Mourinho backs Sheva Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has assured out of sorts Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko that his place in the Chelsea time is safe. The 29 year-old striker has found the net just once in six league games since making a club record £31 million move from AC Milan in the summer.
"The goals will come. He knows I trust him. He doesn't have that pressure that the sword is waiting and if you don't score a goal you are out of the team,†Mourinho said.
"He will score goals. He is such a top player in the world he has nothing to prove.
"If he is one, two or three months without scoring goals he is still one of the best strikers in the world."
Shevchenko has been largely outperformed by a rejuvenated Didier Drogba thus far, who has seemed to revel in having a natural striker to play alongside.
Mourinho is set to name the Ukrainian in his starting eleven again when his side takes on Levski Sofia in a Champions League group fixture on Wednesday, and insisted his all-round game in the 2-0 defeat of Fulham at the weekend had been impressive.
“I know strikers ... they live for goals. Their happiness is more about scoring goals, but he gave me a big contribution at Fulham,†said the Portuguese boss.
"In the second half, he had a big responsibility for the way we broke down the defensive strategy of Fulham.â€
"He knows he didn't score a goal but he plays on Wednesday, because I'm happy with the contribution he gave us.''
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