Michael Essien
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Oct 7, 2026
SimonHOST
If you look at player for player, that starting 11 that, that year, so you look at, look at, I mean, I think I can name the entire team, which is crazy.
SimonHOST
You got Petr Cech, our best ever goalkeeper, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Essien, Ashley Cole, Makelele, Ballack, Lampard, Joe Cole, Didier Drogba, and Malouda, maybe Robben p- put in front of there.
SimonHOST
But I'm like, I never thin- thought to myself that team has left me wanting.
SimonHOST
Maybe some decision-making went r- one way or the other, but the key feature, and this is why I got really demoralized and particularly under Liam Rosenior, is because we would lose games like that Brighton game where I'm just like, "These players are not trying," and I would rather have them trying and losing than facing that ridiculous scenario where we were just getting pounded so many times and not being in contest, and it's like, as a viewer it's hard to experience.
StevoPANELIST
... yeah, and I used to, used to film a lot at, um, Boreham Wood and do ads there.
StevoPANELIST
And I always remember, like, why aren't you picking me to be Essien? I thought I would've been perfect for Essien.
PoetHOST
Hmm.
StevoPANELIST
Like, my, not 'cause my size.
MenacePANELIST
I've heard people call themself a lot of people.
StevoPANELIST
[laughing]
MenacePANELIST
Essien.
StevoPANELIST
No, but that's-
Collins Atta PokuGUEST
We couldn't qualify for the African Cup in 2004.
Collins Atta PokuGUEST
So when Milovan Rajevac came, he had those players, and he had the Essien group, and then he added the Dede Ayew, Ajarae Bedou group.
David AkweteHOST
Mm.
Collins Atta PokuGUEST
When he left after the World Cup, we continued to use those groups until it got to a point in 2019 when we found out Asamoah Gyan was on his way down, and Dede had to hold the mantle.
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David AkweteHOST
Mm.
Stephen ZandoHOST
So back then, this, the, the other day I was arguing with my friends that back then when we were having that bromance with the Serbian coaches, Radomir Antic, Milovan Rajevac, and what have you, honestly speaking, I don't think they were world beaters when it comes to coaching.
Stephen ZandoHOST
But David, because of the materials that we had at the time, you can easily mention Stephen Appiah, Larry Kingston, Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari, a little bit of coaching touch, you get the best out of them because they were naturally quality materials.
Stephen ZandoHOST
Unfortunately, that's not what we have now.
Chris McHardyHOST
Be honest, you weren't thinking that, but you were thinking JT, Didier, hello, John.
WillianGUEST
No, but yeah, as I said, I was watching these guys, Bobby, Essien, Lampard, Didier Drogba, Kalou, Maluda.
WillianGUEST
Maluda, yeah, yeah, yeah.
WillianGUEST
Peter Cech, oh my God, this team
Michael JarockGUEST
And then Mourinho had a
Daniel TilukHOST
time where he brought in Essien, he brought in Adebayor alone.
Daniel TilukHOST
But there was a time there where it was very scant.
Daniel TilukHOST
But now you look, I mean...
TimHOST
Chelsea make two changes.
TimHOST
Gudjohnsen comes in, um, but also Michael Essien.
TimHOST
Did he only one year at Chelsea?
BenGUEST
Say again, sorry.
OzHOST
Who is your second?
TomHOST
This is once again, like, probably a pretty easy pick, but I've gone with Michael Essien.
TomHOST
Yeah, I've- I just, I just love him.
TomHOST
He was one of, one of my favorite Chelsea players ever.
TomHOST
Yeah.
OzHOST
Yeah, absolutely.
TomHOST
Um, I, I like, I absolutely love Michael Essien.
TomHOST
He's one of my, my favorite Chelsea players ever.
KobbyHOST
[in Twi] Like who?
speaker_1HOST
[in Twi] Michael Essien can't coach.
speaker_1HOST
Asamoah Gyan can't coach.
KobbyHOST
[in Twi] But they also have...
KobbyHOST
[in Twi] I'm not the one saying it.
KobbyHOST
I'm just giving you an example.
KobbyHOST
I said Michael Essien.
speaker_1HOST
Michael Essien has UEFA license, A?
Winston AmoahHOST
We have talked about the fact that the golden generation of the Black Stars started from, some would go to Starless 99, but most people would make reference to Satellites 2001.
Winston AmoahHOST
The John Mensah, the Essien, you know, the Derek Bartons who went and lost to Argentina in that final.
Winston AmoahHOST
Mm-hmm.
Winston AmoahHOST
They became the core of the Black Stars.
Steve ZandoHOST
Javier, you look back and look at the players behind Asamoah Gyan.
Steve ZandoHOST
There was Michael Essien, there was Sulley Muntari, there was Stephen Appiah, there was Like Kingston.
Steve ZandoHOST
These players make something out of nothing.
Javier ClementePANELIST
Okay.
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