Branislav Ivanovic

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is facing 3 weeks out with a dislocated shoulder. #CFC (Mail)

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is facing 3 weeks out with a dislocated shoulder. #CFC (Mail)

Right on time to start for us against West Ham LOL!

[Abreu03 292]

Just 3 weeks? =/
 

[CHOULO19 24,332]

^^

Yeah, he's well past his best and should absolutely be replaced, but let's try to keep it classy, guys.

[Styles 9,790]

3 weeks takes him right up to the start of the new season.

[Parky 739]

Best performance today in a long time. Sat deep on that bench chair and did not move. Hopefully he can keep this up..

[The Chels 2,502]

Ivanovic is back training already? That was fast. 

 

[Unionjack 7,531]

8 minutes ago, The Chels said:

Ivanovic is back training already? That was fast. 

 

Hes a machine bruv. A bloody rusty one but a machine.

[Unionjack 7,531]

Ivanovic hopeful of making season opener after recovering from injury
http://www.squawka.com/news/ivanovic-hopeful-of-making-season-opener-after-recovering-from-injury/741430#Qv0DysmHI5Pc8eb3.99

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Ivanovic: "If you can get points early you can then prepare with great spirit for the next game. The first couple of games are important."

Ivanovic: "There were a lot of new things at the beginning of pre-season, we have worked to adapt & I think we are improving every session."

Ivanovic: "There have been new things which we haven’t done a lot of before in previous years. With these small details we can improve."

Ivanovic: "A lot of things will change, I hope most of all together we can change the results from last year. We're ready for a challenge."

Ivanovic: "Our fans are always behind us, it doesn’t matter what happens on the pitch. This was especially the case last year."

Ivanovic: "When we played at home we didn’t have a lot of great games but the fans were always behind us."

Ivanovic: "Doing well in Monday’s game is one way we can thank them and give them a good start to the season."

[Melanicus 5,208]

For all the stick this guy usually gets, let's do something different for a change... He was fucking awesome tonight!

[Fulham Broadway 16,831]

18 minutes ago, Melanicus said:

For all the stick this guy gets, let's do something different for a change... He was fucking awesome tonight!

He was. Toss up between him and Diego for MOTM

[Hostedenis 556]

I can't look the other side and forget all the woeful performances he's put in for us in the past year, but give credit where credit is due: he wasn't that bad today. Misplaced some passes/shots, wasn't amazing but did well overall. Hope he can keep it up! 

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

Same as the poster above, Ivan you did well tonight...... Although!

Imagine if it was Azpi on the right (assuming we bought a LB), and it was him making those delayed overlapping runs into space? And was in position to deliver a cross that actually reached it's intended target?

That was something that jumped out to me straight away. Numerous times Oscar and Willian tried to play Ivan on in acres of space, but it just never clicked. If we solve the FB issues this window...My god, if tonights game was anything to go by, we will have some serious fullback play. 

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Undoubted MOTM for me. Andy Carrol was forced to play LB for most of the match! 

[The Skipper 20,593]

On 16/08/2016 at 7:59 AM, Blue-in-me-Veins said:

Same as the poster above, Ivan you did well tonight...... Although!

Imagine if it was Azpi on the right (assuming we bought a LB), and it was him making those delayed overlapping runs into space? And was in position to deliver a cross that actually reached it's intended target?

That was something that jumped out to me straight away. Numerous times Oscar and Willian tried to play Ivan on in acres of space, but it just never clicked. If we solve the FB issues this window...My god, if tonights game was anything to go by, we will have some serious fullback play. 

Tempted to say we should just buy a really good attacking right fullback. Someone like Fabinho from Monaco. Even though that means we don't have a pure left footed fullback but if we must persist with Azpi there for let's say a season it's fine. There aren't many great left backs out there tbh so I wouldn't mind this. 

[Parky 739]

Same old donkey today. Watfords goal was his fault, out of position and not marking his man out wide. He did not hit a decent cross, fluffed away simple passes and was giving way too much space to the opposition's wingers in the flanks compensating for his lack of pace.

I seriously can't watch anymore of this guy. I think I will go mad or smash my TV in frustration.

 

 

 

 

[LAM09 6,744]

At fault for the Watford goal and couldn't cross for toffee. I hope Conte has a technically gifted FB on his shopping list.