I'll go if Mourinho wants me to...
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ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO last night revealed he is ready to pack his bags and leave Chelsea — if Jose Mourinho wants him out.
The Ukraine striker has scored just three league goals since his £30.8million summer move to Stamford Bridge from AC Milan. Now his future in London is in doubt as the January transfer window approaches.
Shevchenko, 30, said: “I feel at home at Chelsea and it’s felt like my team for a long time. But unfortunately my game doesn’t suit Mourinho.
“Everyone has been writing about me being sent on loan to Milan. I still haven’t discussed this question with the management — but the bosses themselves probably still haven’t decided.
“But if it happens, I am ready to pack my bags. I’m a completely self-confident person. “If I don’t suit somebody then I’ll go back to Italy and prove how good I can still be. “I’m not finished as a player. On the other hand I have nothing to prove to anybody.
“Everybody already knows what Andriy Shevchenko is capable of.
“Roman Abramovich is my friend and completely on my side. But all he could do was insist on a loan deal instead of me being sold.
“I do understand Mourinho. I am not scoring as many as I would like to so even Abramovich isn’t really putting his foot down over it, although he could do as the owner of the club.
“Of course I will be sorry to leave London if it comes to that. Firstly because of my family, who have already made a new life here.”
Meanwhile, Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack will be eager to put one over his German pal Jens Lehmann on Sunday. The two have shared barbecues and family outings following the German captainÂ’s move to Chelsea last summer.
But Ballack insisted: “I won’t be phoning Jens this week and I don’t have to. “I know Arsenal is a special match and, even though the games come thick and fast, all the players know that some games are very special indeed.” -
its more of whether roman, rather than mourinho, wants him leave
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chelsea rly ruined him for good
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Shevchenko reveals Chelsea doubts
£30 million striker Andriy Shevchenko has admitted for the first time that he could leave Chelsea
The Ukranian moved to Stamford Bridge from AC Milan in the summer but has failed to show the sort of form which made him one of Europe's deadliest strikers over the last decade.
Shevchenko now admits he could leave London because his game is not suited to the style of Blues boss Jose Mourinho.
Shevchenko said if Jose Mourinho decides he does not fit into his plans he will leave. The Ukraine star, 30, has scored just three league goals since his £30.8m summer move and has been linked with a return to AC Milan.
Shevchenko is still considered a hero by AC Milan fans after he helped them win European club football's greatest prize in 2003.
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this shows both buan song each other..
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Sheva is not untouchable
JOSE MOURINHO has admitted for the first time Andriy Shevchenko is not a guaranteed Chelsea starter.
In a sensational SunSport interview, the Blues boss brands NINE of his team ‘untouchable’ — but says £30million Sheva is yet to earn the title.
Mourinho insists Blues owner Roman Abramovich, a friend of Shevchenko, has never forced him to pick the Ukrainian. And if he did, Jose would walk out.
Mourinho, whose team host Arsenal in Sunday’s crunch clash, added: “Sheva is not untouchable because of the way he is playing. "Makelele , Essien and Frank Lampard are untouchable because of the way they play.
Michael Ballack, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Ashley Cole, Drogba, they are untouchable. “The right-back is not untouchable. That is why I try this and that. “But, at this moment, we have nine untouchable players.
Asked if Abramovich forces him to play Shevchenko, Mourinho replied: “He would never do this. If he does this, it’s because he doesn’t trust the manager.
“If he doesn’t trust the manager, he has enough money to sack me, to give me my compensation, send me home and bring another one in.
“Is he happy with me? Yes. He respects me. The day he doesn’t respect me, just give me the cheque and send me home.”
Sunsport revealed last week how Chelsea were on the trail of ValenciaÂ’s David Villa, and that Sheva could be loaned to AC Milan.
The player himself has now suggested he might quit the club even though he scored in the win over Levski Sofia on Tuesday night.
Mourinho also revealed he wants Chelsea reserves to have a place in the Championship. He said: “The reserve team competition should finish, it is nothing. -
lampard is untouchable? because he is british or because he is really good.
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haben half season wan to go back liao?
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Shevchenko: Fully committed
Sheva 'hungry' for Blues success
Andriy Shevchenko has reiterated his 'commitment and hunger for success' at Chelsea amid reports he was seeking a way out of Stamford Bridge.
The Blues' record signing insists he has given only one interview in recent weeks to a Russian magazine called ProSport and on Thursday reiterated his commitment to the club.
"I give 100 per cent all the time and I am committed and hungry for success with Chelsea," the 30-year-old said.
"I have total respect for the Chelsea club and fans as well as for football in England and the culture of the country.
"There are always good and not so good moments in sport, that's normal. If that means there is opinion and criticism, I respect that."
Shevchenko admitted in the ProSport interview he was unhappy with the start he made with the Premiership champions but denied struggling to adapt to the rigours of English football. -
I think its Lampard that could be the problem... he as an attacking midfielder and is suppose to be creating for the strikers... Instead, he is only interested in shooting from far out the box... and not creating for the strikers... same problem for England too when he plays in the central midfield area...Originally posted by dragg:lampard is untouchable? because he is british or because he is really good.
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agreed! lampard is over-rated. It is bcause of players like Essien and Makelele doing the dirty work for him (in Chelsea), and Hargreaves (in England); that's why he's able to play so freely. Yet all he ever does was to take pathetic pot-shots from outside the box which almost none was on target.Originally posted by zocoss:I think its Lampard that could be the problem... he as an attacking midfielder and is suppose to be creating for the strikers... Instead, he is only interested in shooting from far out the box... and not creating for the strikers... same problem for England too when he plays in the central midfield area... 
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We shall see, the Battle of London cometh.
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i beg to differ....lampard is the man that links the defence to attack. evertime chelsea go the direct route, the striker will hold up the ball then pass it to lampard who will bring players into the attack. essien and makelele are the players who breaks opponents counter attack when chelsea lose the ball
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Just look at Gerrard and Scholes, these 2 players are alway trying to create for their forwards... whereas lampard is always going for himself only... That could be one of the reason shev is not getting enough support from his midfield... Over at AC, he had Kaka doing that job...
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good post everytime i mention this they seems to ignore it and i doubt they even watch Chelsea match when they mention that he is over-rated which obviously he is notOriginally posted by used:i beg to differ....lampard is the man that links the defence to attack. evertime chelsea go the direct route, the striker will hold up the ball then pass it to lampard who will bring players into the attack. essien and makelele are the players who breaks opponents counter attack when chelsea lose the ball
he done something special against barcelona 0 angle shot !
Ronaldo was in a similar position against boro in the building up of the 2nd goal but he did not attempt to shoot from there instead back pass the ball to giggs
Lampard is some 1 special and very hardworking and determined and great shooting power and accuracy and injury free ! Excellent playmaker and great long pass accuracy and keep the ball well and played 150+ consecutive matches without fail i think.The consecutive matches run ended last mid-season -
Actually you hit the nail right on its head... You took the words right out of my mouth and gave us a very good example.Originally posted by ghimpheng:good post everytime i mention this they seems to ignore it and i doubt they even watch Chelsea match when they mention that he is over-rated which obviously he is not
he done something special against barcelona 0 angle shot !
Ronaldo was in a similar position against boro in the building up of the 2nd goal but he did not attempt to shoot from there instead back pass the ball to giggs
Lampard is some 1 special and very hardworking and determined and great shooting power and accuracy and injury free ! Excellent playmaker and great long pass accuracy and keep the ball well and played 150+ consecutive matches without fail i think.The consecutive matches run ended last mid-season
That is the point i was referring to... He just try his luck even when he is not in the best of positions. He never consider the strikers who were in a better position than himself.
He may have scored in that match but that doesn't mean he can do it again right... Goals like that are probably 1 in 50 shots, in fact i think that is a once in a lifetime kind, if you get lucky it goes in for you but if you miss it, you will look at it as an almost impossible shot, but you would have wasted an opportunity to set up for your strikers and the team.
It is precisely this attitude that is what i was trying to say, even when there were others in a better position than himself, he will still go for the shot. Which is a selfish thing and the strikers will get lesser support when your attacking midfielder doesn't create for you.
We have all seen in the recent WC where lampard was taking pot-shots like nobodies business and i think he didn't even score one... if he would just pass to the strikers, and do what an attacking midfielders suppose to be doing... maybe the team would fair better.
It is no wonder why McClaren wants Paul Scholes back in the England setup... Gerrard could have done a better job too i believe.
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imo i think only players untouchable are drogba and terryOriginally posted by dragg:lampard is untouchable? because he is british or because he is really good.
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And i do not think that it was right of mourinho to speak out and say which players in his teams are untouchable. As a manager, he's team morale comes first and he should rethink what he said when he quote that the nine players he has are untouchables. what sort of signals is he sending out to the reserve team who are comprised of internationals who are striving hard to break into the first 11 only to hear the manager say that.
Look at the teams of other managers, i do hear praises for their players when they perform well but i never heard of a manager implying that nine of his players are untouchable. that would not be right for both the team, players, clubs and fans.