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He's only 2 months back from major knee surgery and miss huge parts of the last 3 years or so. I don't think playing him 3 times in a week this early in the season is the right move. Don't get me wrong he's played far better than I expected him too. I'd rather see Ramires get the start and if you needed a goal in the last 20 minutes then bring on Essian.



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I think maybe all that time off might be the reason why. Getting him playing alot and back into some kind of rhythm might be a good thing for his recovery.

I'm sure the coaching staff will reduce the number of games he is in towards the end of the calendar year.

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i'm not, he's had quite a lot of time out, and looks to be enjoying playing again at the moment, like TWW said i'm sure he's been well monitored by the medical staff and will be rotated in time



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Nothing is better for getting someone back to full fitness than playing time. Although if Essien's only been functioning at 80% until now, I feel sorry for the other teams for when he hits 100%.

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I just dont like playing him in matches we know are likely to be scrappy yet arent vital at this point.

Regardless, he is paid to play football and we have to trust Carlos assessment of the situation.



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No worries mate, he missed the best part of last season with us, as well as the world cup, in my opinion he was raring to play and it shows in all of his games he has played so far, even in the pre-season friendlies.

As PloKoon13 said, playing time is a good thing for his recovery, and I agree with TheWestwayWonder, the coaching staff will be monitoring him closely. :JC_doubleup:

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Considering the amount of time he`s missed playing I doubt theres anyone tough enough at the club to stop him playing, I bet hes absolutely loving playing at the moment and will want to continue, especially as he has already had a fortnight off due to internationals.



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No he'll be fine, but I am glad to see that he's given up playing for the national side for a couple years. That will go a longer way to preserving his body for the long-term in my opinion

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Essien was and still is one of the fittest bloke around, 2 games a week is easy for him. He missed 3/4 of the last season, to get his form back he needs to play as many games as possible right now. Playing him in the carling cup next week would be a big overkill, but otherwise he should play every match aside from dead rubbers.

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I think it is ok, it's still early in the season the usual niggles haven't started yet and he appears fit as a fiddle, so no reason not to be playing one of the best players in the club every match. Last season he would have been out for a month had Ghana not rushed him back to play in the ANC, thankfully he's given them the flick so I think we should be ok this time around.

The thing that comforts me on this fact is that we have one of the finest sports medical teams in the world, who are no doubt treating him as top priority. The slightest sign of anything and he'll get the rest he needs, there is no way the club will be even entertaining the possibility of losing him for a third season straight.

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He could just as easily get injured in training. Or getting into the shower in the morning. Injuries happen as there is only so much you can do to protect him from a potential injury. I'll trust the doctors that he is fit enough to play this much. The club has a massive investment in him so I seriously doubt they are taking any reckless chances.



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carlo has already said he will rotate players this season to keep them fresh - ashley cole didn't even travel to MSK Zilina - so I don;t think it will be long before essien is given a break. For example, I'm sure he won't play in the carling cup next week

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I don't think so... He is a very hard-working player... Of course he had trouble with his knee, but now he's fit to play and he's very useful for us... One of the most hard-working players I have ever seen! :JC_doubleup:

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In some ways, yes - I don't want him to get injured and miss the end of the season for what would seem like the 67th time. However, you can't wrap every player in cotton wall and injuries are part of it - just hope, this season, he is involved a lot more.

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