Antonio Rudiger “is the alpha man in the Chelsea locker room” … but some teammates “believe that his training challenges cross the line” with the defender under fire on his role in dismissing Frank Lampard
Antonio Rudiger is seen as the “alpha male” in the Chelsea locker room and many players believe that Thomas Tuchel must join to make his spell in the Premier League a success.
The German international was strongly criticized for his role in the dismissal of Frank Lampard on Monday, as he fell in favor of the English national team.
Detailed in the Daily Telegraph, Rudiger was portrayed as the player who is the most vocal in team meetings and is one of the strongest voices in the dressing room in both good and bad times.
Antonio Rudiger has been described as an “alpha-male” personality in the Chelsea locker room
He is supposed to have “crossed the line” in training with the approach in the eyes of some teammates
Rudiger is a strong character in what is a young dressing room and, although his leadership is vital, the report goes on to add that his ferocity in training has not always been welcome.
It is said that teammates were “surprised” by some of the challenges he faced in the training sessions, with part of the belief that they “cross the line” in what is acceptable.
Earlier this week, it was detailed that Rudiger, Jorginho and Marcos Alonso “caused problems” in training during Lampard’s term.
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham (left) jumped to the defense of teammate Rudiger (right), who was attacked by sections of Chelsea fans after being subjected to team crises that preceded the dismissal of Frank Lampard
Rudiger is believed to have “clashed several times with Cesar Azpilicueta” in what became a hostile environment before Lampard left.
Both Azpilicueta and Tammy Abraham came on Tuesday to defend the German on social networks on Tuesday to say that it is a difficult presence in the Blues team.
“I heard some crazy things about Antonio Rudier on social media today. Complete nonsense. Toni is a big brother for all of us “, Abraham posted on Twitter.
Azpilicueta went on to quote Abraham’s comment tweet with three blue-hearted emojis and a picture of him with Rudiger.
Lampard would not be the only coach who would find Rudiger difficult to manage, given that the German sometimes had a troubled relationship with Antonio Conte.
Lampard tried to sell Rudiger last summer, pushing the German to take down the hammer order
Rudiger is seen as a dominant personality and Thomas Tuchel will have to put him on his side
Conte is incredibly hot and the Telegraph says that the Italian found Rudiger another “hand” in the dressing room.
Lampard tried to sell Rudiger last summer, but without luck, so he persisted in playing Kurt Zouma with summer signing Thiago Silva.
In the two games before the FA Cup victory over Luton, Lampard brought Rudiger back.
They were, without a doubt, the two biggest games of Lampard’s career as Chelsea boss and he told Rudiger’s fighting spirit that Lampard had been with him since the beginning of those matches.