Yes it's weird, I don't agree with his choice at all. Especially when you have Azpi, I don't see any reason at all why you would rather play Iva at RB over Azpi. Before Mourinho came here Iva was pretty much the only option we had.
Oops sorry then must've misread it, I hate Alves as well but he's a better fullback than Iva imo, well atleast for me he is. I like my fullbacks to be fast and be able to cross.
But take away his goals and what do you get? A fullback who can't cross and not even that great at defending his wing imo. Imo we would've looked even better if Jose used Luis/Azpi as fullbacks.