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I dont think he will be out at all either. Hes just not match fit and should not of been playing 45 minutes. The tackle that drogs did on him could of been alot worse. It wasnt on purpose its just the way essiens leg looked after it. He should be ok.

Hardly, i think as soon as we lost ess this season we started playing terrible, just like we did last season.

Full Time. 3-1 Praying Essien is ok after that tackle.

Penalty to Ghana now. 92nd Minute. Goal. 3-1

Drogba 3 - 0

Ess looks very slow going towards the ball now, not going into many challenges. Please let him be ok. It seemed like a pretty heavy knock on his knee.

Drogba might of just injured essien.

Ivory Coast 2 - 0 Ghana Beautiful Free kick.

Ghana hit the post. Essien been in some heavy challenges, be careful lad.

Eboue has been given a straight red card. Terrible tackle to be fair.

The pitch looks terrible. The grass is just getting cut up so easily.

Second half underway. Essien On.

Half Time Ivory Coast 1 - 0 Ghana

Ivory Coast 1 - 0 Ghana Kalou Assist. Gervinho Goal 23rd Minute

Ghana v Ivory Coast underway. Drogba and Kalou start, Essien said to be coming on in the second half. Good luck lads.

Both Kalou and Drogba in the starting line up for Ivory Coast. But Michael Essien sitting on the bench.

HULL DATE REARRANGED Our postponed match away to Hull City will now take place on Tuesday, 2 February at 7.45pm. The match will be postponed should we be involved in an FA Cup replay on this date, and ticket news will follow. Chelsea FC

HULL DATE REARRANGED Our postponed match away to Hull City will now take place on Tuesday, 2 February at 7.45pm. The match will be postponed should we be involved in an FA Cup replay on this date, and ticket news will follow. Chelsea FC

Honestly, i dont really mind. Let the better team win. This tournament means alot to the african players. I know if ghana wins we may get drogs back earlier but it would be sad to see one of the best strikers in the world lose out on winning a trophy with his country.

Very fair outcome, but personally i still think hes worth a bit more than that. But lets see how he goes.

ok fair enough, each to there own

Yeah i remember when i was over there, and we stuffed croatia and lamps scored two goals but so did gerrard. On the back of every paper besides 1 gerrard was on it, the other did have frank. Stupid fuckers.

Mourinho's job safe – even if we lose to Chelsea, says Inter president Internazionale president Massimo Moratti has promised the manager, José Mourinho, will keep his job even if the club are knocked out of theChampions League by Chelsea. Mourinho's current club will face his former team when Inter meet Chelsea in the first knock-out round of this season's competition, with the tie split over two legs on 24 February and 16 March. Inter were last continental champions in the 1964-65 campaign, with Moratti's father, Angelo, presiding over the club. Moratti told Italian newspaper La Stampa: "The Champions League should not become an obsession or a complex for us. That's not the case for me, thanks to the fact that as a family, we have already won this title. We know, however, that we have to work from a psychological standpoint to overcome the first hurdle." When asked if Mourinho would leave if they fail against Chelsea, Moratti added: "No, the coach will remain with us." Mourinho's Inter failed to score in two matches against Manchester United last season as they were eliminated from the Champions League in the last 16. The 46-year-old Portuguese coach is in his second season at Inter and is under contract until June 2012. Guardian

Yep, i still think hes struggling to keep up with the pace of english football.

Yep, the papers are out to destroy him. FFS hes englands captain the last thing these people should be trying to do is to get him down on himself before the world cup. But than again hes bigger than that and nothing will stop him.