The Top Five Worst Right Backs Of The Premier League Era
After looking at the five worst goalkeepers in Premier League history last time, it is now the turn of the right-backs.
We have tried to create a list of players from the full breadth of the era so you may discover some names you may not be too familiar with.
The right-back role itself has changed from an ostensibly defensive position to one that is crucial to how modern teams attack.
Needless to say that the players we have picked would not have been up to the task if they were playing today. Press the next page to find out more.
5) Oleg Luzhny
The Ukrainian international was a consistent performer for Dynamo Kyiv before Arsenal decided to sign him in 1999 and while he made 108 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners, he was never fully trusted.
Luzhny was generally used as a backup for either Lee Dixon or one of the centre-backs and he never looked assured despite the faith shown in him by Arsene Wenger.
4) Khalid Boulahrouz
The Chelsea defender will be most remembered for being handed the no.9 shirt when he first arrived in London, but he didn’t get to wear the prestigious jersey for long.
Although ostensibly a centre-back, Boulahrouz was mostly selected as a right-back by manager Jose Mourinho. He made just 23 appearances before being shipped out on loan to Sevilla just eleven months after arriving for £8.5m.
3) Jan Kromkamp
We could have named one of three Liverpool right-backs on this list, with the Dutchman competing for the dubious honour with the likes of Philipp Degen and Josemi.
The Reds went through a really poor run of signings before they decided to shell out on Glen Johnson. Kromkamp was way too slow for the Premier League and was mostly used in cup competitions before being sold after eight months.
2) Ulrich van Gobbel
Quite remarkably, the fullback was capped eight times by the Netherlands but by the time he had made the switch to Southampton, his form had nosedived sharply.
Van Gobbel made 27 appearances for the Saints during his ill-fated spell at the Dell before he was sold to Feyenoord after just ten months in 1997.
1) Marc Hottiger
After initially impressing following his move from Sion in 1994, the Swiss defender quickly found himself behind Warren Burton at Newcastle.
Just one season after moving to St James’ Park, he was shipped out to Everton, where he fared even more poorly, playing just 17 games over two seasons before he was sent back to Switzerland.
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