the wes 7,212 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Pat Nevin has said that he believes the club’s biggest weak link at the moment in defence is Branislav Ivanovic with teams now targeting him, via BBC Sport The Chels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 This picture is hilarioushe looks like one of my kids after I tell them they'll miss 5 minutes of playground time because they misbehaved.It looks like someone took all his toys away, he looks funny. He should get used to the feeling of being benched, but from what I've watched, Baba didn't give me confidence he'll displace Iva any time soon. This is a nightmare. Blue_Fox_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Chelsea planning for life without Branislav Ivanovic as Jose Mourinho orders scouts to find suitable replacements for the defenderSo, Azpi... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Chelsea planning for life without Branislav Ivanovic as Jose Mourinho orders scouts to find suitable replacements for the defenderSo, Azpi...THREE FUCKING YEARS TOO LATE! Nonetheless I hope this is true. Who the hell is Sami Mokbel?! The Mak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Sicarius 610 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just say welcome to bench Iva, pls. You do a lot of good for us but yours time gone... the wes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Chelsea planning for life without Branislav Ivanovic as Jose Mourinho orders scouts to find suitable replacements for the defenderSo, Azpi...Well, scouts probably have an instruction to look for big full-back, 6'0 tall and powerful, just as Jose likes. Finding another Maicon would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Fox_ 2,086 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ideally we should have 4 CB and 4 FB for proper rotation.Terry will be soon gone, maybe at the end of this season, if he'll be here next season he should be 4th choice CB.Ivanovic will be also gone quite soon and if he really has to stay he needs to be moved back to CB.This would leave us for next season with just Cahill, Zouma, Dave and Baba.We would have to buy at least one fullback and one CB for next season,and i'd prefer to see us get a proper LB rather than an RB.What i'd like to see would be:CB: Cahill, Zouma, Stones and TerryFB: Dave, new LB, Baba and Aina.This for me would be ideal for our defence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Well, scouts probably have an instruction to look for big full-back, 6'0 tall and powerful, just as Jose likes. Finding another Maicon would be ideal. Ashley Cole wasn't 6'0 tall and mourinho sign him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Chelsea planning for life without Branislav Ivanovic as Jose Mourinho orders scouts to find suitable replacements for the defenderSo, Azpi...I've been waiting for that headline for a long long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hopefully, albeit wishful thinking, this "scout" mission is to find Azpilicueta's understudy at RB. kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ashley Cole wasn't 6'0 tall and mourinho sign himYeah but wasn't Ferreira a right-back ? Mourinho likes one of the full-back to be imposing figure : Ferreira, Gallas, Maicon, Chivu, Arbeloa, Ivanovic. Typically, there's one big full-back, I even think he sees it as some sort of an obligation in the team. That's why Ivanovic started last 60 games in the league. killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar 441 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Could just play cb.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Yeah but wasn't Ferreira a right-back ? Mourinho likes one of the full-back to be imposing figure : Ferreira, Gallas, Maicon, Chivu, Arbeloa, Ivanovic. Typically, there's one big full-back, I even think he sees it as some sort of an obligation in the team. That's why Ivanovic started last 60 games in the league.Did you just call Ferreira an imposing figure? Barbara, Stats, We Hate Scouse and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El P. 1,354 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Brana, thanks for everything. It is not "natural" for a player to decline THIS much in a period of a one year. Feel sorry for him, tbh, he is actually not that old.We still love you very much, you'll be great addition from bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohitmohanihm 39 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I think he should be moved back to CB i do think he is faster than Terry and Cahill so maybe a partnership with zouma can give us a quite fast and mobile back 4 with baba and Azpi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I think he should be moved back to CB i do think he is faster than Terry and Cahill so maybe a partnership with zouma can give us a quite fast and mobile back 4 with baba and Azpi. That's what frustrates me most. Had we gotten a top fullback during the window that is capable of slotting into the starting XI then Iva would have been an extra option available to solve our CB issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Yeah but wasn't Ferreira a right-back ? Mourinho likes one of the full-back to be imposing figure : Ferreira, Gallas, Maicon, Chivu, Arbeloa, Ivanovic. Typically, there's one big full-back, I even think he sees it as some sort of an obligation in the team. That's why Ivanovic started last 60 games in the league.Ferreira, Arbeloa are not exactly strongmen. being 6ft tall, which is still rather small imo, does not make you an imposing figure. Skill is much more important in modern football than athleticism. Not that it is irrelevant. Esp. in the epl you can't have 11 matas on the pitch. most successful sides as bayern or barcelona feature some degree of athleticism but with a clear emphasis on skill. As for Mourinho, he probably played iva throughout last season cos he scored some prettty vital and brilliant goals not many fullbacks would score. he gave us offensive balance regarding willians lack of goal threat. not that it was a great tactic but as long as it worked.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 He played OK today but on the other hand, it's kind hard to judge considering Arsenal didn't really test him that much, especially after they went down to 10 men. Henrique 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 he was good. before the yellow, stuck right to sanchez, fouled him whenever possible and did not let him turn often. after the yellow, was too scared to go close to him plus arsenal did not do much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar 441 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 If we had Dani Alves with the amount of space every team gives ivanovic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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