Badboy 1,526 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 http://www.redcafe.net/f7/liberation-mikael-essien-276320/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 No one drives the midfield like Essien Does, not even that Irish Hot Head Roy Keane.I always thought Essien should play in the attack and Mikel in the holding. Ballack could also do the holding role but Essien in the attacking midfield will be fantastic for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 No one drives the midfield like Essien Does, not even that Irish Hot Head Roy Keane.I always thought Essien should play in the attack and Mikel in the holding. Ballack could also do the holding role but Essien in the attacking midfield will be fantastic for us.Do you mean just behind the forwards or in the middle with lamps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Drog 1,110 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 To be fair I would say that Essien , Lampard . Ballack , Joe Cole , John Obi Mikel or Florent Malouda would walk into the modern day Man Utd midfield. It genuinely is the worst midfield that Man Utd have had in like 20 years. However no doubting the quality of Essien. I think at the start of the season Ancelotti's plan was to play Essien in the more attacking right hand side of the diamond ( the Ballack role now ) but Mikel failed so spectacularly in the holding role that Ancelotti had to shift the ever reliable Essien into that role. That being said Ballack has been excellent this season , if Mikel keeps playing like he did against Wolves then we have a top class holding midfielder and it will allow Essien to play in the role originally designed for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 great player, nice to see the man-utd fans giving him the admiration he deserves.fergie wanted to sign both him & mikel anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Do you mean just behind the forwards or in the middle with lamps ?In the middle with Lamps..Box to Box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 In our current set up i think Essien is best on the right side of the Diamond. He is pure box to box and there isn't anyone like him in world football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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