Frank Lampard, the manager of Everton, responded to the retirement of former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel.
Lampard remembered the day he shared a pitch with Mikel Obi while Chelsea was defeating Bayern Munich in the 2012 UEFA Champions League final.
The Englishman also expressed his best wishes for the future to the former Super Eagles captain.
Congrats on your incredible career, mate, Lampard commented in a post on Instagram. It was a pleasure to perform with you and spend those lovely 120 minutes in Munich with you.
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Good luck with everything that is ahead.
On Tuesday, Mikel Obi announced his retirement from football in a statement on his Instagram page.
After a productive career with the Nigerian national team and at the club level, the 35-year-old Nigerian retired.
Recall that When Frank Lampard became manager of Everton, he changed Alex Iwobi’s position. Lampard has explained why.
On January 31, 2022, Lampard assumed the position in place of the fired Rafael Benitez.
Iwobi started to play in more games at Goodison Park after his arrival.
Lampard said, as reported by Echo, “When I first got into the club and you’re trying to assess players really quickly, and Alex in training – quiet lad, really decent lad, low maintenance – I saw him in training and went ‘wow, this child can run.