Mikel Obi: Chelsea's atmosphere's much
better now than under Jose Mourinho

Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder John Mikel Obi
says Chelsea is much more happier under
Guus Hiddink and have a better atmosphere
in the team than under former manager Jose
Mourinho, who was removed by the club
owner, Roman Abramovich, before Chelsea's
3-1 victory over Sunderland on 19 December.
Obi said;

"We’ve moved on and the atmosphere
has improved since the change of
manager. It’s fine now, we’ve just not
been getting results. José is a fantastic
manager and will always be a fantastic
guy. But sometimes football is a cruel
game and you have to move on.
He came back to the club a second time and
won two trophies but now he’s gone and we
have to move on. Is it the right decision? Who
knows? We’ll only see in the future. “He
[Hiddink] hasn’t changed much yet but he
was here before and he knows the place and
all the staff. The players are different – only
me and John Terry were here before – but he
knows what to do. We’re down there in the
table for a reason so he can’t come in and
perform miracles but we want to get out of
there and climb the table. We’ve had three
games now without losing so are making the
right steps. I’ve been as confused as
everyone else,” he said.

“It’s difficult when you’re not playing, as you
don’t really know what the problems are. I
wasn’t playing that much under Mourinho so
couldn’t put my finger on what was going
wrong. It was a collective thing – the players
and the manager were not performing.” he
concluded
Mikel also feels Man Utd played for a draw
just like Chelsea were content with a draw at
their recent clash at Old Trafford.

“Sometimes you could see in the game
(against Man Utd) that they had chances
to attack but were a little bit sceptical or
hesitant. Maybe they were a little bit
scared. “I don’t think they were really
scared but just a bit cautious. They were
playing not to lose as well. Because of
the fast players we have up front, who
can break, they were cautious and
approached the game not to lose. Both
teams are not in the right place right now
to attack, attack, attack, attack.
Sometimes you have to be smart and
settle for a point.”