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#4 LB: Baba Rahman
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The sale of Filipe Luis and Ryan Bertrand, as well as the rapid decline in form for Branislav Ivanovic, forced Chelsea into the signing of left-back Baba Rahman from Augsburg. Baba had a major role in helping Augsburg to the lofty heights of 5th place in the Bundesliga and got his move to a big club.
With Ivanovic’s decline, Chelsea fans clamoured for Jose Mourinho to give Baba Rahman a shot in the first team. Mourinho, however, claimed that Baba had not settled in England well and was not ready for Premier League football, only getting a look-in on the easier Champions League games.
An injury to Branislav Ivanovic forced Mourinho to give Baba Rahman time on the pitch, but the youngster was very shaky defensively. While his attacking side of the game was a major improvement over Azpilicueta (one fine cross to Oscar the highlight), his defensive struggles led to Jose Mourinho benching him and asking Kurt Zouma to fill in at fullback. Baba has never gotten back into the team since, with even a change of managers not leading to an increase in playtime.
