10 Hardest Men Who Ever Played For Chelsea

10. Branislav Ivanovic

You barely noticed when Ivanovic departed Stamford Bridge for Zenit St Petersburg earlier this year, and you barely noticed him being one of the club's consistent performers for the better part of the decade.

The Serbian international was always a quiet yet constant presence in the Chelsea back-line; an impregnable brick-wall whose appearance record speaks to a player who never shied away from playing through the pain barrier.

The only person who isn't at least a little bit intimidated by Ivanovic is Sky Sports presenter Geoff Shreeves, who derived perverse glee from telling the defender that he would be sitting out Chelsea's Champions League final through suspension. Top banter.

If we ever do a list of the hardest interviewers, Shreeves will be at number one.