Flop Shevchenko Not Depressed
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.”
I think we all love Andriy Shevchenko but as I have written -
http://www.buzzinfootballblog.co.uk/where-next-for-andriy-shevchenko/114/ I believe Shevchenko was past his prime, off the pace and used to Serie A which is played at a much slower pace than the Premier League.
I personally think Shevchenko will be suited to the MLS and will be a great success if he were to move to a club where he can once again be the star of the team.
Terry Lane
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