The former Chelsea star stated that he was much focused on achieving greatness on the field and that alone was all the spirit he needed to keep going as a footballer.
Essien, who is considered as one of the best midfielders in his generation played an instrumental role for the Black Stars and the clubs he featured for before calling it a quit.
His outstanding performance during his playing days earned him praises from fans but according to him, he didn’t pay attention to it.
“To be honest it doesn’t really make a difference in my life or career. I just want to play football, the rest I don’t really pay much attention to it.”
“I just love football and just want to play so that is what I have done the whole of my career, that’s to concentrate in my game,” he said.
Michael Essien is currently working with Danish side FC Nordsjælland as a member of their technical team. Read Full Story
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