Branislav Ivanovic

[Special Juan 27,392]

New contract incoming apparently.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2578072/Chelsea-hand-Branislav-Ivanovic-new-four-year-contract.html

[CHOULO19 24,332]

New contract incoming apparently.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2578072/Chelsea-hand-Branislav-Ivanovic-new-four-year-contract.html

He's 30. A 4 year contract sounds very unlikely.

[Yeboii 1,844]

He's 30. A 4 year contract sounds very unlikely.

Yeah I thought we had a policy, only one year for 30 and over

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

To be honest I think a 4 year contract is too much for him, his already in the 30s and likely to lose speed for RB,

[Tomo 21,730]

If it's 4 years then so be it.

The average player for a top team breaks in (the first Xl) about age 22-23 and is about 32-33 when he needs to get reduced to a lesser role, so in short Ivan has probably still got a 3rd off his 'top level' career left and even after he is still an extra experienced head.

Also with Cole likely to be gone in the summer and Lamps i would guess summer 15, throwing away an experienced servant for the club when he has probably got a few more seasons before he enters his twilight years would be beyond idiotic.

[The Skipper 20,593]

I would give him two with maybe an option for a third if he plays enough games on his second season.

[duo11bluecl 207]

4 years on £150k per week even though over 30...Im not sure, he is good but still that should be for the likes of club legends(Terry, Lampard) or best CB in the world at the time. However I trust Jose

[duo11bluecl 207]

Cavani for 40+iva.

And we sign Shaw and move Dave to RB=best option.

[Blue Armour 4,256]

not low crosses per say. anyway, here's a low quality pic of the cross he pulled vs Everton. in home matches we tend to put bodies in the box. No good header in there but there are enough bodies

The irony in that pic...One of the best headers of the ball in our team is putting in the cross expecting the likes of Ramires and Lampard to head it in. ...Would have been nice if we made our RB overlap with a central or wide midfielder and exchange positions....

[BloodIsBlue 291]

I like the over 30 rule for contracts, it shouldn't be broken. If the rule is going to be broken for anyone it will be Terry.

[blu35_army 551]

I like the over 30 rule for contracts, it shouldn't be broken. If the rule is going to be broken for anyone it will be Terry.

and Cech......

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

and Cech......

Courtois doesn't agree with this

[Henrique 9,133]

Ivanovic has a really interesting history as a Chelsea player. I still can remember the game that saved his Chelsea career:

First game as a right back, first (and 2nd goal) with a Chelsea shirt. Great Hiddink invention.

[DYC. 7,542]

This man does not get the love he should be getting in the football community and even from Chelsea fans. Ivanovic is a club legend/great. Yes I said it. Not in the same bracket as the likes of Zola etc. of course but a great still the same

[Jase 43,479]

Ivanovic looks pissed here. Can probably caption something out of this...

[Blue Armour 4,256]

Ivanovic looks pissed here. Can probably caption something out of this...

Well with Terry having the reputation that he has ..... he's bound to leave some people upset...

[zyzz 711]

Has he hit a half decent cross in his career yet?

[The only place to be 11,313]

Has he hit a half decent cross in his career yet?

Yes.

In fact his crossing has been pretty good for the last couple of months, but that all gets forgotten as the toys get thrown out of the pram.