Kaka is better than Ronaldo - Andriy Shevchenko

[El Coconuto]

KAKA IS BETTER THAN RONALDO - ANRIY SHEVCHENKO

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko believes AC Milan's Kaka is the best player in the world ahead of Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Shevchenko played with 25-year-old Kaka at Milan before joining the Premiership champions last summer.

When asked, in an interview in La Gazzetta dello Sport, to choose between Brazil international Kaka and Portugal's Ronaldo, Shevchenko did not hesitate.

'Kaka is the strongest player in the world,' said the 30-year-old Ukrainian.

'He deserves the Ballon D'Or (European player of the year award) and I'm certain he will get it, if not this time maybe in the not-too-distant future.'

Shevchenko believes his former team still have the upper hand in the race to reach the Champions League final despite losing 3-2 at Old Trafford in Tuesday's semi-final first-leg against United.

'At Manchester, Milan played exceptional football in the first half and were hindered with the injuries to Gennaro Gattuso and Paolo Maldini,' he said.

'Milan are a likeable team because they always play beautiful games.

'They play open football and in the Champions League they have played better. There is a respect for their top players and for the club.

'Milan have what it takes to progress to the final.'

Shevchenko admits that meeting Milan in the final in Athens would be in some ways an ordeal for him.

'I still don't want to think about it,' he said. 'There are still games to play before the final.

'Of course, for me it would be a thrilling evening and complicated, because Milan is not my former team but a family, a part of my life.'

Source: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=425360&cc=3436

I also thought this was an interesting article by Norman Hubbard who wrote who he'd pick from a combined Chelsea/Man United team. Definitely an interesting read...

Full article: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=424529&root=england&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos3&cc=3436

 

[Bumble]

Source: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=425360&cc=3436

I also thought this was an interesting article by Norman Hubbard who wrote who he'd pick from a combined Chelsea/Man United team. Definitely an interesting read...

Full article: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=424529&root=england&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos3&cc=3436

Yeah I read that. I await hybrid's response, which will no doubt feature the words "Scholes", "Lampard" and "they are mad, I am right, Lamps is sh*t waa waa waa"

 

[Phillips]

Kaka is clearly in the top 3 players in the world atm

 

[hybrid_tiger]

I have nothing against Lampard, Bumble. Good player, but nowhere near as good as you make out.

 

[Azkatro]

I also thought this was an interesting article by Norman Hubbard who wrote who he'd pick from a combined Chelsea/Man United team. Definitely an interesting read...

How funny is the picture caption in that article? It's a shot of Lampard with a fist raised on the pitch, presumably celebrating a win after the full-time whistle. Yet the caption says "Frank Lampard celebrates gaining one of the positions on midfield." :lol:

 

[hybrid_tiger]

This is better:

BECAUSE I'M FRANK LAMPARD

Training:

- 'Show up late. Make sure all the reserves and youth players see me strolling in fashionably late, on me mobile, don't look at them. I'm Frank Lampard, I can be late.'

- 'Juggle the ball while Jose's chatting. Nobody else would do it, but I'm Frank Lampard, I can do it. Cameras *will* be around, so ensure to pull up shorts and flex thigh muscles at any available opportunity.'

- 'Play on same 5-a-side team as Cech, Makalele, Essien, and Drogba. Score all the goals, avoid all the tackles, take the limelight. I'm Frank Lampard'.

Match Day:

- 'Look pumped in Tunnel for the Sky Cameras. I'm Frank Lampard and I'm ready for action. Feign interest in fat, disabled child that I have to hold hands with, but turn from doting sentimentalist to rugged winner in flick of a second.'

- 'Touch the grass on entering the pitch. Kiss ring. All the Spaniards do it, and I *could* do it if I was at Barcelona. I'm linked with them all the time me. Nobody else in Chelsea line up does it, I'll be the one standing out from the crowd on the Sky cameras.'

- 'Stand, hand-on-hips staring at opposition ready for battle. I'm Frank Lampard and I'm pumped for this #@%!$.'

- 'Take the ball off Terry, and give it to Carvalho.'

- 'Ball kicked out of play for an injury, make sure I'm the one to give it back to the opposition, even if I have to run from one corner of the pitch to the other to do it.'

- 'Take all Free-kicks, and corners, and penalties. Anything that involves extra camera-time.'

- 'Shoot'

- 'If hair gets wrecked, don't adjust it. I'm Frank Lampard and I'm not even thinking about my dishevelled hair cos I'm so in the zone'

- 'Adopt 'Do I really have to play with these amateurs?' attitude when SWP can't control my cross-field pass that went 40 yards over his head'

- 'Score via 8 defelctions. Run to fans, pumped. I do this all the time me.'

- 'Kiss ring finger. Even though I'm not even married'

- 'Pump arms at fans. FURIOUSLY! "Are you gonna help me with this, or do I have to carry this team myself?" GRRRR.'

- 'Match over. Get shirt off quicksmart. Fold shorts down. Ripped abs. Hair a mess. I look great.'

Post-match:

- 'Accept another MOTM bottle of Champagne awarded to me by Jamie Redknapp, my cousin. Don't say thanks, don't look at the bottle, don't look at the camera. I get these all the time.'

- 'Report for England duty. Talk about self and goalscoring form in all pre-match interviews.'

- 'Sit with frown on face at being rested. I'm Frank Lampard and I don't do dropped'

- 'Do Tesco ad's. Britain's biggest Supermarket chain gets Britain's best footballer, Frank Lampard.'

LOL

 

[Eddie.]

Just let the Wet Spam fan that wrote that know Frank is happy to be rested.

I saw him sitting on the bench just 2 weeks ago having a right old chuckle with Jose.

I think it was 4-1 after 75 minutes at Upton Park and Wet Spam were going down again, LOL

 

[NK Arsenal]

Christiano is better then Kaka

 

[sydraider]

Thank you sheva, you have lit a fuse.