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    Injured Essien faces long lay-off

    Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has been ruled out for "several months" after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament, the club has announced.

    The 25-year-old suffered the injury during Ghana's World Cup qualifier against Libya in Tripoli on Friday.

    Essien will undergo surgery once the swelling around his knee has subsided.

    The versatile Ghanaian has been a regular for Chelsea since his £24m move from Lyon in 2005, scoring 14 goals in 132 appearances.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ea/7606271.stm
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    #2
    Good news for us but horrible for the player
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      #3
      never nice to hear anyone getting seriously injured

      get well (after we have played you) soon
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      "Or there is another option. That Mr Ferguson organises the fixtures in his office and sends it to us and everyone will know and cannot complain. That is simple."

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        #4
        That is a nasty injury, and as much as I hate Chelsea I wish Essien a full recovery.
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          #5
          ACL injuries are the worst for knees...he could be out for quite a while, at least till January i reckon.
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            #6
            Originally posted by Harveybirdman View Post
            ACL injuries are the worst for knees...he could be out for quite a while, at least till January i reckon.
            Nah mate, a lot longer. He's looking at a minimum 7 months if he's lucky.
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              #7
              Originally posted by saj View Post
              Nah mate, a lot longer. He's looking at a minimum 7 months if he's lucky.
              depends how bad it is though. Minimum will be around 3-4 probably, but if he has needed reco surgery he will be out for 10+
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                #8
                Originally posted by Harveybirdman View Post
                depends how bad it is though. Minimum will be around 3-4 probably, but if he has needed reco surgery he will be out for 10+
                I suppose but as he's a footballer and he's very dependent on his knees and therefore can easily happen again, they probably won't be able to accelerate the rehabilitation. They've already stated that he's gonna be out for at least 6 months. It's amazing how long the swelling remains in the knee - it stays there for months.
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                  #9
                  Couldn't care less (which is his attitude to tackling other professionals)

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                    #10
                    plus he's ruptured them and not torn them which also takes longer...
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Norbert Dentressangle View Post
                      Couldn't care less (which is his attitude to tackling other professionals)

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by looprevil View Post
                        That is a nasty injury, and as much as I hate Chelsea I wish Essien a full recovery.
                        same here, he is a great player and hope he recovers soon (well after we have played them!)


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                          #13
                          Hope he recovers soon.
                          Most complete midfielder in the world possibly on par with Gerrard for completeness.

                          Put him anywere, right back, centre back, holding mid etc he will do a brilliant job for you.

                          Really rate him and he is one of the only Chelski buys out of the big money signings, who was actually worth the money.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by NicoBernetini View Post
                            Hope he recovers soon.
                            Most complete midfielder in the world possibly on par with Gerrard for completeness.

                            Put him anywere, right back, centre back, holding mid etc he will do a brilliant job for you.

                            Really rate him and he is one of the only Chelski buys out of the big money signings, who was actually worth the money.
                            He's nowhere near on par with Gerrard. Defensively awesome, but he's not fit to lace Gerrard's boots when it comes to attacking play.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Craig_H View Post
                              He's nowhere near on par with Gerrard. Defensively awesome, but he's not fit to lace Gerrard's boots when it comes to attacking play.
                              Yep - Gerrard got 20+ goals and 20+ assists last year. Essien can't even didn't even come close to getting a quarter of that.

                              Still, he is a decent player
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