It was always going to be difficult for Andriy Shevchenko to live up to potential after signing for Chelsea for a massive £30 million. However, I don't think anyone expected the former Milan man to flop as dreadfully as he has in the Premiership.

However, Chelsea boss, Avram Grant, has today insisted that Shevchenko is not depressed, and that he will be relied upon over the coming months when Didier Drogba will be away playing in the African Cup of Nations.

"One of the reasons why I have not rushed to make a decision on signing during the African Nations Cup is we have good strikers here in Shevchenko and Claudio Pizarro," said Grant.

"They are in the squad because they will be useful during that period, but not just then. I want him (Shevchenko) to be useful this month as well.

"He is not depressed. I can only judge players by what I hear when they speak with me or what I see in training. He is happy in training and he is training very well.

"When you come to a big club and you have so many big strikers, sometimes there are big names that don't play for a period of time."