:19:20","slug":"collectively-not-good-enough-mikel-brands-manchester-united-squad-a-disaster-ahead-of-chelsea-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/collectively-not-good-enough-mikel-brands-manchester-united-squad-a-disaster-ahead-of-chelsea-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Collectively Not Good Enough&#8217; &#8211;Mikel Brands Manchester United Squad A Disaster Ahead Of Chelsea Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has delivered a scathing assessment of Manchester United\u2019s struggling squad, labeling their recent performances an absolute \u201cdisaster\u201d as the team prepares for a high-stakes trip to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the latest episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ObiOnePodcast\">The Obi One Podcas<\/a>t, the Nigerian football icon didn\u2019t hold back when analyzing the collective quality within the current United dressing room, insisting that the players are failing to meet the basic standards required at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/fifa-u-15-w-cup-festival-future-eagles-thrash-new-caledonia-7-0-to-reach-tier-c-round-of-16\/\">FIFA U-15 W\/Cup &amp; Festival: Future Eagles Thrash New Caledonia 7-0 To Reach Tier C Round Of 16<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollectively, these Manchester United players are not good enough,\u201d Mikel stated candidly during the podcast discussion, addressing the mounting frustration among fans and former players alike.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasizing how difficult the team has been to watch in recent weeks, the former Champions League winner described their style of play and execution as shockingly poor. \u201cThey were dreadful to watch, awful to watch. It was a disaster,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/2027-u-23-afconq-olympic-eagles-begin-preparations-for-dr-congo-clash\/\">2027 U-23 AFCONQ: Olympic Eagles Begin Preparations For DR Congo Clash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The explosive comments come at a critical juncture for the Red Devils, who are desperately searching for consistency and redemption as they gear up to face Chelsea in their upcoming Premier League fixture this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>With pressure mounting on the squad to deliver a response on the pitch, Stamford Bridge will play host to a blockbuster encounter where United must prove that Mikel\u2019s grim assessment of their capabilities is wide of the mark.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has delivered a scathing assessment of Manchester United\u2019s struggling squad, labeling their recent performances an absolute \u201cdisaster\u201d as the team prepares for a high-stakes&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}