Grant: Shev not on form

Avram Grant has admitted that Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has struggled to recapture form after being benched by Jose Mourinho. Grant believes his nightmare spell at the club may well have taken its toll on Shevchenko's mental and physical well-being and therefore affected his performances.

There have been rumours that Chelsea have hired Olympic sprinter Darren Campbell to help Shevchenko.

"I prefer only to say that he was not at his best from the beginning of the year but there are many reasons for this," Grant said.

"You never know if it is because of the mental side that the player doesn't look so good in the physical side, or if it has come from the physical side. Sometimes it is both.

"We are talking about professional players. They need to handle everything. We are not baby-sitters of the players.

"We tried to help him as we try to help other players. But the players feel they need to help themselves. We have a big squad and we will need everybody, including Andriy Shevchenko."