Monday, June 22, 2009

Sheva wants to come home (sort of)


You might remember this chap named Andriy Shevchenko. Comes from Ukraine, looks a bit like that actor Ethan Hawke. Yes, that's right, him. He's the guy who scored a gazillion goals at AC Milan and then threw it all away for money by going to Chelsea where he ended up scoring bumpkus and then went crying back to Milan. Yep, that guy.

Well, now he wants a second chance at Chelsea. See, turns out Stamford Bridge wasn't really Sheva's kryptonite as his second stint with Milan was worse than his first with the Blues. And with a grand total of zero goals in 17 matches for the Rossoneri, Sheva has wisely opted for a return to Chelsea as chances are slim the Italian giants would want to retain him for another season.

Also, big daddy Carlo Ancelotti, who's always been nice to Sheva, is now at Stamford Bridge and for all we know, might actually give the Ukrainian striker another chance, especially if Chelsea's efforts to bring in Carlos Tevez don't materialise.

But Sheva better learn quickly that the fall from grace in football can be quite unforgiving and if he doesn't make the cut, he could end up in some mid-table club in the Premier League. That would indeed be quite a shame for a footballer that was once Europe's best.

And he only has to look as far as Michael Owen, who at one time was also the best in Europe. Today, he finds himself in a Championship side unless a move to Hull materialises. Imagine that. Hull City's coming to Owen's rescue. There was a time when the likes of Hull wouldn't have been to get through to someone like Owen on the phone let alone enter negotiations with him. It's quite sad, really.

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