Branislav Ivanovic

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Perfect today. Just perfect.

He really needed that with his recent form.

[lucio 5,418]

Perfect today. Just perfect.

He really needed that with his recent form.

the halftime analysis showed he was partly at fault for their goal though.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

the halftime analysis showed he was partly at fault for their goal though.

No offense, but most pundits are just idiots.

You can't look beyond Essien for the first goal. The back four is blameless, imo because they were caught flat-footed by the ball that came in the opposite direction to their movement.

[Korea 734]

Man United is playing the same tactic.

Having a CB play rb....

We should jack Rafael.

[Strike 7,217]

Great performance from him. Up against a full-back like Shaw too.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

I thought he had a good game tonight, granted no one stood out as we cruised it in second gear, but he certainly looked crisp again.

I wonder if we could play him alongside Luiz at CB as they're both quick so we could play a higher line with Cole at LB and Cesar at RB, especially against the smaller sides so we could press them even higher up the pitch.

[Korea 734]

I thought he had a good game tonight, granted no one stood out as we cruised it in second gear, but he certainly looked crisp again.

I wonder if we could play him alongside Luiz at CB as they're both quick so we could play a higher line with Cole at LB and Cesar at RB, especially against the smaller sides so we could press them even higher up the pitch.

I thought Mikel and Ivan sucked....

However, I give him a pass due to fatigue and playing rb instead of CB....

Dont know why he doesnt get time as CB..

[NishC300 1,865]

Ivanovic couldn't cross out a student's incorrect answer.

God knows why we keep playing him at RB...

[Blue Warrior 109]

Well deserved honour. Dicipline and toughness is what we need.

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea FC ‏@chelseafc 55m

Mourinho reports Lampard has a muscular injury and will miss some matches. Ivanovic's injury is painful but not serious.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I think you could tell it was not serious. First time I see an injured player coming off the pitch running

[kellzfresh 7,229]

[Milan 17,853]

[Beigl 1,387]

If looks could kill,Suarez would be dead already.

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[Jase 43,479]

There is another picture from another angle during that handshake where Suarez actually winked at Ivanovic. That was seriously like 'WTH?!'.

[The Chels 2,502]

I've read that some people think he had a good game against Januzaj, but I don't think he did. Never really looks comfortable at the RB position and in particular the nutmeg against him and the overhit cross come to mind. Whilst he is a good defender (but with the ease in which Young and Welbeck played a 1-2 around him in the early stages and his defending against Hernandez for United's goal, maybe even that is in question?) he is so poor technically. Notice how during the dropball there was some unrest among the United players that Chelsea had kicked the ball out for a United throw-in instead of giving it back to De Gea. It was Ivanovic who did that, and it didn't seem to be by purpose at all. I really think he just wasn't able to cross it all the way back to their goalkeeper, failing spectacularly. Sigh, his and Ramires' lack of technical ability, in terms of being able to pass, cross and shoot properly, is noticeable every game!

Edited January 20, 2014 by LeChels_

[The Skipper 20,593]

I've read that some people think he had a good game against Januzaj, but I don't think he did. Never really looks comfortable at the RB position and in particular the nutmeg against him and the overhit cross come to mind. Whilst he is a good defender, he is so poor technically. Notice how during the dropball there was a little unrest among the United players that Chelsea had kicked the ball out for a United throw-in instead of giving it back to De Gea. It was Ivanovic who did that, and it didn't seem accidental at all. I really think he just wasn't able to cross it all the way back to their goalkeeper, failing spectacularly. Sigh, his and Ramires' lack of technical ability, in terms of being able to pass, cross and shoot properly, are noticeable every game!

Ramires has a decent cross and from time to time can finish brilliantly. He isn't as poor as Ivanovic is technically.

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

Think he was ok at times but never looked completely comfortable, think he was told to get stuck in hard on Januzaj to try and make him shy from getting the ball but he never really did no matter how many times Branna knocked him over/kicked him. Made some vital back post headers from crosses coming in from our left side though and in possession was alright but still think Azpi is a better option if we are going to be controlling matches as he offers more in possession than Branna does.