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Antonio Rudiger

Jangz said:
That’s not true his performances were very poor in the last few games of the season.. the less we talk about distribution the better.. he was kicking balls straight into touch and then kicking clearances to the corner flag..

also it’s a myth that zouma can’t pass the ball .. it’s just that he has a peculiar technique when stroking it that makes it look awkward.. he is easily our best defender at this moment.. strong in tackle and in the air .. pacy and also puts his body on the line when defending.. 
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Well we all have our Opinions

 
Sexyfootball said:
If we had to get rid of one of our current 5 centre backs, then Christensen would get my vote every day of the week and twice on Sundays ... Rudiger would be next on the list however, so if we are going to end up selling him then no argument from me LOL. In the perfect world we'll sell both of them and buy another decent centre back.
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Agree, BUT we will get next to nothing for them and when we go knocking, up goes the price.

 
Sky are reporting he’s considering his future of the euros and being left out the team. 

I find it strange how all of our defenders and keepers have suddenly become bad players. We did have a decent defence Sarri. 

 
Never rated him tbh. I dont think he was particularly good at Roma, where he actually played full back quite a bit, he was decent in his first season under conte in a 3. Under sarri in a 4, he was average, and last season, he was generally poor.

I dont think he or Christiensen will get a contract extension, both have 2 years left, so if we can sell one now, and 1 in a years time, then great. 

 
JM7 said:
Sky are reporting he’s considering his future of the euros and being left out the team. 

I find it strange how all of our defenders and keepers have suddenly become bad players. We did have a decent defence Sarri. 
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The defence under Sarri got beaten 2-0 by Arsenal then hammered 4-0 by Bournemouth and 6-0 by Man City. A decent defence doesn't get hammered back to back like that. Things got so bad that Sarri had to make us play more defensively, and it hurt our attacking play. Even after that, our defence wasn't much better though. We weren't conceding 6 goals anymore, but we were struggling to create much and still leaking goals here and there.

 
WhiteWall said:
Conor Coady from Wolves for me, if at all possible. Decent CB that i think has at least the same leadership potential or more than Declan Rice. Being a scouse i expect he will probably ultimately partner VVD but if there were space here it would be good to have him as part of our spine. IMO
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No just No.

 
jack_super_class said:
Why? hes buying Rice to play DM. Would rather we waited next summer and targeted Upamecano
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I guess it is the versatility ... he can play DM, or CB if necessary. Similarly (eventually) with Malang Sarr, who can cover centre back and left back. Gives you more options and more cover with less players.

 
Sexyfootball said:
I guess it is the versatility ... he can play DM, or CB if necessary. Similarly (eventually) with Malang Sarr, who can cover centre back and left back. Gives you more options and more cover with less players.
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Yeah i see your point, but as i posted on here before, rather we kept Ampadu for that.

 
Frank dodged the question in the presser today about him leaving. 

I think he along with our whole defence had a bad year but for me he is still close to our best CB. Interesting that CHO and RLC are being cut a lot of slack coming back from bad injuries and Rudiger is receieving little to no sympathy. 

I agree with others that Christensen is first out the door. At least Rudiger can compete physically. I assume Sarr isnheading on loan. The last thing we need is a miniature centre back when we are already awful in the air.

 
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JM7 said:
I find it strange how all of our defenders and keepers have suddenly become bad players. We did have a decent defence Sarri. 
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Sarri’s defence benefitting from us holding possession and aimlessly making simple passes without threat of giving the ball away. 

Also they had Gary Cahill to remind them how to actually defend while training!

 
So first it Bayern linked to CHO but can only afford a loan, now PSG with owners wealthier than Roman want to loan rudiger?

Piss on them too that is beyond a joke when they can fork out world record fee after world record fee. Tell them where to go Chelsea, loan ffs.

 
I still think he’s one of our better CB. That is until Silva hopefully shows up for the job. Zouma has been stepping it up this season. Our back line will get an overhaul like our attack at some point though. 

 
He was poor last season but hes still a better defender than Christensen. Christensen seems to never get criticised. The guy has never even scored a goal for us. Rudiger has shown more in 3 years at Chelsea than Christensen has. Maybe Rudiger injuries are catching up with him.

 
Still not convinced by Rudiger. Quick and strong, but gets caught out of position too often, and can be rash in the tackle. At times he's been the best of a bad bunch, which isn't saying much. Doesn't have age on his side, and I suspect Lampard knows he's not quite at the level required a la the Luiz situation of last season. 

 
Elliott said:
Still not convinced by Rudiger. Quick and strong, but gets caught out of position too often, and can be rash in the tackle. At times he's been the best of a bad bunch, which isn't saying much. Doesn't have age on his side, and I suspect Lampard knows he's not quite at the level required a la the Luiz situation of last season. 
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Hes only 27

 
I never rated him, even in Roma. I was against his coming. I think he's overrated and his "Football IQ" is low. I would be happy If we can get rid of him with a fair price. 

Edit : Sorry for my English as poor as Rudi, I'm French 🤭

 
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Chelsea playing a dangerous game especially as he helped get Werner & Havertz in but let’s be realistic Rudi & AC will be gone sooner rather than later. 

 
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