www.chelseafc.com<\/a>: \u201cIt has been a sweet and sour season.<\/p>\n\u201cTo use a sandwich analogy: sweet bread at the top, sour filling and more sweet bread at the bottom.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started the season extremely well, had a sour middle part and are now ending strongly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have hit a good run of form lately and have managed to haul ourselves back into the title race.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford this weekend to ensure we are in the driving seat and I can assure you we are up for it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team is playing well and I have no doubt we will give it everything we have to beat Man United.\u201d<\/p>\n
Essien, whose absence \u2013 along with those of John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba \u2013 coincided with Chelsea\u2019s mid-term slump, added: \u201cIt is fair to say it has been a mixed season for me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt started very well for me and, as the team kept winning, my form just got better. But then suddenly my fine form became average for whatever reason.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter my red card against Fulham, I picked up a slight toe injury and struggled to show the good form and performances I had shown at the start of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team was struggling for form and we were all trying but it just wasn\u2019t coming off.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was asked by friends many times what I felt the problem was and I couldn\u2019t explain. All I can say is when you hit a bad patch, you think about everything too much.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe simplest pass becomes a difficult task because you spend time thinking rather than just letting things flow.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you are on form, you receive a pass and just let it go.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when you are down, you think too much and lose possession.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am glad to say after many weeks working hard on the training pitch, it suddenly clicked and now we are in with a chance.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy season has been a sandwich one too and I am hoping the end will be extremely good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winning the title may make billionaire owner Roman Abramovich think twice about jettisoning manager Carlo Ancelotti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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