Multistage rolling mill

A multistage rolling mill comprising:

• a pair of work rolls rolling a metal strip;
• a pair of intermediate rolls supporting the work rolls;
• a pair of back-up rolls supporting the intermediate rolls;
• a first support roll group or support bearings arranged on an entry side and/or an exit side of the work rolls, the first support roll group or the support bearings supporting the work rolls on an work side and a drive side;
• and
• a coolant spray header and/or a cobble guard disposed in a strip width direction central portion of the metal strip,
• the intermediate rolls having tapered shaped roll shoulders in a direction of vertical point symmetry, and having shift devices shifting the intermediate rolls in a roll axis direction, and
• offset positions in a pass direction of at least either the work rolls or the intermediate rolls being changed by moving in and out at least either the first support roll group or the support bearings or chocks of the intermediate rolls to the entry side or the exit side with respect to the pass direction.