"WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO CHELSEA DRESSING ROOM I WAS SHAKING ALL THROUGH" - MIKEL OBI'S TOUCHING MEMORIES

John Mikel Obi recalls his first days in Chelsea club after midfielder
Frank Lampard hails him as a world class player.
"It's very good playing alongside Obi," Lampard told the Chelsea
official website. "He's a top holding midfield player, and for me
personally being more attacking in my game it helps to play with
someone who has discipline and moves the ball quickly, which Obi can
do. He's one of those players who will not make headlines, but he's
happy to go unrecognised in his work and he has a huge worth for the
team when he plays."
Mikel Obi, who arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2006 from Lyn Oslo, also
praised the England international and pointed him out as one of the
senior players, who helped him settle in at the club quickly.
"Coming into a big club like Chelsea, as a young 18-year-old from
Africa, it was a dream come true. I remember coming into the dressing
room and I was shaking all through the first week. The players in
there really helped me settle in – John Terry, Frank Lampard, Didier
Drogba and the other African players that were there at the time. I
looked at these guys every day and I learned a lot from them, how they
act on and off the football pitch, which helped me develop and mature
as a person. It was a growing up stage which I never had with any
other team. I just jumped straight into this team so I had to learn
that way."