I really don't get why Essien has such bad stats in Fm. I know he has been injured for a long time but still he has such bad stats i really don't get that. I'm not even a Chelsea supporter.
Essien deserves a lot better he is one of the best dm's in the world in my opinion.
I had the same thing with United and Birame Diouf he did not accept the contract but i tried it 3 or 4 times and then he accepted it. I traded him for Andrew Ayew and payed nothing extra so it was a pretty good deal for me. I would suggest keep trying and throw them in the reserve team.
In real i would put:
Silva and Ozil to give Busquets and Mascherano a really bad day.
Hamsik and Essien to try and stop Xavi and Iniesta what is almost imposible and you have 2 players who can go box to box and work their *** of every game.
I also had Kaka on tranfer listed but i think you pay way too much wages for him and you can get any great talent and they will do the job just as good. What team are you btw?