"Shevchenko is a top player and does not need to prove himself," Desailly said. "For the moment, he is not performing. Let's wait and I'm sure he will help Chelsea win the Champions League.

"Shevchenko has Champions League experience. He likes to be the one that everyone is focused on. I'm sure that with the Champions League everyone will look at him and the motivation can come from there.

"Also he feels like he came to Chelsea to win things and last year, it was good, but they only won the two cups domestically and he needs more."