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He definitely knew how to hit it. THE goals against Barca and Arsenal were absolute classics, some of the best goals I've ever seen. Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODxuMH0_M5M

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The news of Essien leaving will be just as sad as Mata. What a player this guy was in his prime. Covered EVERY blade of grass on the pitch, and has deservedly won every trophy going here. You were bri

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BREAKING NEWS; "FA say Essien transfer is postponed to check with Wenger that the transfer is fair"

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Clearly and OG but he did very well for the goal. Granted Egypt were just terrible on the day.

Does anyone think Jose will play him from the start against Cardiff?

No, don't think so. It'll be Frank because he will likely score against teams like Cardiff and Ramires because we're just not the same without him.

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Clearly and OG but he did very well for the goal. Granted Egypt were just terrible on the day.

No, don't think so. It'll be Frank because he will likely score against teams like Cardiff and Ramires because we're just not the same without him.

I get that, but he would give us the protection we have been lacking at the back and consequently he would also provide a bit more freedom for our attacking midfielders to work their magic.

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I get that, but he would give us the protection we have been lacking at the back and consequently he would also provide a bit more freedom for our attacking midfielders to work their magic.

Not sure we'll need that protection against Cardiff. The thing with Essien is that he's still a decent player, but he just doesn't have something that he does better than the rest of our CMs. He's not as good as Frank at going forward and scoring, he's not as good as Mikel in the holding role and he's certainly not as good as Ramires in the box-to-box role. That's why he's been stuck on the bench.

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Mad props to Bison Essien for his 200th Appearance as a Blue. A lil' known fact about me, #5 is my favorite Blue. I love his lung busting runs in the Midfield & how strong on the ball this guy is. It has been a pure pleasure to watch this guy suit up in Blue for us!!!

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Thought he did OK yesterday. Handled the midfield well but then was a bit sloppy with his passes and at times, took a tad too long to pass the ball and ended up killing the attacks we had especially on the break.

And I was thinking, if only we had Essien at his absolute best, without all those injuries hampering him, and Ramires right now. That would be absolutely crazy and great for us..

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Thought he did OK yesterday. Handled the midfield well but then was a bit sloppy with his passes and at times, took a tad too long to pass the ball and ended up killing the attacks we had especially on the break.

And I was thinking, if only we had Essien at his absolute best, without all those injuries hampering him, and Ramires right now. That would be absolutely crazy and great for us..

i think the occasional sloppiness was due to lack of game time more than anything.

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Mad props to Bison Essien for his 200th Appearance as a Blue. A lil' known fact about me, #5 is my favorite Blue. I love his lung busting runs in the Midfield & how strong on the ball this guy is. It has been a pure pleasure to watch this guy suit up in Blue for us!!!

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I don't know where the "200th" appearance malarky has appeared from... last night was his 249th appearance and his 220th start...

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I know lampard and ramires have formed some chemistry between them, but i wish Essien can play beside ramires, just to see what they can do together.

following Newcastle's match we'll have a run with more than manageable teams. Essien isn't selected for CL squad, and the next League Cup game is only mid-december.

I do hope Mourinho will give him a chance or two to play in those more accessible games in EPL

He deserves it and with van Ginkel out of the season and Rami and Lamps being overplayed, it's good to try to keep The Bison fit in case either of them pick a small injury. I know we have Mikel, but what I mean is supposing Rami or Lamps are out for injury, then the other plays alongside Mikel, we need a good backup in case both get booked early in the match or even if they don't have a good day at the office

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