Mourinho defend Sheva again
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho again defended below-par striker Andriy Shevchenko last night.
He said: "Sheva has a big problem because of the player he is. It was the same situation when everyone was criticising Frank Lampard.
"If you are a Mickey Mouse player, no one complains because every weekend you are nothing. But if you are a big player and have a bit of a grey moment then everyone talks about it.
"If a top keeper lets one rabbit slip through his legs it's a scandal. If it's a bad keeper people just say 'he's done it again'.
"The problem is Sheva's quality. But we are winning without his goals so imagine what we will be like when he starts scoring."
Mourinho also declared he'll play John Terry against Levski Sofia, if he's fit.
Mourinho insisted: "I'm not tempted to rest JT because we need more points in the Champions League.
"We only have three points so far and we can't qualify with that. We need another seven to nine points so I will pick my best available team.
"If JT is in the right condition and is 100 per cent fit I will have no doubts about picking him."
He said: "Sheva has a big problem because of the player he is. It was the same situation when everyone was criticising Frank Lampard.
"If you are a Mickey Mouse player, no one complains because every weekend you are nothing. But if you are a big player and have a bit of a grey moment then everyone talks about it.
"If a top keeper lets one rabbit slip through his legs it's a scandal. If it's a bad keeper people just say 'he's done it again'.
"The problem is Sheva's quality. But we are winning without his goals so imagine what we will be like when he starts scoring."
Mourinho also declared he'll play John Terry against Levski Sofia, if he's fit.
Mourinho insisted: "I'm not tempted to rest JT because we need more points in the Champions League.
"We only have three points so far and we can't qualify with that. We need another seven to nine points so I will pick my best available team.
"If JT is in the right condition and is 100 per cent fit I will have no doubts about picking him."
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