Hleb: Sheva move doomed
Alexander Hleb believes Andrei Shevchenko's Chelsea move was doomed from the start.
Arsenal's Alexander Hleb believes Andrei Shevchenko's high-profile move to Chelsea was doomed before he arrived in England.The Ukraine international hit-man was a big-money capture last summer from Milan, but has just three Premiership goals to his name.
Hleb thinks Shevchenko was too old to make the move and that he never had a chance of adapting to the tempo of the English game.
"I would never have risked coming to England towards the end of my career," explained Hleb to the Sun.
"The older you get, the harder it gets. Shevchenko is not the first great footballer who has not managed to crown himself in glory here.
"I was never convinced he would be able to play in England. I don't have anything against him.
"The problem lies in the style of the England league, in terms of the tempo, and the time you get to think on the pitch.
"The younger a player is, the easier it is for him to adapt and get to grips with English football."
