米克爾十年藍軍生涯回顧 - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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米克爾：十年藍軍生涯

2017.01.06 星期五


We pay tribute to a Chelsea great who today left the club he joined in the
summer of 2006…

我們通過這篇文章，致敬即將離隊的米克爾，他在2006年夏天加入藍軍……


John Mikel Obi possessed the happy knack of saving his very best
performances for when it mattered most. His big-game ability was never
more evident than in May 2012 when we lifted the Champions League for the
first time in our history. His outstanding display in the final against
Bayern Munich was a key factor in our success that year, and he produced
similarly titanic performances in many European and domestic cup finals
and semi-finals during his 10-and-a-half seasons at the Bridge.

米克爾似乎總能在最重要的比賽中拿出最好的狀態，最明顯的當數2012年5月那場歐
冠決賽。那場比賽他表現出色，幫助球隊最終收穫隊史第一座歐冠獎盃。另外，在他
十年半的藍軍生涯中，這位大場面先生還多次在歐戰和國內盃賽的半決賽或是決賽中
上陣。


Signed in the summer of 2006 by Jose Mourinho, the 19-year-old Mikel moved
to west London from Norwegian club Lyn Oslo as a talented, raw,
powerfully-built attacking midfielder. Mourinho quickly outlined his
desire to play the Nigerian in a holding midfield role, however, and it
was in that position that he would be deployed in the years to come.

2006年，莫里尼奧將米克爾招致麾下，19歲的他來到西倫敦，當時他很有天賦，身體
強壯但技術還未成熟，擔任前腰。不過，莫里尼奧很快就打算讓他擔任防守中場，而
這也成為他後來常出現的位置。


Despite the presence in our squad of arguably the greatest defensive
midfielder of all time, Claude Makelele, Mikel still made over 40
appearances in his first season, and he more or less maintained that level
of consistency when it came to playing time throughout his Chelsea career.

儘管當時隊中有公認的史上最佳後腰馬克萊萊，米克爾在第一個賽季依然有四十多次
上場機會，而他的出場次數也基本保持在這個水平線上。


He smoothed out some rough edges both on and off the pitch in the early
part of his time in England. As a long and dramatic first campaign reached
its climax, Mikel started eight of our last nine games - including both
legs of our Champions League semi-final defeat to Liverpool – evidence of
his growing importance in the team.

隨著賽季推移，米克爾無論是在場上還是在場下，都逐漸適應了英格蘭的風格。在處
子賽季的末段，米克爾在連續九場比賽中八次進入首發，其中包括兩回合對陣利物浦
的歐冠淘汰賽，這也證明他對球隊的重要性。


The season ended on a high note when we beat Manchester United in the
first FA Cup final at the new Wembley. Mikel survived a pre-match injury
scare to play the full 120 minutes, shining in midfield alongside Makelele
and helping restrict that season's league champions to almost no clear
opportunities. He was named Chelsea Young Player of the Year.

那個賽季的收官戰，是在新溫布利大球場對陣曼聯的足總盃決賽，最終藍軍擊敗對手
奪冠。米克爾在賽前受傷，不過最後還是可以上陣，並且踢滿了120分鐘。他在中場
和馬克萊萊搭檔，讓藍軍防線滴水不漏，他也榮獲切爾西年度最佳新人。


By the end of the following term he had played more games in the 'Makelele'
role than the old master of the position, and top displays were
commonplace in 2008/09. Makelele left for PSG and with Michael Essien
injured for much of the campaign, Mikel became the permanent anchor man.

之後的賽季裡，他逐漸取代馬克萊萊的角色，而在2008/09賽季更是這樣，那時，馬
克萊萊加盟 PSG，而埃辛長時間傷停，米克爾因此需要更多地承擔防守職責。


His assurance in front of the back four played a decisive role as we kept
seven consecutive clean sheets away from home in the Premier League before
Christmas, still a top-flight record. Mikel did not miss a minute of that
impressive run.

米克爾能在防線前構築一道屏障，藍軍也因此在聖誕節前，連續七次作客零封對手，
這一記錄依是頂級聯賽紀錄。在這七場比賽中，米克爾踢滿了每一場比賽。


Under the stewardship of Guus Hiddink, Mikel continued to flourish, most
notably in the Nou Camp, where we kept a clean sheet in the first leg of
our Champions League semi-final with Barcelona, and at Wembley, where his
calm touch was a major contribution to the 2009 FA Cup win over Everton.

隨後，在代理教練希丁克手下，米克爾依然表現優異，尤其是對陣巴塞隆納歐冠淘汰
賽的首回合比賽，以及在溫布利對陣埃弗頓的足總盃決賽。


Further injury to Essien in 2009/10 ensured that for the second season
running Mikel was the primary choice as deep-lying midfielder, and he
rewarded new manager Carlo Ancelotti with a series of fine performances
during the Double-winning campaign, including in famous victories at the
Emirates and Old Trafford.

埃辛在2009/10年賽季裡繼續傷停，這讓米克爾繼續擔任主力後腰的角色，他也幫助
安切洛蒂奪得聯賽冠軍和足總盃冠軍，其中包括作客戰勝阿森納和曼聯的比賽。


On his return from the Africa Cup of Nations in February, where Nigeria
exited at the semi-final stage, he started every game until his own knee
and ankle problems in mid-April ruled him out of the season's two-trophy
climax, and the first African World Cup Finals. He did however have his
first league championship winners' medal, and in a season spent in a
highly-competitive area of the pitch he was only booked four times,
further evidence his own on-pitch discipline problems were long behind him.

同年二月，米克爾帶領尼日利亞殺入非洲盃四強，他每場比賽都進入了首發。直到四
月中旬他的膝蓋和腳踝都受了傷，這讓他無法參加球隊餘下的比賽，包括英超冠軍戰
和足總盃決賽，以及世界盃的決賽圈。不過，他最終還是收穫了首枚聯賽冠軍獎牌。
作為後腰，整個賽季他只吃到了四面黃牌，這足以證明他為人詬病的紀律性已不成問
題。


Mikel passed the 200-game milestone for Chelsea during 2010/11, a season
in which he started all but 10 league games. We ended that season
trophyless but the same could not be said of the following campaign, which
climaxed in that night in Munich.

在2010/11賽季期間，米克爾替藍軍第200次出場，那個賽季他只缺席了10場聯賽。當
年藍軍沒有收穫任何冠軍，但隨後的賽季裡藍軍捲土重來，並在安聯球場捧起了歐冠
獎盃。


When backs-to-the-wall performances were required in tense end-of-season
Champions League affairs, Mikel delivered, helping the team to a fine away
win against Benfica, an extraordinary draw at the Nou Camp and in the
final itself, when he produced his finest performance in a Chelsea shirt
as we won the trophy for the very first time.

那時，藍軍在聯賽中已經爭冠無望，如果在歐冠中出局，賽季就基本結束。在這種壓
力下，米克爾拿出了上佳的表現，幫助球隊客場淘汰本菲卡，作客諾坎普2-2與巴塞
隆納戰平。決賽中面對拜仁，他更是提出了藍軍生涯的代表作，幫助球隊捧起首座歐
冠獎盃。


He also lifted his fourth FA Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in the 2-1
victory over Liverpool. His skill and awareness in midfield created space
for Lampard to in turn tee up Didier Drogba for what proved to be the
game's decisive goal.

另外，他還第四次舉起足總盃獎盃，在決賽2-1戰勝利物浦的比賽中，他踢滿全場。
那場比賽中，他的技術和意識幫助蘭帕德找到空位，後者助攻德羅巴打入制勝一球。


Mikel was rewarded for his longstanding consistency and commitment in
Chelsea blue with a new five-year contract in December 2012, and there was
further cause for celebration when Nigeria won the African Cup of Nations
in February 2013. He played all but one minute of the Super Eagles'
victorious campaign in South Africa and was widely hailed afterwards as
the tournament's outstanding player.

米克爾在2012年12月與球隊簽下一份五年合約，這是俱樂部對他穩定表現的肯定，而
在2013年2月，他帶領尼日利亞贏得非洲盃冠軍，幾乎踢滿了所有比賽，並被認為是
那屆盃賽中發揮最好的球員。


The man who had first managed Mikel at Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho,
returned to Chelsea ahead of the 2013/14 season and the Nigerian
celebrated with his first goal since January 2007, when he netted in
successive rounds of the FA Cup. His controlled volley in a 2-0 win over
Fulham at the Bridge was met with unbridled joy both on the pitch and in
the stands.

莫里尼奧在2013/14賽季前回到藍軍執教，而尼日利亞人則在足總盃中打進了2007年1
月以來的首粒進球。他的凌空抽射幫助球隊主場2-0淘汰富勒姆，進球後隊友和球迷
都替他歡呼。


Often trusted by Mourinho to come on as we sought to close out a positive
result, Mikel reached 300 Chelsea appearances in a memorable 2-0 FA Cup
triumph at Derby in January 2014. When Essien was replaced with the game
goalless, Mikel took over the captain's armband for the first time in his
Chelsea career and promptly scored his second goal of an increasingly
profitable season in that department, heading home Willian's free-kick to
set us on our way to victory.

莫里尼奧通常會將米克爾換上，以加強防守，保住勝果，而米克爾也在2014年1月，
2-0戰勝德比郡的足總盃比賽中達到300場里程碑。當時，埃辛被換下，米克爾接過隊
長袖標，這是他藍軍生涯中首次擔任隊長，而他也打入了球隊第二粒進球，他接威廉
的任意球頭球破門，幫助球隊鎖定勝局。


Mikel again showed his appetite for the big occasion as the season
approached its climax, excelling both in our Champions League semi-final
first leg with Atletico Madrid, and then five days later as we secured a
famous victory at Anfield.

賽季後半段，米克爾再次展現大場面先生的特質，他在對陣馬德里競技的首回合比賽
中發揮出色，五天後又幫助球隊在安菲爾德全取三分。


Though never a regular in the Premier League and Capital One Cup-winning
2014/15 campaign, Mikel's experience proved critical especially when the
result was in the balance. Standout individual moments came courtesy of a
delightful backheel assist to set up Diego Costa in a big win at Goodison
Park, and his first Champions League goal against Sporting Lisbon.

在2014/15賽季裡，儘管米克爾上場機會不多，但他的經驗依然能幫助球隊。其中，
在藍軍作客古迪遜公園球場時，他用一記精妙的後腳跟助攻迭戈˙科斯塔破門。另外
他也在對陣里斯本競技時，收穫個人首粒歐冠進球。


A more noteworthy European strike followed in February 2016, away to PSG,
and it was during the second half of last season that Mikel helped steady
the ship, under the returning Hiddink, after a tumultuous start to our
title defence. His performances earned plenty of praise from his manager,
as well as the supporters, who sung his name as often as anyone's.

而在2016年2月，藍軍作客PSG時，他再次收穫歐戰進球。當時，衛冕冠軍狀態不佳，
臨時主帥希丁克給了米克爾不少上場時間，而他也沒有辜負他和支持者們的期望，幫
助球隊重回正軌。希丁克多次讚揚他的表現，而球迷也經常高聲吶喊他的名字。


Mikel did not feature for Chelsea this term but captained Nigeria to a
bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, adding yet another accolade to his
extensive collection.

而賽季結束後，米克爾在里約奧運會上帶領尼日利亞收穫一枚銅牌。


In total, Mikel made 372 appearances for the club - the 17th-highest
figure of anyone in our history - and won 10 major honours. He leaves with
the respect and appreciation of those who managed him, played alongside
him and watched him during his decade-long stay at Stamford Bridge.

米克爾合計為藍軍上陣372次，這個數字可以排到俱樂部的第17位。在此期間，他幫
助球隊拿到10項大賽冠軍。在這十年間，他贏得了教練，隊友和球迷的尊重和欣賞。


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