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Guus Hiddink: This midfielder is Chelsea's 'ideal' player
JOHN OBI MIKEL is Chelsea's 'ideal player', claims interim boss Guus Hiddink.
John Obi Mikel has been given a new lease of life by Guus Hiddink
The much-maligned midfielder was a fringe player under Jose Mourinho and nearly made a move away to Turkey last summer.
However, since Hiddink's arrival at Stamford Bridge the Nigeria international has been drafted back into the side, helping keep clean sheets against Crystal Palace and Manchester United.
"He can recover his radar, he reads the game very well, he knows where the strength of the opponent is and knows how to combat that.
"He has very good sense, he doesn't do it in a brutal way, he's very elegant. Someone who can defend so smoothly is very beautiful.
"I don't expect the decisive final pass from him - he can, but he can also let the other players play."