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Chelsea Transfer Rumors: Essien Declares Intention To Remain At Stamford Bridge
Chelsea are currently still on the look for a manager after Carlo Ancelotti was sacked three weeks ago. Guus Hiddink is apparently the likeliest one to replace the Italian before pre-season activities kick off.With all this turmoil surrounding the club, Essien has delivered a good news for all Blues fanatics worldwide by reiterating his decision to remain at Stamford Bridge. The Ghanaian was linked with a move away but he now claims that he will stay and fight to win the Champions League for Chelsea.
Manchester United Vs Chelsea: Essien Still Hopeful Over Fernando Torres
Ever since his big-money move from Liverpool last January, Fernando Torres has not made any prominent impact at Chelsea yet. He has been under massive pressure over the past few months for his inability to score for the Blues although he has continually received backing from his teammates and coaching staff.Now even Michael Essien has run to the aid of his suffering Chelsea teammate by reiterating that time is the only thing El Nino needs to start showing his true capabilities at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea Vs Manchester United: 5 Players Who Could Make A Difference For The Blues
The titanic clash between Chelsea and Manchester United this Wednesday will definitely live up to its expectations like it has always done prior to this. This match represents a huge lot of things for both teams who have had two different seasons so far. Chelsea will be looking to salvage an already down falling season that has seen them drop away from the title race for the Premier League. Massive amount of money were spent last January when the likes of Fernando Torres and David Luiz were brought in to bolster their squad ranks.
Nevertheless, the importance of this match is rather unquestionable for Chelsea. Do they have what it takes to succeed? Live Soccer analyses five key players who will be important for the Blues.
Chelsea Vs Manchester City: Fans Will Fire Us To A Win Over City - Essien
Chelsea get ready to host Manchester City later today in a clash that Michael Essien described as a 'hard' one. Essien's header secured maximum points for Chelsea in the corresponding fixture last season. However, he insisted that the match this time around will be a tougher one and the team that proves to be superior in midfield will win the match.'They have some tough players in the midfield and we have some as well so it is going to be really tough in there and there is going to be movement all over the pitch,’ Essien said.
Chelsea’s “Uncommitted” Michael Essien Not Needed For Ghana – Ex-Ghana FA Boss
Earlier in February this year, Michael Essien expressed himself through his official website. In an attempt to ease tensions within angry fans opposed to his idea of skipping his national team duties, the Chelsea defensive midfielder had declared:“When I decided to take a break I knew some Ghanaians would be disappointed, but I felt at the time it was the right decision after two horrible injuries.
“Hopefully when I come back into the Ghanaian team, the break will be beneficial for the Ghana team and me. I don't want Ghanaians to believe these stories and then in March be disappointed that I am not in the team.
Chelsea’s Michael Essien: No Michael Ballack, Joe Cole, Deco But No Problem!
Michael Ballack will definitely miss the season’s opener - not through injury but because he signed for Bayer Leverkusen some weeks ago. Now another Michael (his former Chelsea teammate Essien), is confident that the squad won’t be affected by the German captain’s absence. In the same way, Michael Essien also believes that Chelsea won’t miss the services of Joe Cole and Deco who both left the club during this summer's transfer window as well for Liverpool and Fluminense respectively.
Speaking to the Blues’ official site, the Ghanaian midfielder who has now recovered from the knee injury he sustained earlier in January stated:
South Africa vs Ghana Friendly: No Michael Essien, No Sulley Muntari
The future of Ghana’s national football team is shaping itself differently with Chelsea’s Michael Essien and Inter Milan’s Sulley Muntari appearing more than irregularly for the Black Stars.
In Michael Essien’s case, where it’s been half a year since the ‘bull’ played for his country, injury worries are believed to have been the cause of his national team exclusion. The fragile Chelsea midfielder sustained a knee injury (ironically following a tackle by his Blues teammate Didier Drogba) during Ghana’s 2010 Africa Cup of Nations opener against Cote d’Ivoire earlier in January.
Doctors confirmed that Essien had to miss the remainder of the tournament where the Black Stars still went all the way to the reach the final. Since then, Michael Essien has been left on the sidelines. The player only just returned to action with Chelsea in mid-July and Ghana’s Milovan Rajevac has no intentions of risking him in Wednesday’s friendly match against South Africa.