Essien dropped from final Real Madrid team to play Granada
Posted On Sunday, 2nd September 2012
Essien in first Real Madrid training on Saturday evening
By Ameenu Shardow
Michael Essien has been axed from the final Real Madrid team to play against Granada on Sunday.
The Ghana international made it into the initial 20-man squad selected for the game on the same day he completed his switch from Chelsea and trained for the first time with the team.
The 29-year-old however failed to make the final 18-man squad, dropping out alongside goalkeeper Pacheco.
This means Essien will be unable to make his Real Madrid debut on Sunday against Granada.
The former Olympique Lyon enforcer will undoubtedly not take too long before making his debut in subsequent games.
Essien became the final summer signing for the nine-time European champions after sealing a season’s-long loan move from English club Chelsea on transfer deadline day.
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no worries he will start playing soon barca better start parking cos the men u feared in chelsea are now here: essien + mourinho
DATS HOW THESE WHITE PPL ARE. I SAW THE REAL MADRID VS. GRANADA GAME.. THE MADRID PLAYERS ALL COPY ESSIEN AND HOW HE PLAYS DURING TRAINING….DONT WORRY. SOON, ESSIEN WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY, AND THEN WE WILL SEE REAL MIDFIELD MESSIAH…
U piple dey lie papapapaaaaaa!wer did u see Essien in the preliminary squad b4 being ‘axed’ from de final squad? Be sincere, hv u ever had access of a team sheet a day b4? Master, make una luk serious oh….yen di agoro wo ha!
Essien to start playing