EskWeston 696 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 The agent of Branislav Ivanovic says the player will staying at Chelsea despite reported interest in him from Italy. The Serbia international signed for The Blues last summer from Lokomotiv Moscow, but was linked with an early exit from Stamford Bridge in January with Milan and Fiorentina reportedly keen to acquire his services. A series of impressive performances, however, in the Champions League and towards the tail end of last season have helped him cement his place in the Chelsea line-up. And agent Vlado Borozan says new Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti is determined to keep hold of him, having previously tried to sign him during his time at the San Siro. "Ivanovic will remain at Chelsea,” he told TMW. “He is on the list of players Ancelotti believes in. He wanted to sign him at Milan.” Source: Setanta Sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 This is good news! I like Ivanovic as a player, he is very good in the air (as we saw at Anfield ) and he defends really well. The ideal replacement for Carvalho perhaps... behind Alex?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC 108 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 He can also play at RB as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 Ivanovic finally got to show his worth this season. He is still young and we should definately keep him on. Our defence is one of our strongest points for sure. How about this for next season?: Right Back: Bosingwa/Johnson Centre Backs: Terry/Alex/Ivanovic/Mancienne Left Back: Cole/Bertrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alee. 182 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Dont think Bertrand is ready to be the only cover for our LB position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 Dont think Bertrand is ready to be the only cover for our LB position Why not? Played more than enough league football now. Who will you convince to come and play second fiddle to the best left back in the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Ivanovic finally got to show his worth this season. He is still young and we should definately keep him on. Our defence is one of our strongest points for sure. How about this for next season?: Right Back: Bosingwa/Johnson Centre Backs: Terry/Alex/Ivanovic/Mancienne Left Back: Cole/Bertrand i doubt we will bring back johnson, no need to take steps back.. and anyways portsmouth would ask too much for him, and theres always the chance he wont be as good for us.. also he's hardley going to be happy with being a sub on his return lmao Edited June 5, 2009 by Terminator X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 It would be a joke of a signing if we brin back Johnson. we sold him for 5-6 million and bring him back for 15-16 million? no Chance. Plus the following defens would look good: RB: Bosingwa/Mancienne/Ivanovic CB: Terry, Alex, Ivanovic, Mancienne LB: A.Cole, Zirkov Sell Ferriera please...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Right Back: Johnson :thumbsdown: Good to see Ivanovic wants to stay, he's had a good season and will always be a hero because of Anfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Let's consider our cover at the moment; Right back - Bosingwa is evidently first-choice, but Mancienne, Ferreira, Belletti and Ivanovic can all operate there, and Essien too in emergencies. Centre-back - Terry and Alex are first-choice, with Carvalho with them - but injuries have limited him. However, we have cover in Ivanovic and Mancienne, and of course Essien who is so fucking awesome he can play anywhere. Left-back - Ashley Cole is our first-choice LB, but we have both Ferreira and Bertrand as cover, and Bosingwa has proved he can play there as well. So, we have Bosingwa - Alex - Terry - Cole as our first choice option. If Terry or Alex get injured, Carvalho or Ivanovic will most likely fill in. If Bosingwa becomes injured, Ivanovic may play there, or possibly Ferriera or Belletti is Ivanovic is already playing there. At left-back, if Cole becomes injured, we can put Bosingwa on the left and Ivanovic on the right, or simply just play Ferreira or Bertrand. So, what I'm basically saying, is now Ivanovic is staying put, we DO NOT need any more defenders. Zhirkov may come as a LM and therefore offer cover at LB, but I really don't think we need to buy any more defenders. We have a really good mix of quality, experience and youth in every role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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