stmichael wrote:Good post Jonny. Agree pretty much with all of it. I know it sounds ludicrous to say, but as brilliant as Schevchenko is, I still think Drogba is more suited to the way Chelsea play.
I don't care what anyone says. Chelsea WILL NOT win the Champions League even with Schevchenko and Ballack because their manager isn't up to it tactically when it really matters.
Mourinho likes to play the 4-5-1 formation with a forward that holds up the ball. This has become evident in Chelsea's play and that's why Drogba was bought in by Mourinho. Most of Chelsea's goals come from midfield with the likes of Lampard and Robben.
I personally think that Mourinho's bought Shevchenko in to improve their woeful European form; (altho most Chelsea fans will say getting to the Champions League semi's twice in the space of three years is some sort of achievement). Shevchenko has a fine European pedigree having played in the competition time after time for AC Milan down the years, plus he's been in two finals, so he's a vetern at the competition.
It's no surprise that Roman want's to win the Champions League and claim back some of the money he's lost over the three years. And it comes as no surprise that every time Mourinho fails in Europe he drifting into the red zone. So that's why I think Shevcehenko has been bought in.
You say Mourinho isn't tatically prepared to do well in Europe, I disagree I think he is he just lets his arrogance and "special one" status cloud his football judgement, I think next season we will see a different Mourinho with a very different attitude because if he fails to land Chelsea the Champions League for the third time in a row then I'm pretty sure he'll get sacked.
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Lets not forget he won the trophy with Porto as well. So he knows how to win it and what he has to do to win it, the only question is will he win it?