Buffalo talks Blue 85 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Mourinho called and he didn't think twice. Don't you remember his press conference where he called Jose 'Daddy'. BTW there was this one shoulder charge by Essien on Messi last night. Boy, that was one 'Bison' charge.That to me was the cutest thing, calling your coach 'daddy' This guy really is nice, he even postponed his wedding for a game!And about that shoulder charge, it was quite a one. For a second I thought the ref's gonna show him a straight red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Messi got owned by The Bison! Bir_CFC, Sheva., The Mak and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I can't believe with all the central midfield problems we have got at the moment he hasn't been recalled. He is a starter for madrid ffs, he would walk into our team, so why the hell are we loaning him?Essien and Lampard is 10 times better than rambo and lampard in the pivot. Moros and mediator 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber bullets 1,183 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I can't believe with all the central midfield problems we have got at the moment he hasn't been recalled. He is a starter for madrid ffs, he would walk into our team, so why the hell are we loaning him?Essien and Lampard is 10 times better than rambo and lampard in the pivot.He only starts when they need someone to fill in the full back positions, had a good game against Barca but from what I have heard has been very inconsistent. If we are going to bring another midfielder in (unlikely unfortunatly) then someone like Fellaini would be a better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He only starts when they need someone to fill in the full back positions, had a good game against Barca but from what I have heard has been very inconsistent. If we are going to bring another midfielder in (unlikely unfortunatly) then someone like Fellaini would be a better option.Of course, i have no doubt fellaini would be better than essien, but my point is we own essien and have him if we want him, wheras we don't have fellaini, and don't even look close. So when we are in need of help in the holding positions why not recall him. He would be useful cover and is better defensively than lampy and rambo. TorontoChelsea and The Mak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Messi got owned by The Bison! I love it, absolutely love it. I'd like to think he put a bit of extra effort and muscle into that, just for us!I don't know about you guys, but after watching that a few times, I see a guy who had the ability to keep pace with Messi; Ok, Messi is running at more of an angle, but Essien started running, practically, at a standing position - while Messi was already in full motion...with our current DM problems, I don't know why he's in Madrid right now to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoChelsea 4,064 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He only starts when they need someone to fill in the full back positions, had a good game against Barca but from what I have heard has been very inconsistent. If we are going to bring another midfielder in (unlikely unfortunatly) then someone like Fellaini would be a better option.Fellaini-25-30M pounds or so. Essien-free. We need a long-term central midfielder for sure (and to me Fellaini isn't that guy), but Essien would have been a very useful player for us for this season. You think about yesterday's game. He could have started and given Lampard or Ramires a rest. He could have come on as a great defensive sub later on for one of them.. Blue Armour and The Mak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I was so happy for Essien beasting his way against Barca again. Always happy when a little bit of Chelsea is causing havoc against Barca. Apart from that Messi bulldoze he also shut down Iniesta whenever he came his way, stole the ball of him like 3-4 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 The problem with Essien is that for the last four years, he simply hasn't been the player we all seem to remember him as. The guy played less than 22 games in three of the last four years, suffered two really bad injuries, struggled with form and still made around £100k p/w. This move might reinvigorate him and he might still be able to do a job for us, or he might simply be a more sellable commodity after a season in the shop window.But I don't think anyone knew what to expect from him this season in terms of fitness, so offloading a few million pounds of wages onto another team probably made sense in the grand scheme of things. Without David Luiz and Mikel, he does seem remarkably attractive right now though. Bir_CFC and Rubber bullets 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Oh why god, oh why in holy hell did we loan Essien out!? xPetrCechx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 THE BISON Ankit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojo 4,676 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I would give anything to have him back in his prime, ANYTHING, my favourite all time player at Chelsea.Not just his abillity his attitude, this guy donates shit load to charity but doesn't brag about it, it's like a casual thing for him, he's also a very nice person, always smiling, doesn't fight or have an attitude on the pitch.Not like bully boy Roy Keane or anything, Dennis Wise was also a prick on the pitch, just to be fair with the arguement. Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I keep saying it; if he's good enough to play nearly 30 games for Real Madrid this season then he is good enough in some capacity here. I'd rather see a half-fit Essien than that fucking leach Benayoun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 If Essien came back we would have both him and Ramires who can't pass a ball.We really don't need to be adding to problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 But unlike all of our midfielders besides Mikel, he can actually make a tackle. That always helps in the game of football, right? Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 But unlike all of our midfielders besides Mikel, he can actually make a tackle. That always helps in the game of football, right? Suppose that is one feather to the bow, so bring him back for his tackling then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 You're missing my point, I think. Essien gets stuck in. Be honest - who had a real go against City on Sunday? Who in the midfield took the game by the balls, put in a few bad tackles and roughed up the likes of Rodwell and Silva? Nobody. Essien, by his mere nature alone, would. You need the physical side to the midfield on some occasions. I'm not saying he would solve all our problems because he is quite obviously well off his best and somewhat injury-prone, but he can do a better job in the midfield than Ramires can, IMO. Muzchap and The Mak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 An extra body in midfield was exactly what we could have used this season. At least we wouldn't have had to play Luiz in midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Freak 456 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 An extra body in midfield was exactly what we could have used this season. At least we wouldn't have had to play Luiz in midfield. I'd rather have Luiz in midfield than the useless Benayoun.I can understand the Essien loan...but the sale of Meireles made no sense.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'd rather have Luiz in midfield than the useless Benayoun.I can understand the Essien loan...but the sale of Meireles made no sense..At least we made some money from selling Raul. Loaning Essien and selling Meireles make even less sense when you combine them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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