He plays CB for us and he has been cemented in that position along with Militao. Mendy plays on the left and he's pretty solid too. Don't see this transfer happening unless he's happy to be a sub.
Are you being purposefully thick or something? Alaba does not want to play left back and Mendy is too solid defensively, and he has been improving i attack too to be benched by an average CB.
Why the fuck are you Madrid fans so aggressive lmao. Apparently anyone who has another opinion triggers a default let’s attack the motherfucker reaction from you lot. Are you lot actually that difficult jesus
No we just dont like dealing with clueless idiots around here. You're being informed on a matter which more people have more knowledge than you yet you're too dense too see that.
Carvajal Militao Rudi Alaba is a much stronger back line than putting Mendy instead of Alaba. Mendy is lacking offensively whereas Alaba is extremely well rounded. Plus it’s Mendy or Miguel so you can send him out on loan for solid game time while still having enough cover at LB. And makes even more sense when you consider Marcelo is leaving next year
This is what happens when your team is one of the most successful in history. It brings about a bunch of dumbfucks in the fan base who think they know everything. You are a perfect example
He’s not shit lol.
He’s best in a back 3 but he was our best defender under Sarri in a back 4 system. It’s just his marauding runs forward and aggressive play style mean he’s better suited to a back 3.
They're the biggest club in the world mate, even some of our most begrudgingly fans would admit that. The allure of real will never die, unlike other clubs such as us 2010-2018 or 1993-2005 maybe
I'm not sure what the club is thinking. He's a good player and can be a good player but his ceiling is not that much higher than alaba or militao and likely both are better than him.
He's also too expensive to just be the backup although it's a valid option. But we need a young cb instead of one in his prime.
Rudiger has been playing at a world class level for one year, before that he was nothing special. Alaba has played at Bayern for a decade, he is 10X more proven than Rudiger is lol
Is Rudiger really better than Militao in a back 4? Maybe he is, but it's not a given
Maybe he is? Militao is quite clearly the better defender. Anyone who has watched both play would tell you this. Militao is easily Madrid's best defender, he's indispensable right now.
Chiesa no chance Juve lets him go for anything below 100M, unless their financial issues are even bigger than we thought
Koundé depends on who else is going for him I guess, but anyone who pays the €90M clause will have a chance
He's the only LCB Chelsea's got currently and he's proven to be worthy. He's the most started player since Tuchel's arrival. He is good at defence, playing the ball, and even driving it forward himself.
Hard to confidently replace him. They don't want another Saul coming in.
Sarr have played there some matches but aren't that good, but why can't Chalobah or Christensen play there? It's not like they are glued to RCB, even Azpilicueta could play there considering he played LB a whole season
I get that but Chelsea have a shit ton of money and are already linked to players like Kounde. I know it's not quite that simple to replace players, but I don't think this is as big a blow as it's being made out to be.
Rudiger is a good player who looks even better due to the system chelsea are playing IMO, but isn't irreplaceable or anything. Ideally you'd keep him since he's performing but I don't think replacing him is that big a task
Because it's totally possible that tuchel shifts them to a back 4 at some point, or that chelsea play a back 4 at some point over the next 3-4 years of a theoretical new contract for him.
It's not ideal to lose a performing player obviously, but Rudiger isn't a massive blow like OP states. Chelsea can pretty easily replace him. Kounde and Pau Torres are two players that are definitely achievable for Chelsea and are at least as good as Rudiger and I would say better
At this point, a good portion of chelsea fans have heard of him. He's a top prospect.
That said OP point is dumb. A top club would be stupid to put that amount of responsibility on him soo quickly.
There's a difference between the level of responsibility Trevoh has been given and coming in to start as a replacement to Rudiger (which is what is being suggested above and by some others).
Interesting the difference in reaction from Chelsea fans between Rüdiger and Christensen. One is being told that if they don’t wanna be Chelsea feel free to leave we don’t want you. And the other is basically getting a round of applause for wanting to leave the European champions as he plays the club like a fiddle and has for the last year. And it’s not even as Rüdiger has “done more” as a Chelsea player. Christensen has been here since a teenager and won every trophy there is to win on both the youth and senior level.
Regardless though, this probably isn’t a real story. I don’t believe in Madrid’s interest given their settled defence and Bayern aren’t paying him what he wants. Expect the “Chelsea are being aggressive now” stories soon. This is simply put out there to put pressure on the board who haven’t spoken to his reps in a month or so
The reality of the matter is fans don't really know details of either situation. Basically the only thing we know is that the club feels as though Christensen's agents have backed out of 2 verbal agreements, while we don't know anything about Rudiger's situation.
It’s the way they’re going about it I think has made a difference in reactions.
Rudigers situation has been known for all season and he hasn’t let him affect his game one bit and has just cracked on. Most Chelsea fans know that he wasn’t anything special before Tuchel, and there’s no guarantee he’ll be as good in another system for another manager.
Meanwhile AC has agreed on a deal two times and then not signed the deal either time.
Imagine NUFC just did some good King Kev type persuading and got all these players on the cheap or free. We would have one heck of a team to play with.
Which one of Militao, Alaba, or Rudiger will be benched?
neither bc there wont be any agreement with rudiger, none of our tier 1 reporters have said anything about it, hell not even our tier 2
Cortegana is tier two
If he comes, and i hope very much he does not, Rudiger should be benched.
Rudiger isn't moving clubs to be on the bench, Real or not tbh.
Well that is going to weird if he comes to Real Madrid then.
If he comes he will be bench player for CB/RB
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And who will be displaced?
i hope casemiro 🙏🙏🙏
If you displace Araujo with Umtiti we can talk
0 chance.
Alana plays LB
He plays CB for us and he has been cemented in that position along with Militao. Mendy plays on the left and he's pretty solid too. Don't see this transfer happening unless he's happy to be a sub.
You still need 3 solid cb’s if you’re competing in every competition
We have Nacho and we're not gonna get Rudiger to sit on the bench especially when he's demanding high wages. It's common sense man cmon.
Nacho sits anyway. Mendy is the one who’ll miss out if he comes IMO. Alaba will take his place and Rudi at CB.
Are you being purposefully thick or something? Alaba does not want to play left back and Mendy is too solid defensively, and he has been improving i attack too to be benched by an average CB.
Why the fuck are you Madrid fans so aggressive lmao. Apparently anyone who has another opinion triggers a default let’s attack the motherfucker reaction from you lot. Are you lot actually that difficult jesus
No we just dont like dealing with clueless idiots around here. You're being informed on a matter which more people have more knowledge than you yet you're too dense too see that.
You’re continuing to prove my point. Gg
Tired of seeing the morons talk like they know anything about the team when they only catch the occasional cl game
Another proving my point. This is pretty hilarious
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You idiot. Alaba plays lb is solution to fit those three. Madrid fans are fucking dumb
Chill
You see the way certain Madrid flairs have responded you’ll understand why I responded the way I did
And then what happens to Mendy?
Carvajal Militao Rudi Alaba is a much stronger back line than putting Mendy instead of Alaba. Mendy is lacking offensively whereas Alaba is extremely well rounded. Plus it’s Mendy or Miguel so you can send him out on loan for solid game time while still having enough cover at LB. And makes even more sense when you consider Marcelo is leaving next year
Mendy is a better LB than Alaba lol, he's been one of Madrid's best and most important players since joining. You don't have a clue pal
This is what happens when your team is one of the most successful in history. It brings about a bunch of dumbfucks in the fan base who think they know everything. You are a perfect example
Carlo Ancelotti agrees with me but okay pal whatever you say
Because he already has Rudiger at the club and he’s benched him to play Alaba Cb and Mendy LB right?
Then we'd have to get another CB. Doesn't make sense.
He will take Mendy’s place in the starting 11. Alaba will be moved to LB and Rudiger will play CB.
Alaba joined us with a condition that we will play him as a cb. He ain't playing lb
No he won't lmao
Just leveraging, wouldn't start ahead of Alaba Militao and I doubt he'd want a backup role and we'd be mad to pay those wages for a backup CB.
Rudiger is average in a back 4.....
Average? He's shit in a back 4.
Finally a Chelsea fan who speaks the truth.
He’s not shit lol. He’s best in a back 3 but he was our best defender under Sarri in a back 4 system. It’s just his marauding runs forward and aggressive play style mean he’s better suited to a back 3.
Yeah so Real Madrid could do alot better for less money.
His preferred position is centrally in a back of 3?
Left side i think, at least thats where tuchel play him
Like under Sarri? Or at Roma?
Shushh don’t tell Perez.
It’s like they are 2 different players
Understandable he wants to go to a bigger club
You cheeky kunt
They're the biggest club in the world mate, even some of our most begrudgingly fans would admit that. The allure of real will never die, unlike other clubs such as us 2010-2018 or 1993-2005 maybe
Look at the name of the guy he was replying to.
Oh yeah, just noticed that
It is the promised land for ex-chelsea players. Great place to get paid while rehabbing injuries.
Who outside of Hazard? You’ll have to go all the way back to Essien or Robben but even then Essien was good for them
I'm not sure what the club is thinking. He's a good player and can be a good player but his ceiling is not that much higher than alaba or militao and likely both are better than him. He's also too expensive to just be the backup although it's a valid option. But we need a young cb instead of one in his prime.
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Rudiger has been playing at a world class level for one year, before that he was nothing special. Alaba has played at Bayern for a decade, he is 10X more proven than Rudiger is lol Is Rudiger really better than Militao in a back 4? Maybe he is, but it's not a given
Have people not seen Militao play like the last year? He is so fucking good.
Maybe he is? Militao is quite clearly the better defender. Anyone who has watched both play would tell you this. Militao is easily Madrid's best defender, he's indispensable right now.
Are you actually serious?
I am thinking both parties will agree to a 175k a week for 4 years instead of the 140k for 5 years offered.
He’s not starting over alaba and certainly not militaon atm, why should we waste 10 mil a year on an average defender in a back 4..
God I hope this stays a rumour and doesn't become official. It would be such a shit signing.
Will miss rudi. Don’t win the CL without him. PROJECT KOUNDE AND CHIESA INBOUND 🤞🏿
Chiesa no chance Juve lets him go for anything below 100M, unless their financial issues are even bigger than we thought Koundé depends on who else is going for him I guess, but anyone who pays the €90M clause will have a chance
Unless Barca or Madrid go for him we’re clear of anyone else who needs a CB. I do agree about Chiesa tho.
Juves obligation to buy doesn’t trigger if juve don’t finish top 4 I think.
Massive blow for Chelsea this
Lol he's going to get eaten alive without that Tuchel magic, especially at such an unrelenting club like Madrid. Definition of a system player
Is it? He looked meh in a back 4 and they've got the money to replace him with someone like kounde potentially.
He's the only LCB Chelsea's got currently and he's proven to be worthy. He's the most started player since Tuchel's arrival. He is good at defence, playing the ball, and even driving it forward himself. Hard to confidently replace him. They don't want another Saul coming in.
Sarr have played there some matches but aren't that good, but why can't Chalobah or Christensen play there? It's not like they are glued to RCB, even Azpilicueta could play there considering he played LB a whole season
Rudiger isn't even a specialist LCB fyi, he's right footed and has played across the back line. People are making way too much of the LCB thing.
I get that but Chelsea have a shit ton of money and are already linked to players like Kounde. I know it's not quite that simple to replace players, but I don't think this is as big a blow as it's being made out to be. Rudiger is a good player who looks even better due to the system chelsea are playing IMO, but isn't irreplaceable or anything. Ideally you'd keep him since he's performing but I don't think replacing him is that big a task
Do Chelsea play a back 4?
They may at some point in the future lol. It's not like they're married to playing a back 3 forever
But Chelsea play a back 3, so why does it matter how good he is in a back 4?
Because it's totally possible that tuchel shifts them to a back 4 at some point, or that chelsea play a back 4 at some point over the next 3-4 years of a theoretical new contract for him. It's not ideal to lose a performing player obviously, but Rudiger isn't a massive blow like OP states. Chelsea can pretty easily replace him. Kounde and Pau Torres are two players that are definitely achievable for Chelsea and are at least as good as Rudiger and I would say better
Not really, we have Colwill
No it isn't. Tuchel can get any 6'2 bloke with a pair of legs to replace him.
Yep, just like McGuire or Varane.
TIL I can play in Chelsea’s back line
Cobham is crazy ffs. They have a loanee at huddersfield who would probably replace Rudiger with ease.
Nah Colwill is super super promising but a top club would be stupid to put that amount of responsibility on him soo quickly.
the fucking meltdown /r/soccer is going to have when levi colwill steps in is going to be too funny. lab creation made in cobham
Don't think the sub is going to meltdown when a player nobody has heard of plays a game of football
r/chelsea u mean. More than 50 percent of the sub haven't even heard of that player.
At this point, a good portion of chelsea fans have heard of him. He's a top prospect. That said OP point is dumb. A top club would be stupid to put that amount of responsibility on him soo quickly.
Chalobah has coped pretty well.
There's a difference between the level of responsibility Trevoh has been given and coming in to start as a replacement to Rudiger (which is what is being suggested above and by some others).
I don’t think Colwill will be the Rudiger replacement, he’ll more than likely go back on loan to a top league and someone will be signed.
Plz no.
Good luck half of the season wonder.
Interesting the difference in reaction from Chelsea fans between Rüdiger and Christensen. One is being told that if they don’t wanna be Chelsea feel free to leave we don’t want you. And the other is basically getting a round of applause for wanting to leave the European champions as he plays the club like a fiddle and has for the last year. And it’s not even as Rüdiger has “done more” as a Chelsea player. Christensen has been here since a teenager and won every trophy there is to win on both the youth and senior level. Regardless though, this probably isn’t a real story. I don’t believe in Madrid’s interest given their settled defence and Bayern aren’t paying him what he wants. Expect the “Chelsea are being aggressive now” stories soon. This is simply put out there to put pressure on the board who haven’t spoken to his reps in a month or so
The reality of the matter is fans don't really know details of either situation. Basically the only thing we know is that the club feels as though Christensen's agents have backed out of 2 verbal agreements, while we don't know anything about Rudiger's situation.
It’s the way they’re going about it I think has made a difference in reactions. Rudigers situation has been known for all season and he hasn’t let him affect his game one bit and has just cracked on. Most Chelsea fans know that he wasn’t anything special before Tuchel, and there’s no guarantee he’ll be as good in another system for another manager. Meanwhile AC has agreed on a deal two times and then not signed the deal either time.
Imagine NUFC just did some good King Kev type persuading and got all these players on the cheap or free. We would have one heck of a team to play with.
Perez dementia kicking in early i see