article_snippet: Every one of these big guys is difficult to replace, but at the same time you still have the player and the player is still an important player, you have to start thinking: 'What next? '
article_snippet: But this is a process that we can take we time over because John is proving again this season that John's a player for years.'
article_snippet: We didn't have Matic and Mikel in a final where it was important to keep the balance of the same team.
article_snippet: We needed someone to do that job. '
article_snippet: Midfielder John Obi Mikel is expected to be out for a further month after surgery on Midfielder John Obi Mikel knee.