Nothing is going well for Antonio Rüdiger. Praised for its exceptional qualities last season, the native of Berlin is only the shadow of himself in recent months. In defensive difficulty, the German international (79 selections, 3 goals) symbolizes, as such, the drop in return of Real Madrid. In addition to his services to say the least contrasting, the former Chelsea player or Roma is also distinguished by (too) many blood strokes.
One more cracking that does not pass …
Saturday evening, during the King's Cup final finally won by FC Barcelona (3-2), number 22 of Casa Blanca has completely lost its nerves. Decreased and replaced by Endrick during the second period of extensions (110th), the right -hander of 1m90 finally saw red a few minutes later after a terrible crack against the referee of this shock, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea (Rüdiger threw ice cubes on the official before being retained by his teammates).
“My behavior last night is absolutely inexcusable. I'm sincerely sorry. We played a very good game from the second half. After 111 minutes, I could no longer help my team and, before the final whistle, I made an error. I apologize to the referee and all those I disappointed last night ”finally recognized the interested party on his social networks. Excuses that do not change anything for many supporters and/or observers, however.
Germany demands a huge sanction!
Shocked by the violence of the scene, the former German international midfielder Dietmar Hamann did not hesitate to strongly criticize the one who could be suspended between 4 and 12 matches according to the Spanish media. “I think the DFB (Editor's note, the German football federation) should suspend it. I would not invite him to compete in the final phase of the League of Nations. I would leave it aside for both games ”advocated Dietmar Hamann in the Doppelpass Sports program1. An opinion shared by many fans …
With this in mind, Bild Surveyed its readers and 78% of the more than 18,000 people questioned are also favorable to Rüdiger to be banished from the German selection. “He lost his head, he was no longer under control”has regretted Lothar Matthäus, who hopes for a “XXL suspension”. An inexplicable behavior that former referee Fifa Thorsten Kinhöfer also castigated. “Rüdiger's attitude is a shame. The coach must ask himself if such a man can still represent our country ”. Under the threat of a very large sanction with Real Madrid, Antonio Rüdiger – who could have a meniscus operated in the coming days – therefore also sees his future in selection called into question …
