Essien out to shed hard-man image

23 May, 2006

He might not have won a regular place in Chelsea's starting line-up, but Michael Essien certainly made a mark during his first season in England. About half-way up Didi Hamann's leg.
The combative Ghanaian midfielder found himself in disciplinary hot water for a shocking, studs up challenge on Liverpool midfielder Hamann that saw the German international stretchered off.

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