Shevchenko injured!

The moral leader of the Ukrainian national team, Andriy Shevchenko, has sustained an injury while playing for Milan.

‘Andriyko’ will be out for 25 days, and will just be back in time for the World cup. Ukraine have proven to be an incredibly dangerous side with Shevchenko, but what non Ukrainians don’t know, is that - We are just as dangerous without him. Sheva is only a great thing, but we do have 10 other guys who can carry the load when Sheva is hurt, and when Sheva has an off night they still do it. (See 1 - 0 win vs Denmark in Ukraine, 0 - 1 win vs Greece in Greece, and many, many more). A full article, from www.uefa.com, can be seen below.

Andriy Shevchenko is a major concern for Ukraine ahead this summer’s FIFA World Cup after it was confirmed that the AC Milan striker twisted his left knee during Sunday’s 3-2 win against Parma FC.

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Shevchenko therefore faces a race against time to recover on time for Ukraine’s World Cup debut on 14 June against Spain. There are more immediate concerns for club side Milan, who will be without their talismanic top scorer for their last league game against AS Roma on Sunday. It is a must-win match for the Rossoneri, who currently lie three points behind Juventus in the race for the Scudetto.

Even if he was to not play in the World Cup (which he will, this is only ‘worst case scenario’) the only thing required to make our team play to the maximum of their potential is him being present. Shevchenko being present in the locker room lifts everyone to another level, and surprisingly, is much more affective then him simply playing on the feild, for Ukraine anyway.

My only concern is that when he does come back to the lineup, he won’t be used to his Ukrainian teammates (as it will be 6/7 months since he’s played with them), which could cause problems for the entire team.