Antonio Rudiger

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

16 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

But what would it mean for this season though?

Would you keep a player who's on his way ou5 and feeling undervalued by the club, in the starting 11? I wouldn't. 

How would that affect the dressing room?

Not too concerned in the long term, but this could really deflate a potentially exciting season for us.

Are we not getting that Hungarian lad in December?

[Vesper 30,107]

13 hours ago, Hermione said:

not even De Ligt earns this much and he is a much better player. Hope we go for him.

de Ligt

£417K per week if all bonuses are earned

base is around £280K PW

[Blue Armour 4,436]

6 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Are we not getting that Hungarian lad in December?

Is he any good? What if he ends up being a another Malang Saar?

Either way it sucks if our solution for this season is to shoehorn a new player, make him adjust to Tuchels system., while keeping an uncontent player in the squad.

Would be shame for a season to derail just because of that.

We're already losing Mendy in January, FFS.

Edited November 11, 2021 by Blue Armour

[Jype 6,398]

16 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

But what would it mean for this season though?

Would you keep a player who's on his way ou5 and feeling undervalued by the club, in the starting 11? I wouldn't. 

How would that affect the dressing room?

Not too concerned in the long term, but this could really deflate a potentially exciting season for us.

I'm not concerned. I'm very much sure Rüdiger still wants to win trophies this season and make his last season at the club one to remember so why wouldn't he continue to give 100% even if he knows he's leaving? Plenty of teams have players who by January know they're leaving come next summer but only the really unprofessional ones stop playing to their best.

I mean, his contract situation has been more or less the same since last summer but that hasn't stopped him from playing at a very high level so far this season and I don't see why that would change. Starting to play poorly right after his contract is settled would only make things awkward for him once he actually does join his next club, wherever that may be.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

1 minute ago, Jype said:

I'm not concerned. I'm very much sure Rüdiger still wants to win trophies this season and make his last season at the club one to remember so why wouldn't he continue to give 100% even if he knows he's leaving? Plenty of teams have players who by January know they're leaving come next summer but only the really unprofessional ones stop playing to their best.

I mean, his contract situation has been more or less the same since last summer but that hasn't stopped him from playing at a very high level so far this season and I don't see why that would change. Starting to play poorly right after his contract is settled would only make things awkward for him once he actually does join his next club, wherever that may be.

Well, it's the same situation now. But not in Jan if he begins official talks with other clubs. By then he will know for sure whether the club really wants to keep him.

Hope his love for trophies goes a long way. The reason we've kept so many clean sheets recently is because our defenders and goal keeper keep going the extra mile., not just because of Tuchels back 5 formation.

You saw what happened when Rudiger fell asleep against Burnley. Just worried that could become a more regular occurrence if he doesn't renew.

[Vesper 30,107]

9 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Is he any good? What if he ends up being a another Malang Saar?

Either way it sucks if our solution for this season is to shoehorn a new player, make him adjust to Tuchels system., while keeping an uncontent player in the squad.

Would be shame for a season to derail just because of that.

We're already losing Mendy in January, FFS.

we need to buy Maxence Lacroix as well

HE is the Rudiger replacement for me

 

sell Malang Sarr, we got him on a free, so even £10m is profit

we lose Thiago soon (hopefully he stays for at least half the season (until the winter WC)

thus Attila

re-sign AC and we all good to go

 

Rudiger turns 30 next season, we are insane to sign him to a 5 year contract at £300K+ PW

Edited November 11, 2021 by Vesper

[Blue Armour 4,436]

22 minutes ago, Vesper said:

we need to buy Maxence Lacroix as well

HE is the Rudiger replacement for me

 

sell Malang Sarr, we got him on a free, so even £10m is profit

we lose Thiago soon (hopefully he stays for at least half the season (until the winter WC)

thus Attila

re-sign AC and we all good to go

 

Rudiger turns 30 next season, we are insane to sign him to a 5 year contract at £300K+ PW

All good,..but these are more like solutions for next season and after.

What about this one?

EDIT: Never mind. It's just speculation anyway. Let's see what happens in the coming months.

Just miffed at the possibility of us ruining a good season because we couldn't tie down 1 or 2 first 11 defenders.

Edited November 11, 2021 by Blue Armour

[Vesper 30,107]

8 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

All good,..but these are more like solutions for next season and after.

What about this one?

EDIT: Never mind. It's just speculation anyway. Let's see what happens in the coming months.

Just miffed at the possibility of us ruining a good season because we couldn't tie down 1 or 2 first 11 defenders.

this one? is Rudiger leaving in January?

[Blue Armour 4,436]

12 minutes ago, Vesper said:

this one? is Rudiger leaving in January?

Not literally, but could be as good as gone, no?

It's not like he has this emotional connection with the club like Hazard did., which allowed Eden to continue performing at the highest level even though he knew he was leaving.

Doubt you'll see Rudiger be 100% committed like he has been in the early part of the season, and that could be a big loss, IMO.

Edited November 11, 2021 by Blue Armour

[Vesper 30,107]

lol

[Vesper 30,107]

32 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Not literally, but could be as good as gone, no?

It's not like he has this emotional connection with the club like Hazard did., which allowed Eden to continue performing at the highest level even though he knew he was leaving.

Doubt you'll see Rudiger be 100% committed like he has been in the early part of the season, and that could be a big loss, IMO.

I think he will be fine, he is a pro and a crazy competitor

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[King Kante 1,643]

5 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

That is good news. 

As for his commitment I am not worried about that. He is a warrior cannot see him putting in crap performances if he has a contract elsewhere for next season. 

[NikkiCFC 8,294]

Best CB in universe in 2021.

[NikkiCFC 8,294]

Some of the changes from last season that all improved us a lot.

Rudiger very often goes high on the pitch.

Wing backs going in the middle and with wingers making a lot of runs in empty space which was not the case last season.