That is saying something given how well the likes of Cesar Azpilicueta and Branislav Ivanovic performed last term, but they have actually improved.
The purchase of Filipe Luis has been the catalyst for both Chelsea full backs taking their play to another level and being simply undroppable.
John Terry, Gary Cahill and Nemanja Matic haven’t been too shabby really either!
Not only have the Blues seen their new stars shine, their old ones have made sure they upped their game to boot.