I am truly amazed with Mikel now.. He is a different player compare to past few years.. He got skill, make nice pass, high work rate, hard to loose ball...
Every player needs time to settle in. It either we patient enough to wait. And he's just 19 when he first joined Chelsea.
I just want to comment on the performance of Ramires. This is because I put a lot of faith in him. His price tag is 18mil. IMO:
1>2m was justified through his sense of positioning. This one has improved by a lot! As a midfielder, it is your job to provide option for your team mate to make passes and Ramires did this brilliantly.
2>2m was justified in what I would say as 'industrious' box-to-box run. When he go forwad, he did help a lot with the attacking department. When he track back for defensive duties, he do it superbly. Although he did conceded several corners, it is better than the opposition can have a try on goal
3>4m was justified through his vision in making a pass. Lets not forget how many times he make a brilliant through pass last night. Anelka, Ashley Cole, and even Malouda have all benefited from his brilliant passing
4>2m was justified by his counter-attack abilities. Although he was offside, did you see how he make the run? Such speed is what even Lampard is lacking.
5>2m was justified by his 'bad-boy' decision. As a box-to-box player, you need to have this ability. The ability to make a foul when necessary and when to hack down a player, especially without conceding a foul. Yes, I admit this is not a gentlemen style of play but look how Nigel de Jong, Flamini, Gattuso and even Fletcher play. Make the opponent scare by your presence.
As for me, 12m of his price tag has been justified. This is the first time I am very impressed with him. I put 6m more if he can maintain this form and improve his muscle. Yep, he is too thin ^^
Give him some time bebeh. We will see more of him soon. Once he can speak and understand fluent English, yaa.. A lot of people predict he will be the signing of the season in BPL this year. Let him groom and gel into the team, and we will see Brazil Samba in Chelsea