{"id":42846,"date":"2021-05-12T16:01:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T16:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=42846"},"modified":"2021-05-12T15:52:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T15:52:13","slug":"epl-michael-essien-names-club-to-win-premier-league-title-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-michael-essien-names-club-to-win-premier-league-title-next-season","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Michael Essien names club to win Premier League title next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Chelsea midfielder, Michael Essien has tipped his old club to win the Premier League title next season under Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have made it to the Champions League and FA Cup finals this season and have also climbed to third in the table.<\/p>\n<p>They were ninth when Tuchel took over from club legend Frank Lampard in the Stamford Bridge in January.<\/p>\n<p>And Essien, who won the league title twice with Chelsea, believes the west Londoners will be stronger next season and lift the title.<\/p>\n<p>Essien, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Side Bet on Chelsea v Leicester, said, \u201cI\u2019m going to say Chelsea win the league next season, based on how good they\u2019ve looked since Thomas Tuchel has taken over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re my first choice for the title, then it\u2019s obviously going to be Man United, Liverpool and Man City who will be right up there with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the players Thomas Tuchel has got at his disposal, I think he\u2019s got all the tools needed to challenge for the title next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look from the goalkeepers to the forwards, they\u2019ve got big names all over the pitch. They\u2019ve got it all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the fact that they\u2019ve got Thiago Silva at the back, his experience really is vital to that team and he\u2019s such a great name the younger players in the squad can learn from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe commands the back line very well, but even without him, they\u2019ve got Antonio Rudiger, Kurt Zouma and Andreas Christensen, so they\u2019re very strong in that area.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Chelsea midfielder, Michael Essien has tipped his old club to win the Premier League title next season under Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea have made it to the Champions League and FA Cup finals this season and have also climbed to third in the table. 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