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Michael Essien
  • Michael Essien

    Club: Chelsea
    League: Premier League
    Position: Midfielder
    National team: Ghana
    Current rank: 25
    Age: 26
    Nationality: Ghanaian
    Games: 2
    Goals: 0
    Midfielder

    8.2

    OVERALL RATING
    Chelsea
  • CURRENT RATINGS Help

    FourFourTwo rating: 8.8
    Club (overall): 8.2
    International: 8.9
    Chelsea fans: 8.2
    Other fans: 8.2

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For Ghana
  • RATE THIS PLAYER IN MORE DETAIL

    7.8 Shooting
    8.0 Passing
    7.1 Heading
    8.9 Tackling
    7.9 Pace
    9.8 Work-rate
    7.1 Crossing
    7.6 Creativity
    7.2 Dribbling

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Midfielder

Having been shackled with a place at right back for a lot of the last two years, Jose Bosingwa should allow Essien his midfield role back

A manager’s dream, whether playing at centre-back, full-back or in his preferred midfield berth, ‘the Bison’ almost always lives up to his nickname. Signed from French champions Lyon in 2005 for a then-club record transfer fee of £24.4m, the Ghanaian combines inexhaustible stamina and drive – he often has to go for a run after games to burn off excess energy – with power, pace and devilish shooting to make the very model of a modern midfield general. In 2006-07, he was voted Chelsea fans’ Player of the Year, while in the same season he finished as runner-up to Freddie Kanoute as African Player of the Year. His sterling performances in the latter half of the 2007-08 almost helped Chelsea overhaul Manchester United.

 
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Hydraulicks Hydraulicks (on 05.01.2009 at 5:56am) says:
No one knows how many players Essien has injured.

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Dookoo Dookoo (on 29.12.2008 at 9:32am) says:
Any team would be lucky to have a player like Essien.

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bluebird95 bluebird95 (on 20.12.2008 at 6:11pm) says:
Fantastic tackler, best defensive midfielder in the world

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Tommy C Tommy C (on 15.12.2008 at 7:29pm) says:
Great player and tackler, a teeny bit overrated

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DarylP DarylP (on 10.12.2008 at 3:00pm) says:
Quality player , one of the best in the premier league , shame he got injured.

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