am I a ******* for being slightly pleased at this news? Chelsea looked a different side without Frank against Man City at the weekend which can only be a good thing for United fans, that is of course if we take care of our own business as well!
to be fair west ham and blackpool are different propositions to city, where he certainly would have been more effective than ramires. Essien had an off day becuas he was having to be the main creator, not his strong point at all.We were without Lampard for the West Ham and Blackpool games and we did alright. Mainly due to Essien playing really well in both. At City Essien had an off day which made people play the Lampard card. I thought he would have been back after the England match a few weeks back, hopefully its not delayed even longer.
to be fair west ham and blackpool are different propositions to city, where he certainly would have been more effective than ramires
but he didnt and it was difficult see how he was going to given the defensive make ups of both central midfields, a game like that requires always a player like frank lampard. hik it may be a diffent story at arsenal, their offensive midfield will let the midfield game be more openOf course he would have.
But if Essien had a good game no one would even be mentioning Lampard.
great news no for Drogba to get injured v marseille (6)