Jose's hardest call? Dropping Ivanovic may be necessary – but it won't come easy

It took just five seconds of the new Premier League season to plunge Branislav Ivanovic into the crisis that threatens his future at Chelsea.

Swansea City kicked off at Stamford Bridge and, with three sharp passes, immediately worked the ball out to Jefferson Montero on the left flank.

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