Sheva Finds New Home …

By: Jack | March 5th, 2008

shevchenko0403es_228×370.jpg … in the reserves.

Chelsea’s record £31m signing captained the reserves against Reading on Monday, in a match that likely left Sheva in awe — more for the in-your-face shock of playing in the reserves than the no doubt electric atmosphere at Griffin Park.

The Club’s repeated denials that Sheva is fit — he has supposedly been working through a back injury for the past two months — only enhance the mystery revolving the man, who hasn’t appeared on any official injury lists the last two or three weeks. Regardless, it was vintage Sheva against Reading (if by vintage, you mean old). The Ukranian failed to score. He wasn’t alone, though, as Pizza Man, Ben Haim and Sidwell also showed just how important they are to first team in a 2-1 loss.

Has it really come to this? One of Europe’s most prolific strikers amongst the reserves? I won’t lie, I continue to root for him. And I will always hold him in high regard, if not only for his professionalism during this whole debacle that Chelsea has been. But how long will both he and the Club allow this to continue? He’s got to move on — and hopefully save some face.

Incidentally, Chelsea’s lone goal was put away superbly — from what I’ve read/heard by recent signee Franco Di Santo.



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  • Rob |  March 5th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

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    Its bewildering isn’t it?

    I think Sheva is an absolutely class act, one of the best strikers from his generation, and to keep a straight face and not throw a ridiculous temper tantrum about this kind of thing is a mark of the guy. But yeah, he has to get out of Chelsea. I would love for him to stay in the UK, just so he could prove he could sucseed here, but I dunno if I could see it happening unfortunatly. Where can he go?

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  • Jack |  March 5th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

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    Likely to Russia or back to Milan. MLS is a strong possibility, and he would be a great fit.

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  • Rob |  March 6th, 2008 at 6:30 am

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    He would be a good fit for the MLS (though god knows Milan need someone who is actually gonna score these days) but its kind of a shame if he does, just because in this country at least his reputation will have suffered immensely.

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  • tonus |  March 7th, 2008 at 9:47 am

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    As long as Chelsey keeps winning he will be out of the roster but ther should be a reason why AG does not include him in . He looked fine before the inguiry

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