Essien getting sent off would've been harsh! His first yellow, yes fair enough, he lead with his arm in the jump. The second incident with Lauren is laughable, his arm made contact with his chest, it wasn't raised, that happens in football all the time. Lauren just made the most out of it to try get him sent off.
Calling him a disgrace to football is absurd, yes he should have had 2 red cards this sesason (tackle on Ben Haim and Hamann) and they were really bad challenges, but a disgrace to football?
Roy Keane admitted in his book he set out to break Alfie Haaland's leg when he did and yet he's referred to as one of the best footballers in the Premiership ever... disgrace to football? I think not!
I've seen Bergkamp stamp on/kick players on the floor, throw elbows, disgrace to football? No!
Come on, you can't go saying things like that, it's just daft!