{"id":427507,"date":"2017-10-11T06:30:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T06:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/11\/derek-boateng-hails-micheal-essien\/"},"modified":"2017-10-11T06:30:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T06:30:34","slug":"derek-boateng-hails-micheal-essien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/11\/derek-boateng-hails-micheal-essien\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Boateng hails Micheal Essien"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 10 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Modernghana.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-10-10<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/52242115.295.jpg\" alt=\"Derek Boateng Ghweb\" title=\"Derek Boateng Ghweb\" width=\"295\" height=\"190\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Derek Boateng says he was mesmerized by the professionalism of  Essien<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1507703434_728_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Former Black Stars player, Derek Boateng, says he was mesmerized by the professionalism and determination of Michael Essien which contributed to his illustrious football career.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea midfielder is considered one of the finest footballers on the African continent and was simply unstoppable during his peak as he established himself as a footballer with a blend of vision, technique and power.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Football Legends Night Show on GH One TV on Friday, Boateng hailed the exploits of Essien in his playing career especially at the youth level where he was so consistent and never lost form as he further applauded the seriousness of the former Real Madrid Star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEssien is so professional and you have no idea. Sometimes when we are on break in Europe and we come down to Ghana, Essien wouldn\u2019t come because he was so determined to make it and he was the only player at the U-17 level who kept his position throughout the qualifiers to the tournament,\u201d Boateng said on the Football Legends Night Show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEssien never lost form in his career and always kept his position. 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