Recently, Chelsea has been affected by injuries and the impact of the new crown epidemic, resulting in a weak team record, and what is more, a number of defenders in the team have been rumored to be interested in him, including German centre-back Antonio Rudiger, who is regarded as the one who will inevitably leave the team in free, and the news that La Liga giants Real Madrid and Antonio Rudiger have reached an agreement has recently been very loud. What are the pros and cons of signing Antonio Rudiger for free for Real Madrid?
merit:
Enrich the Real Madrid backline
This year's Real Madrid backs are not abundant, although there are three left-backs of Felan Mendy, Marcelo and youngster Miguel Gutierrez, but in addition to the former, the other two are embarrassing. In terms of the position of central defender, the highly anticipated young player Jesús Vallejo has recently stagnated and has become a team "chicken rib", and there is only one Carvajal right-back. The starting combination of "Ferran Mendy, Eder Militão, Alaba, Carvajal" is difficult to rotate, and the third centre-back Nacho, who is over thirty years old and has fallen back, still has to make cameo appearances at left and right backs from time to time, with Lucas Vazquez and Federico Valverde both making cameo appearances at the back this season. Signing Antonio Rudiger can allow Real Madrid to increase depth and resilience in the defensive line, Arabba can return to left-back or cameo back, while reducing the pressure and injury opportunities of a number of defenders, Nacho can focus on the right-back position, reducing the situation of "Chu Cai". In addition, Nacho and Alaba in the "Galactic Fleet" team have "suffered" in terms of height as central defenders, but Antonio Rudiger, who is 1.9 meters tall, physically strong and fast, is the center-back candidate that Real Madrid currently lacks. Therefore, the joining of Antonio Rudiger has improved both in quality and quantity for Real Madrid.
Stockpile ammunition
Since the departure of C Ronaldo, Ramos and other stars, coupled with the Ballon d'Or winner Modric and the top scorer Benzema has entered the late stage of their careers, the current Real Madrid star flavor has declined, on the other hand, the "European Premier League" cooperation plan partner team, Barcelona lost Messi, Juventus and C Ronaldo left the team, so for the sake of Real Madrid's comprehensive strength, or to maintain the possibility of the implementation of the "Europa League", the acquisition of stars is the most immediate way. With the slowdown of the epidemic and the completion of the renovation of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Real Madrid's financial resources have recovered, but there is still a distance from the previous period of wealth, so it is a good choice to bring in the German international without a visa and Antonio Rudiger, who has played well in recent years. The summer of 2022 is the best time to sign Kylian Mbappe and Haaland as two "would-be kings", and while real madrid's reinforcements at centre-back are urgent, it is equally important to stock up more ammunition to reach Florentino Pérez's ambitions.
shortcoming:
Not in line with the Real Madrid style
Antonio Rudiger played at Chelsea as a left-centre-back in a mainly three-centre-back formation, performing assists in the defence. However, Antonio Rudiger's style has to give a certain amount of room for advancement and ball rights in The Grid, and Real Madrid not only has a star midfield line that has achieved a three-game Champions League championship, but also the alaba's ability to use the ball in the defense is also quite good, so Antonio Rudiger's performance for Real Madrid may be weakened. In addition, in terms of past performance, Antonio Rudiger's performance in the four-back formation is far inferior to that of the three-centre-back, and in the national team and Chelsea in the Sarri era, the performance has not been outstanding, and in the Lampard era, it was once abandoned. In recent years, Real Madrid has mainly used the "4231" or "433" formation, so whether Antonio Rudiger can adapt to the new tactics and new formations is the direction that the Real Madrid executives should consider carefully.
Hazard's lesson
In recent years, Real Madrid and Chelsea have had many transactions, the largest of which was hazards in July 2019, when Eden Hazard switched to Real Madrid, the then 28-year-old Hazard has been plagued by injuries and overweight after joining, making Hazard have been recuperating and obese between the two seasons, and this season has become the fourth winger of the team, becoming a "parallel cargo", the current Antonio Rudiger is also 28 years old, and La Liga is a never-before-touch arena. If a player who is nearly thirty years old has to spend a lot of time to adapt or frequently injured, the lesson of "Hazard" is repeated, and for Real Madrid, it is "stealing chickens and not eating rice".