Johnny Kills 164 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It's funny watching every Madrid attack die when Essien touches it and inevitably turns it over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber bullets 1,183 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It's funny watching every Madrid attack die when Essien touches it and inevitably turns it over.Well expect him to do it again and again for us next season as Jose will try and force the team to accomodate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo 28 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Sad watching essien play now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalBlues 2,817 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Unfortunately, he has been pretty awful today (so far). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renanh 311 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Great save by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I think he could be a decent squad player for us next season, as an auxiliary right-back or deep-lying midfielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 He looked like a 30 year old who has had two bad knee injuries. Apparently West Ham are interested so now might be the time to cut our losses especially considering the wages he is on. Tomo and CHOULO19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber bullets 1,183 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I think he could be a decent squad player for us next season, as an auxiliary right-back or deep-lying midfielder. I rather he would leave to make way for a younger player like Ake or Chalobah to have that role and start gradually becoming regulars in the first team. Green Lantern18, Tomo and The only place to be 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I just hope that Jose, if he really is coming, does not see him as the solution to our pivot problems, because if he does, we are screwed. I agree with TOPTB, now is the perfect time to cut our losses and sell Essien. Mufassir08 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IliyaDamyanov 43 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 What a game....amazing performance from him . Definitely Man of the match for me . If he continues to play like today we don't need new DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,142 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I think Jose will defo bring him back here. Has been decent at Real. Hopefully if he comes back, Jose can get him playing back or at least near his best again. Excellent game today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 What lol. He made 0 tackles today. ZERO. AS A DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER. WITH 5 FOULS!!! lucio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IliyaDamyanov 43 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 He made more than 10 crosses !! They couldn't stop him ! Won a lot of balls and almost every attack for Real started from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Blimey. People seem to be getting carried away here because of one good performance against a bottom 5 team in La Liga. He's still decent but will be nothing more than a squad player, if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 When he was in his prime, but in his last couple of years with us I remember people on this board moaning about ho much of a liability he was and demanded that Alex was first choice CB with Terry.Remember he is going back to a club he worked with for the first time and will have a squad with a few players (Lampard, Essien) who seem to have a never ending hard on from him.You seen Lampard arrogantly claim how much he would love Mourinho to come back. Because he knows he will basically be the focus of the teams tactics again out of blind love and sentimentalityI doubt it, he hardly ever got in midfield at Madrid, used mainly at RB because Arbeloa is shitIf Mourinho was as sentimental as you think, then he would have asked for Paulo's contract to be extended no? Speaking of Paulo he actually put him up for sale in summer 2007, i remember him saying one of three players was leaving before the end of the transfer window Paulo, Johnson or i can't remember the other one, Johnson was the one who eventually left.Also i thought Carvalho played well in his first season at Madrid, not the world beater he was 04-08 but he did allright, in the second season his performances nosedived and was rightfully dropped.Mourinho seem's to want Modric and De Rossi, do you think he would play Lampard and Essien if he signs those two? absolutely no way. Lampard will be used like Scholes from now on and Essien (at best) will cover at RB when Azpi needs a rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,507 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I doubt it, he hardly ever got in midfield at Madrid, used mainly at RB because Arbeloa is shitIf Mourinho was as sentimental as you think, then he would have asked for Paulo's contract to be extended no? Speaking of Paulo he actually put him up for sale in summer 2007, i remember him saying one of three players was leaving before the end of the transfer window Paulo, Johnson or i can't remember the other one, Johnson was the one who eventually left.Also i thought Carvalho played well in his first season at Madrid, not the world beater he was 04-08 but he did allright, in the second season his performances nosedived and was rightfully dropped.Mourinho seem's to want Modric and De Rossi, do you think he would play Lampard and Essien if he signs those two? absolutely no way. Lampard will be used like Scholes from now on and Essien (at best) will cover at RB when Azpi needs a rest.I'd rather see Chelsea let go of Essien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybodyisready 155 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Lol'd hard when he ran to Jose after he scored just so that Jose would love him even more so that he'd be in the starting 11 next season, get lost already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I don't understand why people are saying things like ''cut our losses''......... what losses ? He along with Carvalho, Maka,Terry, Lampard, Cech and Drogba was part of our golden age we got our 24 million back and more from signing him. He got unlucky with 2 horrible knee injuries and we can't do anything about that. We should sell him though as he is finished ! Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 What a game....amazing performance from him . Definitely Man of the match for me . If he continues to play like today we don't need new DM what a joke The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IliyaDamyanov 43 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 what a jokedid you even watch the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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