Michael Essien

[Amblève. 4,995]

That's sad. The death of a person you love and you are very thankful to is always hard to believe and not easy to deal with...

R.I.P.

[Kez 2,727]

Sad news for Essien, he's a strong guy though & will be determined to come back stronger from his injury for Alhaji

[termninja 5,290]

Sad to hear it. R.I.P.

[Krypt 241]

R.I.P really hope we see Ess again soon and back to his best.

[Shak 22]

Sad to hear it. R.I.P.

So what's the latest news on Essien's injury?

There were quite a few articles saying that he'd be back late March 2012...is this confirmed/true or will he miss the entire season due to the injury?

[Blue Armour 4,436]

So what's the latest news on Essien's injury?

There were quite a few articles saying that he'd be back late March 2012...is this confirmed/true or will he miss the entire season due to the injury?

Considering the history of our players with regards to injuries, I guess we will never now until March gets here..

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Sad to hear it. R.I.P.

Fucking hell, scrolling through this thread I thought Essien had died and I'd been living under a rock for a week

[Peace. 4,352]

What is the wage he is on ?

[Tortilla9 390]

He also mentioned how it was deja vu. Isn't that the truth. My daughter had her second ACL surgery the same day as the Bison. I shared the blog with my daughter, her comment "I feel you Essien". While she's not doing physio work 10 am to 5 pm, she is doing PT or massage 5 days a week. It's a grind coming back from ACL surgery. Riding the bike is a milestone. Going up stairs is a milestone. Going down stairs is a milestone. Getting cleared to run is a HUGE milestone and it's not even running. More like a slow controlled walk/skip/jump at the beginning. Daughter is having a scope done in a week to clean out a cyclops lesion (scar tissue) on the first knee so everything will be ok to start "running" end of October.

Hope to see them both back out on the pitch playing the game they love.

3 1/2 months today post-op for both Essien and my daughter. My daughter was cleared to run today. She is beyond excited and this is as good a reason as any to buy some new running shoes. Still no football for 4 weeks but she is so thrilled. The next two weeks is relearning how to run and then two weeks of running on a smooth surface. Hope the Bison is doing as well.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Apparently it was said today, he could return by December.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Yea was just coming to post that here lol.

AVB - "Essien is making good progress and we're thinking end of December"

[steve5221 91]

Bet Josh is well pleased about this news.....

[DoubleO 192]

So happy to hear that. Very important player for us and has a real fighting spirit. Respect him so much.

[Jusek 2,031]

I love Bison. Great news

AVB - "Essien is making good progress and we're thinking end of December"

Great news, I love the Bison.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Just seeing the name Essien in the team line-up makes us look so much stronger.

Cech

Ivanovic - Luiz - Terry - Cole

Essien

Ramires - Lampard

Sturridge - Mata

Torres