Branislav Ivanovic

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

We are compensating for Ivanovic at right back with a more defensively minded/hard working attacker in Willian. We have one of the best full backs in world football NOT playing and this guy is?! Absolutely mental, and before anyone says 'he scores/assists'. Hes not there for that, first and foremost he's a defender and its been comedy positioning/defending for a long while now. Our right side is gaping. Fuck sake.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

Total clown. First of all of many many things is that his attitude stinks, he's complacent to it's finest. What the hell he is thinking ?? So nonchalant with everything, that what happens when you give someone a lifetime place in the team.

He's a root of many bad things, he invites the pressure on us in every game. For fuck sake, Jose, please do something about this !

[Milan 17,955]

He needs to be locked somewhere and the key should be thrown into the river. Incredibly embarassing performances from him. To be honest, I was really expecting crosses from his side and was afraid of a goal in the final minutes. And there were many crosses in the 5 minutes. Jose surely MUST see this shit poor displays.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Poor from him today...

[WNDS 502]

Nailed-on starter for our next game....

[Stats 7,142]

First half was poor, second half he improved a lot. Was very solid imo. They could not get past him.

[The Chels 2,502]

I wonder how many players would have survived a first-half like that without being subbed off by Jose.

[ZOS 580]

he's making everybody else look bad. his arrogance and overconfidence is so annoying.... he's just too bad right now its just sad, deflating

[Joker10 946]

Ivanovic always makes those throw ins into the penalty box, has that ever lead to anything positive?

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

First half was poor, second half he improved a lot. Was very solid imo. They could not get past him.

Two things

a) he stopped being completely complacent with sky high ego and nonchalant with everything he does

b ) Hull City run out of gas, they didn't press so one of biggest weaknesses of Ivanovic wasn't exploited

Still, good second half but his performance in the first was unexplainable. How the hell you can be so complacent without respect to an opponent when you're fighting for the title and your rivals won their respective matches ?? This alone deserves some big punishment.

Another thing his absolutely loss of any decent acceleration, sure he wasn't sprinter in any moment of his career, but now he's definitely on a steady regression with his physique therefore he can't press opponent for his life and that's a big problem . When Jose picks that up ? If we want to play pressing game and be efficient in that, you can't play him, simple as that.

[Special Juan 28,124]

Car crash lately, struggling with reading the game, the pace of it and is being passed very easily.

It won't happen but Azpi at RB and Luis at LB is the very simple solution.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Must revert to his natural position. Looks off the pace and simply not good enough for a full-back. I do believe he could be one of the worlds best CBs next season should he be more composed and limited from bombing forward like a maniac.

[killer1257 3,282]

According to german media,Bayern want Ivanovic

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

According to german media,Bayern want Ivanovic

Read the article in Bild through Google translate and indeed they say Guardiola has found Ivanovic as the perfect replacement for Rafinha, but at the same time they say Ivanovic is showing interest in their offer, too. Is the translation accurate? Do they really say Ivanovic is showing signs that he'd be willing to join Bayern?

[Jase 43,479]

Read the article in Bild through Google translate and indeed they say Guardiola has found Ivanovic as the perfect replacement for Rafinha, but at the same time they say Ivanovic is showing interest in their offer, too. Is the translation accurate? Do they really say Ivanovic is showing signs that he'd be willing to join Bayern?

I don't think Bild is a reliable source and moreover, why would Guardiola want a defender that is as limited as Ivanovic? He doesn't exactly suit his style of play, does he?