Just a brief instalment for the
letter "I" and without Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and Liverpool’s Jordan Ibe
it would have been even briefer!
Branislav Ivanovic – The Serbian defender is now in his now in his
7th season with Chelsea (although he failed to make an appearance in
his first season). Despite not always being a regular in the starting 11,
Ivanovic has chalked up in excess of 220 appearances for the Stamford Bridge
outfit. In the last couple of seasons in particular, he has been a favourite
for fantasy football managers, thanks to his knack for popping in the opponents
penalty area and scoring goals at a decent rate (for a defender at least).
He can play at right full back or
in the centre of defence and seems to find himself in a different role each
time Chelsea appoint a new manager! Ivanovic has 64 caps for his country and
was of course the recipient of the Luis Suarez “bite” which led to the
Uruguayan’s 8 game ban.
Jordan Ibe – No disrespect to Jordan here, but had there been a
larger abundance of current “I” named players or teams in the Premier League,
then the Liverpool FC winger probably wouldn't have made this list. He’s in though, so let’s
have a quick look.
With just one Premier League appearance
so far (in the last game of last season) the former Wycombe Wanderers player
has time on his side. He is still only 17 years old and has frequently been on
the Liverpool substitute’s bench so
far this season, without yet making an appearance. So, Jordan Ibe is officially
in my Premier League football alphabet and is certainly a name to keep an eye
on in the coming seasons.
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