Under the tutelage of the veteran coach Nigel Sears, Ivanovic has become a much better competitor, relying less on sheer ball-striking prowess and more on how to battle for every point.
None of that, though, distracts from the sheer balls-out awesomeness of seeing the giant mechanical stages doing their thing.
Worked relentlessly and although he lacks the sheer ball-carrying power of O'Brien, it was his break that set up Rob Kearney's try.
He still gave the game a perfect score, concluding, "these problems are minor nits next to God of War's creative design, riveting plot and sheer balls-out fun.
Early reviews have stressed the game's sheer ball-busting fucking awesomeness, but some have also pointed out that it's retained the franchise's streak of sneering misogyny, which more gamers are aware of these days.
What's more, the bogeyman has done it all: he's combined 150kph pace with – whisper it – unerring control, bouncers with slower balls, sheer hostility with tactical intelligence.
Women ruled supreme on the track and Lizzie Armistead's hard-fought silver on the road behind Marianne Vos was arguably one of the highlights of the Games, the women's race handily outstripping the moribund men's affair for sheer excitement and balls out racing.
"The sheer audacity, the balls, the arrogance, the utter fucking gall to proclaim that they are somehow bringing contemporary art and music back to The Bronx, you know, the borough that gave birth to Hip Hop [sic]?
Spurs did not create the chances to reflect their dominance of possession but they embarrassed City with the sheer amount of ball they enjoyed.
