{"id":12138,"date":"2019-10-16T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=12138"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:32:42","slug":"fans-upset-about-michael-essiens-exclusion-from-goals-chelsea-team-of-the-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/10\/16\/fans-upset-about-michael-essiens-exclusion-from-goals-chelsea-team-of-the-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Upset About Michael Essien\u2019s Exclusion From Goal\u2019s Chelsea Team Of The Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Chelsea midfielder was left out of goal.com\u2018s team of the decade with Kante, Lampard, and Mata making up the midfield trio.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian international joined the Blues from Lyon for a fee of \u00a324.4 million in the summer of 2005 and went on to become a formidable force in the midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Essien wore the number 5 jersey and played 168 games, scoring 17 times including rockets against Arsenal and Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Michael Essien\u2019s Chelsea career statistics:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ThrowbackThursday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThrowbackThursday<\/a>: Michael Essien, what a joy to watch! <\/p>\n<p>Essien\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PL<\/a> numbers<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc55 168 games played<br \/>\ud83d\udc4f 113 games won<br \/>\u26bd 17 goals<br \/>\ud83c\udd70 10 assists <br \/>\ud83d\udc5f 9152 passes <br \/>\ud83d\udcaa 363 tackles<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@premierleague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K5J4NpYZYb\">pic.twitter.com\/K5J4NpYZYb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BestBet360 (@BestBet360) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BestBet360\/status\/1182318027083276288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With 2020 approaching, Goal picked out the greatest players to wear the blue shirt at Stamford Bridge over the past 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans disagree with the list, particularly the exclusion of Ghanaian international, Michael Essien.<\/p>\n<p>The list features Petr Cech in between the sticks with Chelsea legend and leader, John Terry as well Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic and Ashley Cole making the back-four.<\/p>\n<p>Mata, Kante, and Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard make up the midfield trio and Willian, Drogba, and Belgium international Eden Hazard completing the tree.<br \/>\nAfter the release, fans took to social media to express their surprise with the midfield dynamo\u2019s exclusion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">No Michael Essien??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rHcOqdC0b9\">https:\/\/t.co\/rHcOqdC0b9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; enos menz (@midnaitmiki) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/midnaitmiki\/status\/1184131441518665728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Chelsea Team of the Decade \ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n<p>What would you change? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/09cuM1C5vm\">pic.twitter.com\/09cuM1C5vm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GOAL (@goal) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/goal\/status\/1184066709520433153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Chelsea Team of the Decade \ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n<p>What would you change? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/09cuM1C5vm\">pic.twitter.com\/09cuM1C5vm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GOAL (@goal) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/goal\/status\/1184066709520433153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/goal_ghana\/status\/1184075536957607936<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The end of the decade is coming.  A look at Chelsea&#39;s team of the decade&#8230; I had to make some tricky choices which you can critique: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t7Li2UEQWx\">https:\/\/t.co\/t7Li2UEQWx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NizaarKinsella\/status\/1184070972367888385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This isn&#39;t a true reflection. The team of the decade can&#39;t be complete without <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MichaelEssien?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MichaelEssien<\/a> and Carvalho. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aibcw6Lf3r\">https:\/\/t.co\/aibcw6Lf3r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dep. Min. Energy \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded (@shikome_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shikome_1\/status\/1184110596360409089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although fans are upset, the prime years of the former Chelsea player were not from 2009 but rather from 2005 when he joined the club to 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The last years of his stay at the Stamford Bridge were characterized by injuries and unfitness.<\/p>\n<p>He was later loaned to Real Madrid under the leadership of Jose Mourinho, a man who brought the best out of him after signing him for the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>source: citisportsonline<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Chelsea midfielder was left out of goal.com\u2018s team of the decade with Kante, Lampard, and Mata making up the midfield trio. The Ghanaian international joined the Blues from Lyon for a fee of \u00a324.4 million in the summer of 2005 and went on to become a formidable force in the midfield. 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