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Does Shevchenko Deserve the Criticism?

Started by The Gaffer · 3 months ago

Andriy Shevchenko came under more pressure today as former Republic of Ireland striker Tony Cascarino proclaimed that the Shevchenko we know and have loved over the years for AC Milan will not regain his form on the pitch for Chelsea.
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5 comments

  • Kartik

    1 year ago

    Sheva is built better for the Italian game than the English. That doesn't mean he is not good enough to play for Chelsea or that the PL is better than Serie A, but that's just a fact.
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  • Joe Ginto

    1 year ago

    You are probably correct, Kartik. There aren't many recent examples of players coming from Serie A and having too much success in England (the reverse is even more prevalent). I saw the Ukraine-Italy match a few times and I can tell you Sheva still has it. He was never a "pacy" player and probably lacks the quickness to be an effective frontman for Chelsea. It does sadden me because he's just been absolutely grilled up one side and down the other and really needs to just leave England at this point. He has so many factors going against him at the moment that I don't see it ever getting better.


    The moral here is don't let your wife dictate your professional decisions. He'll never get these 2 years back.
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  • Anonymous

    1 year ago

    Perhaps he might get more playing time now Mourinho has quit!
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  • JLay

    1 year ago

    Sheva and Kalou are getting the same service that Drogba gets.
    Drogba produces world-class goals at an electric pace. The other two? Not so much.



    And Sheva gets a ton of criticism because he was so expensive, same as Ballack.



    He's a 30m hood ornament.



    His play style does not suit the PL at all- and he'll never get any better. He's good for about 10 goals a year if he plays week in and week out. And at 30m, that's not going to be good enough.
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  • Kevin

    3 months ago

    Sheva can handle the English game, the guy was a boxer before football hint hint. There were more problems off the pitch add to The Special One's opinions we already know about.

    Check out this month's FourFourTwo, there is an article on What if Trades had happened, Sheva was mentioned for another Premier Club and I think he would have sold out the park.
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