Andriy Shevchenko has been compared to the Milan Great Marco Van Basten when he joined Milan. Now that many seasons have gone by and we have seen enough of Sheva, is it about time we make a comparsion and a good judgement of who is the better Milan striker? And like who was the better finisher, and who has the better heading ability? I would like to know everyone opinion, especially those who have seen Van Basten in his peak in the late 80's and early 90's.
Helcifer
In my books - uncomparable!
One is a true Legend, who unfortunately got lots of injuries and finished his career early. The other is Milan's most lethal weapon, record breaker and a captain in waiting, which is an honour not given to non-italians for at least 3 + decades.
One is a true Legend, who unfortunately got lots of injuries and finished his career early. The other is Milan's most lethal weapon, record breaker and a captain in waiting, which is an honour not given to non-italians for at least 3 + decades.
I dont think any Milan fan would want to choose between the two 
Personally, its Sheva because I've never seen MvB play
Personally, its Sheva because I've never seen MvB play
TO me, both players are essentially flawless forwards. Perhaps MVB is better in the air, but Sheva is also outstanding with his head. Sheva, imo, covers more area and is faster...while Marco was more of a box area forward, but both are/were excellent dribblers, could pass and help with buildup and were/are clinical finishers. I recall Marco being incredibly proficient with his chances. However, I also think of Sheva as a player who will put away the one chance he has to win a match. Maybe Marco held the ball better while Sheva turns and is off and running.
I think maybe you can point out style differences, but as far as skill and technique go, they are perfect players.
Marco, due to injury robbing him of years to his career and also being part of a near mythical period in Milan history gets teh nod for most rossoneri (and I can't argue with that) but Sheva is close to, if not just as good as Marco was.
I think maybe you can point out style differences, but as far as skill and technique go, they are perfect players.
Marco, due to injury robbing him of years to his career and also being part of a near mythical period in Milan history gets teh nod for most rossoneri (and I can't argue with that) but Sheva is close to, if not just as good as Marco was.
oh my god?
when in the world has Sheva choked??!
Sheva has scored in almost EVERY important game he's played in.
If ur talking about the missed penalty in Istanbul, dude, the best players in the world miss penalties..
Im not saying Sheva is better than MvB, but ur comment is just dead wrong.
when in the world has Sheva choked??!
Sheva has scored in almost EVERY important game he's played in.
If ur talking about the missed penalty in Istanbul, dude, the best players in the world miss penalties..
Im not saying Sheva is better than MvB, but ur comment is just dead wrong.
Johan said:
Agreed. Sheva is anything but a choker. Sure, he missed that PK against Liverpool, but so did others. If not for Sheva then we wouldn't have won anything the last 4 years. And yeah, even Marco botched a few balls every now and then.
Yes and when you consider the gap between Marco and Sheva was paved by George Weah, Milan has had a monster at center forward for some 18 years. ANd no, I am NOT counting Beirhoff on that road. More a speed bump.
When it's about players of that calibre, the differences are more of taste, and obviously the numerical part plays it's role - Sheva will have an edge on that last one.
As it has been said, they're both perfect strikers. Basically the kind of attacker that would feet any formation, with style differences with Marco beeing clearly more spectacular in a Ronaldinho way (being able to decide the games out of the blue with a bycicle kick) and Sheva with a more dynamic approach, just does the scoring somehow, sometimes in beautiful ways, but not really concerned about aestethics.
My personal choice would be van Basten anyway, he was the kind of player that would make a game worth beeing watched by his sole presence. That is unvaluable for a team and even for the game.
Sheva, I think, will be a legend of his own kind, his scoring and his attitude inside the pitch grant him that status already.
As it has been said, they're both perfect strikers. Basically the kind of attacker that would feet any formation, with style differences with Marco beeing clearly more spectacular in a Ronaldinho way (being able to decide the games out of the blue with a bycicle kick) and Sheva with a more dynamic approach, just does the scoring somehow, sometimes in beautiful ways, but not really concerned about aestethics.
My personal choice would be van Basten anyway, he was the kind of player that would make a game worth beeing watched by his sole presence. That is unvaluable for a team and even for the game.
Sheva, I think, will be a legend of his own kind, his scoring and his attitude inside the pitch grant him that status already.
Zac, how do you consider Shevchenko to be a choker?
Everything we have won under Carlo in the last few years, can be attributed to Shevchenko in some way.
02/03 Champions League: Scored in the quarter final, semi final and scored the winning penalty and was MOM in the final.
03/04 European Super Cup: Scored the only goal to win us the Cup.
03/04 Scudetto: Leading goalscorer in the league and scored against our title rivals Roma.
04/05 Italian Super Cup: Scored a hat-trick against Lazio.
If anything, he is our best big game player.
Everything we have won under Carlo in the last few years, can be attributed to Shevchenko in some way.
02/03 Champions League: Scored in the quarter final, semi final and scored the winning penalty and was MOM in the final.
03/04 European Super Cup: Scored the only goal to win us the Cup.
03/04 Scudetto: Leading goalscorer in the league and scored against our title rivals Roma.
04/05 Italian Super Cup: Scored a hat-trick against Lazio.
If anything, he is our best big game player.
Sheva is just not as prolific goal scorer as MVB when it comes to big games. He did not score in 2 CL finals. That is good enough. In additional He hasn't been scoring goals against the big team this season. He did not score against Juve, Roma, Lazio and these are considered to be big match of the season. He did however score against Inter this season. He did not score against Juve last season and he did not score against PSV in the second leg which almost see us booted out from the CL. In fact, Crespo score more of the important goals last season for us. He did not score for us in the Inter Continental Cup in 2003 too.
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