Just when we thought Michael Essien was all set to return from his injury sooner rather than later – he suffers a setback.

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    Remember when we used to have some bloke called Michael Essien playing for us? I know, I know, you’ll have to cast your mind back a bit, it’s been a while! Well, the news on our missing midfielder is that he’ll be home for Christmas – or at least the expectation is that [...]

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14 October 2006. Remember that? I know I do although I’m not sure how much Petr Cech remembers of it.  It was pretty harsh to watch him go down under Stephen Hunt’s challenge and even worse once the severity of his injury became clear.

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Still no new signings to bring you but TheChelseaBlog brings you a selection of links to the rest of the gossip:   AVB wants an ‘untouchable team’ according to GiveMeFootball Goal.com give us Fergie’s warning to the Chelsea manager Frank Lampard tells SkySports he has every faith in his new boss TheShedEnder brings us Torres’ [...]

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With Andre Villas-Boas still uncertain whether or not he’ll get the attacking midfielder he’s after and Michael Essien ruled out for the next six months following knee surgery, the Chelsea manager’s thoughts have turned to potential cover for the Ghanaian.

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There seems to be a bit of confusion over at White Hart Lane where Luka Modric is concerned.  I mean, it’s one thing for Daniel Levy to somehow have no recollection of the agreement he had with the Croatian – although I suppose selective amnesia was to be expected once a bid went in for [...]

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Having sustained yet another injury last week – this time training for his club rather than country – Michael Essien underwent surgery on his right knee yesterday. And the good news is….oh no wait, there is no good news!

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Well, he might not have had a Chelsea shirt on his back since September, but after a lengthy absence with an Achilles injury, Yossi Benayoun has finally made a return – albeit for Israel.

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Well, he finally got a starting place again – and yet Didier Drogba might be sitting the next one out again unless the tests he’s having in the next 48 hours show the hip injury he sustained last night aren’t serious.

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Rumour has it Yossi Benayoun could make a return before the end of the season, with his recovery from an Achilles injury going better than expected. We were a bit unlucky there, with the Israeli suffering the injury before we ever really got a chance to see what he could bring to Chelsea on a [...]

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