Friday 18 September 2015

Is it time for Ivanovic to be dropped?

Chelsea Must Act Quick in Transfer Market After Branislav Ivanovic's Swansea Woe
With Chelsea's terrible start to the season our defense has come under fire for its shocking performances, with us conceding 12 goals in 5 games in the Premier League so far. Although football is a team sport and are defensive deficiencies can' t all be laid a the feet of one person, the performances of Ivanovic so far this season can only be described as awful and I feel have contributed greatly to our current league position and poor form.


His lack of pace, inability to close opposing wingers down tightly and his dreaded attempts to block crosses and shots with his hands behind his back have made him a weak link in a our defense this season with every team so far exploiting the right flank consistently and now has many fans calling for him to be dropped from the starting lineup.

With the new signing of Baba Rahman who looks like he will be a great addition to the squad especially after his energy filled performance against Maccabi Tel Aviv the other night, gives Chelsea a much needed different dimension. With Baba Rahman being a left footed left back his addition to the line up could mean Azpilicueta going back to his natural position of right back and this would always give us options out wide with their overlapping runs and ability to deliver good quality crosses as our attacking players really enjoy coming infield, which is another thing Ivanovic has been really poor at recently too.

Even though I do think Ivanovic should be dropped, I don't see Jose Mourinho dropping him, especially in such a big game against Arsenal as he is one of his trusted soldiers and has been one of his most consistent performers over the previous seasons.With that said I just hope he can find some form fast because if he doesn't Sanchez will have a feast against us tomorrow.

Do you think Ivanovic should be dropped? What do you guys think? Did I get it wrong? Leave a comment below to share your thoughts.

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