Tag: Antonio Rudiger

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger says he’s ‘happy’ Thomas Tuchel wants him to sign a new contract but will wait until the European Championships are over before discussing an extension. Rudiger looked certain to leave Stamford Bridge after dropping down the pecking order under Lampard – with Tottenham and PSG heavily linked – but he has since established himself as a key player of Tuchel’s defence. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, there is still uncertainty over Rudiger’s future given he has just one year left on his current contract and Chelsea risk losing the Germany international on a free transfer at the end of next campaign. Tuchel was full of praise for Rudiger when asked about the player’s contribution this month and stressed that the defen...

Antonio Rudiger has revealed Chelsea were out for revenge during last night’s 2-1 victory over Leicester City after Daniel Amartey ‘disrespected’ the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The blues took a big step towards Champions League qualification in Tuesday's win against the Foxes. It was payback for FA Cup Final defeat to Leicester. But Rudiger confirmed Chelsea’s players were motivated after seeing a video on social media of Amartey throwing the London club's pennant during celebrations at Wembley. While Tuchel tried to downplay the incident, Rudiger said: “We wanted to show to them because top four was on the line and unfortunately some people from them don’t know how to celebrate. We had to punish them for this. “After we lost the final we ...

Thomas Tuchel has admitted that his selection policy was unfair on Kurt Zouma when he first arrived at Chelsea, as he chose Antonio Rudiger instead of him, but has been delighted with his fellow German’s performances ever since. Tuchel took charge at Stamford Bridge in January and restored Rudiger immediately to the first team after he was being ignored by his predecessor, Frank Lampard. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 28-year-old has been superb since then and a huge part of Chelsea’s resurgence under Tuchel, which has seen them move into the top four of the league and reach both the FA Cup and Champions League finals. However, the German coach has sympathy for Zouma, who has not been regular in the first team since January, simply because Tuchel kne...

Antonio Rudiger has revealed what Thomas Tuchel told the Chelsea squad at half-time to inspire the fightback against Manchester City. Chelsea fell behind to a Raheem Sterling opener and were fortunate not to go into the dressing room two goals down after Aguero’s penalty was saved by Eduoard Mendy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The blues looked fired up in the second half, with Hakim Ziyech’s low strike drawing the game level before Alonso scored a stoppage time winner to seal the three points for Tuchel’s side. The result has put Chelsea in control in the race for a top-four finish with three matches left to play, although they can still qualify for Europe’s big competition regardless if they win the Champions League. Rudiger was happy with the ‘fig...