The only player that could replace Sheva would be Henry. Eto'o is a good player but not in the same league as the other 2. I see him as the La Liga version of Andy Cole (Man Utd days), scores all the goals due to the quality of players playing behind him.BoomAM said:Simple really.
We lose the best in the world, and replace him with Mr Reliable in Crespo, and either Henry or Eto'o.
Shevchenko to leave...?!?
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eto is of a better class than cole ...
he has great ability on the ball.
doubt we'll see henry playing for milan.
...he has great ability on the ball.
doubt we'll see henry playing for milan.
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true 
henry is the best striker in the world...followed by shevchenko...
edit: normally that stirs things up... well it did when is said sheva was the best in the world.
henry is the best striker in the world...followed by shevchenko...
edit: normally that stirs things up... well it did when is said sheva was the best in the world.
lemonkettaz said:
Okay so I employed a bit to much hyperbole, but the fact remains that they wouldn't be as good. That is unless Henry or Eto signs for them which I think is probably going to happen (Eto I think when/if Henry goes to Barca).
Nevertheless I'm sure Chelsea will win the CL if Sheva joins and they get a player who has creativity in abundance (something I think they lacked this season). If Robben isn't sold and reclaims his god-like form of a season and a half ago then Chelsea will be absolutely lethal.
Soldato
I disagree.Royality said:
Your basically saying that Milan are a one man team. When they arnt.
Sheva is a big player for us.
But we have beaten the best without him. And our strike force of Inzaghi & Gila isnt exactely one that'll be short on goals either. Gila has scored almost as many as Sheva in the league alone. In his first season. Europe is lacking, but that'll come, and until then, Inzaghi will tide us over.
Eto's the likely target for Milan to get, but will probably go cheapo and get RvN.
Henry wouldnt be willing to give SeriaA another bash considering how he was in it last time. While he would cut it, mentally, i think he'd be doubting himself for a move to SeriaA.
NokkonWud said:
I don't buy into these sort of comments... "if team X hadn't of had a blip, they would have won the league". Well, we may as well say that Sunderland would have won the league if they hadn't of gone through a bad patch
The best squad wins the league and the fact is that MU/Liverpool didn't play well enough to compete with the daddies. Yes, MU had some injury troubles, but not as many as Birmingham. Even the likes of Arsenal had 8 defenders missing for an extended period of time (at least 5 of them for a period of months). These are the sort of excuses we like to throw up, but at the end of the day it's a helluva an assumption to make that fewer injuries would have meant the title heading elsewhere.Chelsea got over 90 points and no team has ever done that and lost the league. The first XI of MU is arguably a match for Chelsea, but over 38 games the squad depth and tactical nous of Chelsea pays off. They are a machine, 18 wins and 1 draw from their 19 home games is absolutely brutal.
BoomAM said:Eto's the likely target for Milan to get, but will probably go cheapo and get RvN.
Henry wouldnt be willing to give SeriaA another bash considering how he was in it last time. While he would cut it, mentally, i think he'd be doubting himself for a move to SeriaA.
RvN would get you more goals than Eto'o I feel.
Soldato
I hope Shevchenko does go to Chelsea, because then we can just use Dudek each time we play them.
Soldato
Im not so sure.NokkonWud said:
Inzaghi is a similar style of player, a poacher, and Gila can also function in that role. Getting RvN would give us no 'depth' to our strike force.
Soldato
More news:
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Mourinho set for Shevchenko fight
Shevchenko watched Milan play on Sunday from the stands
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is expecting a fight from AC Milan in his bid to sign striker Andriy Shevchenko.
Chief executive Peter Kenyon confirmed on Sunday that the club want to sign the Ukraine international - who has said he is thinking of leaving Milan.
Mourinho said: "I cannot say that Shevchenko does not interest me, but AC Milan are a very powerful club.
"They don't need to sell players in order to buy good players. It's going to be very difficult.
Mourinho added: "To improve the fantastic squad we have, you can go in two directions - young players you can work with, improve and have success in a couple of years, or the best players in the world."
Mourinho have also been linked to Argentina World Cup striker Carlos Tevez.
Mourinho recently travelled to watch play for Corinthians and Tevez, 22, is convinced he is on the brink of a move to Stamford Bridge.
"Chelsea intend to take me," he said.
"It's difficult to distance myself from them because they have shown a lot of affection towards me and my family.
"He's (Mourinho) looking at what's there. There must have been a reason to come to see me play."
But Kenyon said: "We have looked at him and he is a good player and does a good job but all the reports of him being linked with us are not right. I would be surprised to see him in a Chelsea shirt next season."
Source: BBC
Man of Honour
It's quite simple really.
Milan want Gallas (& Crespo?), he wants to leave, Chelsea want Shevchenko, he wants to leave.
Both clubs are flexing their muscles whilst it's in the public eye, as soon as the WC starts, deals will be done without either club losing face
Milan want Gallas (& Crespo?), he wants to leave, Chelsea want Shevchenko, he wants to leave.
Both clubs are flexing their muscles whilst it's in the public eye, as soon as the WC starts, deals will be done without either club losing face
Soldato
Its not a case of losing face.
And Gallas, by law, can buy himself out of his contracts final year and Chelsea wouldnt be able to do anything about it. (Ive ive understood the law correctly).
And Gallas, by law, can buy himself out of his contracts final year and Chelsea wouldnt be able to do anything about it. (Ive ive understood the law correctly).
Soldato
Man of Honour
Of course it is.BoomAM said:
2 big money teams each holding trump cards which the other wants but each not wanting to lay first. As soon as the spotlight shifts (ie WC) deals will be done under the table.
I'll bet you your Sheva v my Gallas & raise you a Crespo that Gallas never needs to buy himself out of his contract
Soldato
If its done under the table we'll never know anyway? 
Man of Honour
As I said, it's all poker:
José Mourinho has added his thoughts:
“The natural thing is that you have a big striker coming to join us at Chelsea to make this team stronger. I cannot say if it is Shevchenko or not because he belongs to Milan and they can say the same thing to him as we are saying in relation to Gallas, no offers and no way of leave.
“This is the power the club can have when they have a contract with the player. I am optimistic first of all to keep every player who is important to us and optimistic that we can bring in two or three players of big quality, Shevchenko or another one, I am confident of that general situation but I cannot say I am confident it will be Shevchenko particularly because Milan are powerful and can say no way.”
José Mourinho has added his thoughts:
“The natural thing is that you have a big striker coming to join us at Chelsea to make this team stronger. I cannot say if it is Shevchenko or not because he belongs to Milan and they can say the same thing to him as we are saying in relation to Gallas, no offers and no way of leave.
“This is the power the club can have when they have a contract with the player. I am optimistic first of all to keep every player who is important to us and optimistic that we can bring in two or three players of big quality, Shevchenko or another one, I am confident of that general situation but I cannot say I am confident it will be Shevchenko particularly because Milan are powerful and can say no way.”