Posts Tagged ‘Michael Essien’

“Arsenal’s beautiful football is pointless - quite literally” claims Chelsea midfielder

by stresster on November 10th, 2008 | 290 words | 3 comments

Thomas Sorenson described the Gunners as spineless last week, although Arsenal showed plenty of backbone to beat Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday. Arsene Wenger chose to deploy five players in midfield, something which seemed to work a treat, although one member of the Chelsea squad remains unconvinced that their style of football will win them […]

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Can anyone live with Chelsea this season? Manager reckons they have another gear to find!

by stresster on October 6th, 2008 | 298 words | 3 comments

Chelsea are top of the Premier League after seven matches and it would be no surprise to see them still there after the Blues have played their other thirty-one games. After all, they brushed aside an Aston Villa side who could claim to be the fifth best side in the Premier League on Sunday, playing […]

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Chelsea chasing PSG midfielder for January window: Could he be Essien’s replacement?

by sub on September 15th, 2008 | 281 words | 4 comments

Premier League giants Chelsea already have a large squad and are gunning both for the Premiership title and the UEFA Champions League trophies. But they seem to be bent on adding reinforcements still.

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Chelsea midfielder out until the New Year: Is this a big blow to title chances?

by stresster on September 9th, 2008 | 252 words | 9 comments

One week, you’re on the verge of signing a Brazilian superstar from Real Madrid, a player who will surely make you are complete in every department. A few days later and, not only have you missed out on this transfer target, it also transpires that arguably your best man in the entire squad is going […]

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Inter manager snaps up two Chelsea players for £8.5 million

by stresster on July 25th, 2008 | 197 words | 8 comments

Jose Mourinho has been sniffing around Frank Lampard for the past couple of weeks, although now seems resigned to missing out on the midfielder this summer, turning to Sulley Muntari instead. However, the Daily Telegraph reveal that he has snapped up a couple of Chelsea’s big names, as the Portuguese manager bids to become successful […]

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Fancy a signed Arsenal, Chelsea, Portsmouth or Reading shirt?

by stresster on April 14th, 2008 | 206 words | 1 comment

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Chelsea facing mass exodus in the summer!

by sub on March 8th, 2008 | 195 words | 9 comments

The News of the World reports a sensational news story where it says that there is going to be a mass exodus at Chelsea in the summer.
Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and Ricardo Carvalho all are stated to be disgruntled at Stamford Bridge and want to leave. The reason: Avram Grant. The sensational British […]

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Chelsea’s Lampard appeal gets ref boost

by stresster on March 4th, 2008 | 178 words | 2 comments

It appears that the loveable team that go by the name of Chelsea have a half-decent chance of winning their appeal against Frank Lampard’s red card. The midfielder was sent off at Upton Park on Saturday after clashing with the mild-mannered Luis Boa Morte, although The Guardian reports that referee Peter Walton privately admitted that […]

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Michael Essien: We can win the UEFA Champions League

by sub on February 19th, 2008 | 209 words | no comments

Chelsea play Greek giants Olympiakos in the UEFA Champions League, last 16, first leg tie in Athens on Tuesday night and Michael Essien is set to play a key role in the match. The player himself wants to forget the bitter memories of the failure of his national team Ghana in the recently concluded African […]

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Chelsea star wants the ‘Quadruple’ and then world domination…

by Dexter on February 13th, 2008 | 95 words | 3 comments

Chelsea’s Michael Essien has set his sights low this season, he thinks that his Chelsea teammates can win the lot, the whole shebang, the ‘quadruple’. Essien told the Sun:
“This could still be a really big season for us. We’re still in all four competitions and we will do everything to win as many of them […]

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