Shevchenko and the sad years at Chelsea (Part 1)

Andriy Shevchenko came to Chelsea in the summer of 2006 as the best striker in the world, but was considered the most expensive purchase of the era when he left.

What happened to the top scorer from Eastern Europe at the time? It was a question that many years had passed, and former teammate John Obi Mikel still could not answer.

“Andriy is a terrible freak. Never wait for him to take the initiative. It’s the quietest teammate I’ve ever known,” Mikel said of the feeling of playing next to Shevchenko, at Chelsea. “Andriy owns an incredible resume at AC Milan. I grew up with his performances on television. So when Andriy actually joined Chelsea, I was overwhelmed. We were not. I can understand why he left Italy to come here, because he didn’t say anything – not talking on the pitch, not talking on the training ground nor talking on the pitch. It is strange! “.

Sheva has little to say, but there is so much to say about him. He has a brilliant career, with undeniable talent. But in the list of the worst contracts of all time, whether solicited at any newspaper or website, it is easy to see his name in the first group.

But 14 years ago, no one saw that scenario. When Chelsea broke the transfer record of English football – £ 30.8 million – to pull him out of Milan in the summer of 2006, everyone believed it was a good combination. Chelsea has won the Premier League for two consecutive years. Not only wanted to build a dominant position in England, Chelsea also dreamed of the Champions League and expected Sheva to help realize that dream.

Yet Sheva brings more problems, than the positive things that Chelsea wait. Money labels, he is the big reason that the relationship between owner Roman Abramovich and coach Jose Mourinho, which had been cracked before, gradually came to an irrevocable place.

Mourinho entered the 2006-2007 season with a bad mood, despite Chelsea’s convincing coronation in the English Premier League. Just the third round of the 2005-2006 season, “The Blues” climbed to the top of the table and held that unique position for the rest of the tournament. But outside the pitch, things are not that good.