Sheva Blues

It was hard to keep up with the number of Chelsea players coming out in support of Andriy Shevchenko last week.

Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and John Obi Mikel all tried to boost the struggling Ukrainian but it didn’t seem to make a scrap of difference against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Speaking on Match of the Day, Alan Hansen expressed his fears for the £30m striker.

“I think he looks heavy-legged. I don’t think he can run that fast.

“I’m not so sure. His performances so far in the Premiership have not been that great and when Michael Ballack and Joe Cole come back, I’m not sure he’s going to play.”

Having watched the game, I find it hard to disagree with Hansen – although I also take Mourinho’s point that Sheva’s all-round play was impressive and he did as much as anyone to try to create a Chelsea winner.

With him and Thierry Henry on form, we could be watching the world’s best two strikers in the Premiership and that is an enticing prospect.

I hope Mourinho’s right when he says Sheva just needs time but after Saturday’s performance, like Hansen, I’m not so sure.

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