how would you rate michael esseins first season at chelsea.a hit miss or average. explain so?
608565
I think that Michael Essien first season at Chelsea was a good one. Can things get better? Of course they can, he needed time to get use to the tempo of the premiership (fastest league in europe), remember the French league is a walking pace, it's not un your face.\n\nIn France\n\n* You have time on the ball\n* You have so much space to work in\n* There are not a lot of tacles flying in\n* The standard of the French league dosen't excite me at all\n\nIn England\n\n* You hardly have time on the ball\n* You have very little space to work in\n* There are always tackles flying in\n* The standard of the Premiership is the best in europe, so you can't always shine very week.\n\nEssien will be a very good signing, as he fits into our midfield well, he is strong, atheltic, pacey, good passer of the ball, good tackler of the ball, the only things he needs to work on is shooting and goalscoring and his disclipinary record.
169898
It was all Terry in the back for Chelsea...He saved 2 amazing chances, so figure this, if ur mad at him and wish he never played in that game, the score would have been 3-0 for Barcelona. (he saved 2, contributed on Motta's own goal, and minus his own, own goal + Eto'o goal = 3-0 Barcelona) If you want to hate on someone let it be Del Horno, what a stupid foul!
156318
Great score, but I was hoping for Barca 4 - 0 Chelsea :D\nLet's hope the return leg at the Nou Camp has a nice big goal difference & Chelsea leave the field sulking & crying & Mourinho is fighting with another official, yet again & finally gets banned from the game! :D\n\nHey! Nothing wrong in dreaming is there? :)
999189
I loved Marco Van Basten as a player. He was the best pure striker maybe to ever play the game and his career was cut short to injury. I would have thought that a striker of his caliber would understand the importance of such a force as RUUD Van Nilsteroy, but as the rest of the world, I was wrong. It is time to hang them up Marco!
657184
Chelsea is the better team...we all know that..last year the beat barca...this year barca beat chelsea...they are just even...then too in chelsea each player is an individual and they play as a team....but barca are totally dependent on ronnie and xavi or eto'...If they are gone barca is gone..next year with shevchenko,adriano,carlos,mischel ballack in chelsea its gonna be tough for barca,mind you....ONE WIN DOES NOT MAKE A STATEMENT.Also the sub's of barca are "not so talkable"...i chelsea they can do magic...i'm not in chelsea's favor,I'm jus tellin that barca are too depandent on Ronnie...no offense by the way homies....
667777
No way, hes just been unlucky because he's with a club that isn't good enough to compete at the top.  He deserves respect for showing loyalty to Palace, you wouldn't see that from many players these days.  I don't think any player who tops the premiership scoring charts with a club fighting relegation can be overated.
385041
Chelski are chokers. Mourinho is rude and unclassy. Shame about Kewell's injury though. As an Aussie, I hope it isn't too serious.
1002552
He is still one of the top 5 finishers in the world. His carrer had gone a foot backwards when he went to Real Madrid. But I think he made the right decision to leave Real. It's hard to believe that he is still only 26. In my opinion his transfer to R. Madrid was a setback to his carrer. But now he is back in the premiership and once he gets fit, he is going to regain huis place of one of the best strikers around.
1080621
hes a great player, abit over rated at times, but can pull off stuff that u would never see in games...like one of the goals he scored against chelsea, wow....\nyea hes good
262142
Chelsea are gonna go down, & go down soon! Jose Morinho can't control his side too much longer. Too many star players vying for first team chances not getting to play as much as they'd like. The money won't keep them & dissension will break out in the ranks. Chelsea can't win again next year. No chance in hell. Next year belongs to us (the Gunners!)\n\nThey have to win it to bring home the trophy in the first season out at their new stadium (Emirates Stadium at Ashburton Grove). Ideally, they should have won it this season for their last season at Highbury as well, but with the injury list going into double figures for most of the season, it was an unlikely task.\n\nNext year, Arsenal will be stronger & less injury-ridden. Wenger will also probably make some excellent purchases in the transfer windows, & Arsenal might just be winning another double!\n\nIf we win the Champions League, it'd be enough to convince Henry to stay. Even if we don't win at home against Real Madrid in the coming week, I hope Henry remembers that Arsene Wenger is the reasons he's (Thierry) is one of the best players in the World today! He supported & believed in him, back when he was a nobody & put his faith in him & tutored him to become one of the best ever!\n\nGo Henry!\nGo Gunners!
556445
Shevvhenko is not stupid.  He's already used to the italian style of play and his carrer is almost over. If he does go he will have a horrible season at Chelsea.  Most of all Chelsea's winning ways are over.  Teams are already used top their style of play and anyone will stop them!
1001205
I think his play in the World Cup will show how good he really is.Playing with his team the Ivory Coast is not like Chelsea...lets see if he can still produce without an all-star team behind him!For the record I like Drogba's game and think he really has nothing to prove he's very talented.
801318
Newcastle United have got big problems this season. They have lost Owen, Ameobe and co, and are relying on an unproven striker to score goals. \nRoeder seems to begetting loads of grief from the fans and press, but i really do not think its his fault. Newcsatle have struggled to score goals all season, and they have got a problem in defence. Thats not good for a team that needs to start winning games.\nBramble is ot a premiership defender, he makes so many mistakes in a game. Duff has not done for Newcastle what he was doing for Chelsea. Emre was at fault for the goal yesterday, Given is injured, and they have no depth to the squad.\nThey need to look at the players they have, and play to there strengths, trouble is they have not got a striker to score for them, but they are also not creating many chances.\nI feel sorry for them, cos i do have a soft spot for Newcastle, butthings do need to improve quickly or they could be in real trouble by christmas.
1097269
About 15 seconds! Then all the s.o.b's who slated Ken Bates when he was in charge will be begging him to come back and rescue us.\nProblem is, knowing what a maverick Bates is, he will just wander off to his farm, count his fortune and pee himself laughing! Bates got us out of the red and back to being a successful club...plus he loves the game. Abramovich seems to think that owning Chelsea IS a game. So far he has just built on Bates success by throwing money at the club. I think thats great cos we are winning but when we stop doing so we are in mighty big trouble!
966293
Thanks for letting us know. That is fantastic for him and very well deserved. He has had a tremendous season and that dedication will inspire many youngsters to follow their dreams and give them hope they can achieve them. Really nice gesture on his part. As much as I enjoy Chelsea, I have been disappointed with Drogba's theatrics. It belies me why someone with his talent needs to resort to that and for that reason I'm glad he did not win the award.
125315
I think they will need a couple of years to be back on top again, they might become better and better in the next few years, but Chelsea are looking very good right now and i think their form will continue like this for a few years.\nManchester United have to get some experienced players in midfield that have a very good playmaking ability, someone like Gerrard, Lampard, Totti, and Ronaldinho. They should also find a solid defensive midfielder with a leader's character to replace Roy Keane, it seems that the main problem for Man Utd after Roy Keane's departure is their lack of confidence, their defense isn't looking confident anymore even though they are all world class, the young midfielders like Christiano Ronaldo have lost their confidence, even Rudd Van. N  have lost some of his touch. Sir Alex Ferguson should be stricter with his players like he was before and give them the motivation he used to give to his players back in the old days, he must keep the media away from his players. They should do some successful transfers this summer in order to reinforce their team next year so they would compete with Chelsea’s consistency and in the Champions league
756653
I can't stand Mourinho! He does not take any blame for himself when Chelsea loses but instead looks for (terrible) excuses. I do not think that he has ever said that the other team deserved to win or that they did not play well in any particular match. \n\nHe is too much of a whinger. I like all others like Fergie or Wenger that are good managers.