What a great game by Bane. At least Grant was good for something! Should he start? If so, where? This is a thread dedicated to our new hero, Branislav Ivanovic.
Did I ever tell you lot I spent a couple of hours chatting with Bane in Russia when he was a Lokomotiv Moscow player? Absolute legend.
I watched the game today and I must admit I was really happy about Ivanovic's performance from a Serbian perspective. He has done this every game since he took our U21's to the final of the U21 Euro in 2007 when he shot to prominence. In my eyes he has shown the same kind of form every time our national team has played in the right fullback role, even though he can play as a central defender as well. We always knew that Bane had more in him for Chelsea. We were actually shocked when he wasn't playing, and thought that him sitting at Chelsea would just make him worse. For a period that was true. Maybe he has acclimatized to the English game like Vidic did when he went to Manchester United from Spartak Moscow. Remember it took Vidic about a year to start producing consistent performances. I hope this is the start of the form we all know (at least Eastern Europeans know) Ivanovic is capable of. This is what made him such a coveted asset during last year's transfer market at Lokomotiv Moscow. Cheers.
Although I'm not a fan of these appreciation threads (too much like MANU boards), based on today, I think I can make an exception. Fear IVAN!
He deserves a chance after this, no question. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScONMuBAukQ"]YouTube - Branislav Ivanovic[/ame]
Ok. Let's put all of our massive brains together and come up with a well deserved hymn for our Bran new set piece master.
Branislav Ivanovic, Branislav Ivanovic Serbia's his homeland, Anfield's his b**** Branislav Ivanovic, Branislav Ivanovic His nickname's Bane, causes the scouse lots of pain BRANISLAV IVANOVIC!
Lol. To the tune of JM, We've got Ivanovic Made Liverpool his b*tch We've got Ivanovic Made Liverpool his b*tch
Hahaha one more. To Johnny Cash's Walk the Line. He keeps a close watch on that ol' back line He'll fight from London on up to the Tyne And he made that Liverpool his b*tch Our Branislav, Ivanovic
Sung to the tune "Do you want your old lobby washed down". I've a nice little touch, I'm a fine header too And I'm good at protecting my line All those at Pool who think Bran's just a fool Are in for a bloody rough time Chorus Are in for a bloody rough time, rough time Are in for a bloody rough time All those at Pool who think Bran's just a fool Are in for a bloody rough time
I can't believe some of us (including me) thought about selling him because he was 'he had no chance' at Chelsea.... what was I thinking?
chelsea fans should thank essien rather than just ivanovich... with the "motor" Gerarld would have been everywhere