Michael Essien statue ‘worse’ than Ronaldo’s and Maradona’s

Jan 3, 2018

How football fans reacted to another terrible statue of a player

Twitter

The statue of former Chelsea and Ghana star Michael Essien

First it was Cristiano Ronaldo, then it was Diego Maradona. Now it’s Michael Essien’s turn to hit the headlines because of a new statue.

Essien, the former Chelsea and Real Madrid star, is the latest footballer to be “honoured” by having a statue made of him.

Unveiled in his homeland of Ghana, the statue of Essien has been the subject of much comment on social media.

Here are some of the Twitter reactions:

Which is worse?

Which statue is worse?
RT for Michael Essien
LIKE for Christiano Ronaldo
%uD83D%uDE02%uD83D%uDE02%uD83D%uDE02 pic.twitter.com/1i37BS8SXI
— Football Super Tips (@FootySuperTips) January 3, 2018

Ronaldo’s statue now looks like the work of Da Vinci…

This statue of Michael Essien in Ghana makes the Cristiano Ronaldo one look like the work of Leonardo da Vinci. pic.twitter.com/X9nWvU4p3F
— Coral (@Coral) January 3, 2018

Statue wars.

%uD83D%uDE48 Michael Essien, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona or Fulham...
%uD83D%uDE09 Who's done it better? pic.twitter.com/GrIeaGSqUb
— Super 6 (@Super6) January 3, 2018

One is really scary, the other is Pennywise the clown from horror IT.

What%u2019s more scary?
%uD83D%uDD01 Michael Essien Statue
%u2764%uFE0F IT https://t.co/nvDd1K61Zj pic.twitter.com/o2ghSjXkfJ
— betclever (@bet_clever) January 3, 2018

The art of football and statues.