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Michael Essien admits he’s baffled by Chelsea’s midseason form slump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Michael Essien admits he\u2019s baffled by Chelsea\u2019s midseason form slump.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Blues have since recovered to be within one win of taking the league leadership away from Sunday\u2019s opponents Manchester United.<\/span><\/p>\n

Essien wrote in his Chelsea blog: \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.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe simplest pass becomes a difficult task because you spend time thinking rather than just letting things flow. When you are on form you receive a pass and just let it go but when you are down you think too much and lose possession.<\/span><\/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. Maybe it\u2019s a confidence thing \u2013 who knows?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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