César Azpilicueta

[Jase 43,479]

Really dissappointed that he did not start today.He is a better RB then brana,brings balance and adds width to our play.He should be our 1st choice.

The one good reason why Ivanovic has been starting at RB so far is probably because he compensates for the lack of height and physical presence in the team.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

The one good reason why Ivanovic has been starting at RB so far is probably because he compensates for the lack of height and physical presence in the team.

That is the only thing brana has over azpi.Still we are a better and more dynamic team when azpi is our RB imo.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Would have liked to see him start today but, tbf, Iva didn't do too badly. Hopefully he'll start against Basel in midweek.

[OneMoSalah 8,607]

I'm guessing if your Spanish your not a Mourinho player lol

[lucio 5,361]

azpi - luiz - ivan - cole is our best defence imo.

[mac.bo 48]

Yeah ivanavic gets caught out too many times at the top end of the pitch and leaves us vunrelable on the right side,dont go over half way line only for corners&free kicks!But agree we need height in our team against certain teams but we have back 4 of Luiz Terry Cahill Ivanavic at our disposal if needs be!

[Amblève. 4,995]

Cesar must have killed Jose's dog.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

I have no problem with Ivanovic being out starter. He's a very good player. The issue here for me is that Azpilicueta showed that he deserves to get game time at least and this is our 6th game of any meaning and Azpilicueta hasn't started a single one. A CB will get hurt/suspended at some point which will give Azpilicueta minutes so he will definitely play, but it's curious.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

He better start against Fulham. Enough of Ivanovic for now.

He actually makes overlapping runs and would probably have taken advantage of Basel giving him the freedom of the pitch.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Feel sorry for this guy.

Last season he was one of our most consistent players and showed us the benefits of having an actual RB instead of a makeshift one. But for what ever reason (not being over 6ft, skinny, or simply being Spanish) Jose's seems to be ignoring his quality in favour for a player who is not a RB and can have some very poor performances there.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

We could have really used him for some width yesterday. Granted Iva did better than I though, but he's CB for fudge's sake!

[Sheva. 5,373]

Poor guy has to win back his place in a position he made his own last season. Problem with changing manager every 3 months.

[The_Flash 1,144]

Agreed he deserves a chance, come on Jose, give other people a shot, those ones last night were pretty weak.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Agreed he deserves a chance, come on Jose, give other people a shot, those ones last night were pretty weak.

Ivanovic wasn't.

Jose is clearly still looking for his best XI and his best system, so I doubt he'll change the things that actually are working at the moment. Once the squad is a bit more settled then I'm sure players like Azpi will get a chance.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Gotta feel for the guy.Last season he was brilliant in defence and very important for our attack but in the summer a new manager comes in who prefers physicality and relegates azpi to the bench .

[Phil Driver 503]

Absence would seem to make the heart grow fonder here ,Azpi was not god at the end of last season vSouthampton he was given a lesson in full back play by an 18 year old kid and his display in Europa final was as bad as you could imagine. Ivan I think has been our most consistent player this season,his selection is a no brainer.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Absence would seem to make the heart grow fonder here ,Azpi was not god at the end of last season vSouthampton he was given a lesson in full back play by an 18 year old kid and his display in Europa final was as bad as you could imagine. Ivan I think has been our most consistent player this season,his selection is a no brainer.

I respect your opinion but I totally disagree with you. Granted Azpi is prone to lapses in concentration, but he was one of the stand-out performers under the Rafa Regime. He adds far more to the team in an offensive sense, and unlike Ivanovic - who, in my view, is developing a lazy streak - actually closes down attacking wide players instead of allowing the cross to come in.

[Milan 17,835]

Here's an interview with Cesar

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=2179035/index.html?cid=rssfeed&att=

I'm an ambitious player and I work hard to achieve my goals.