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<\/p>\nJohn Obi Mikel has quipped that Chelsea need to ‘bring back’ some of the club’s retired stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The former Blues midfielder was asked to give his thoughts on the club’s current troubles and attempted to make light of the situation.<\/p>\n
As per Hayters TV, he joked: ‘They need to bring us back, I’m joking.<\/p>\n
However, the former Chelsea star did then insist that the club would be fine as long as the players ‘gel together’.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian added: ‘They are fine, they will be fine. I think the club is obviously going through a massive transition.<\/p>\n
‘So we need to give them time. There are a lot of good, fantastic young players.<\/p>\n
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Mikel enjoyed a lengthy spell at Chelsea as he remained at Stamford Bridge until 2017<\/p>\n
‘We need to give them time, we need to make sure they get time to work on the training ground and start to gel together as a team.<\/p>\n
‘Once we could be able to that, I think we will be back competing again, but it is going to take us a bit of time.’<\/p>\n