Essien rules out Ghana return in March, Ian Wright agrees with Ancelotti
Michael Essien rules out Ghana return
Chelsea holding midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 with his national side. The Ghanaian revealed he felt it was not the right time for him to return to the national team even
though the Black Cat’s coach Goran Stevanovic was looking forward to his return. Michael Essien said while speaking to reporters, “I told him [Stevanovic] I will definitely return to the Ghana squad but we didn't talk about dates. I didn't tell [Stevanovic]
I was available to play in March.”
The Blues midfielder has not made an appearance for his national side since his short appearance in the 2010 African Cup of Nations. His return was hampered by an injury that kept him out for almost an entire season, after which he decided to take a break
from international football. However, since his recovery he has been consistent for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 but insisted he was not ready to make a return to the Black Cats. It could be because of this that it was expected the midfielder was ready to return to his national
team.
Essien claimed the statements made by Ghana FA chairman Kwesi Nyantyki announcing his return were not true. He admitted he planned to return to the squad sometime in the future, but not anytime soon. He continued, “When I decided to take a break I knew some
Ghanaians would be disappointed but I felt at the time it was the right decision after two horrible injuries. Hopefully when I come back into the Ghanaian team the break will be beneficial for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ghana-c2905 team and for me.”
Ian Wright speaks on Chelsea stars
Ian Wright, the former Arsenal striker, spoke out on Carlo Ancelotti’s recent claim that no one was safe from his rotation policy. He was of course referring to the Blues super stars, who have failed to perform this season and Wright felt the Italian manager
was right to challenge his underperforming players.
Ancelotti, the former AC Milan manager, claimed not even Chelsea skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 had a guaranteed place in the first team. This was a wakeup call for the side that had won their first double (Premier League and FA Cup) the previous season and was finding
it hard to get into the top four this season.
The Chelsea stars have a further motivation to perform better, the expensive replacements that were brought in during the January transfer window. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich spent over £70 million to bring in striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Luiz-c10542 to
Stamford Bridge.
If strikers http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Anelka-c27786 fail to end their goal drought, there is a possibility they will find themselves on the bench. Same goes for Terry, who has been somewhat rusty in defense recently. Chelsea have a short while to improve themselves
and earn a top four finish to guarantee a spot in next season’s Champions League.
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