‘His smartness makes him Chelsea’s greatest defensive asset’

‘His smartness makes him Chelsea’s greatest defensive asset’

BBC pundit Garth Crooks has named Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger as Chelsea’s greatest defensive asset.

Crooks told BBC: “The red card given to Chelsea’s Reece James against Liverpool should have been a turning point, but it wasn’t.

“Blues manager Thomas Tuchel summed it up when he said his team showed great resilience and spirit – no-one more so than Rudiger.

“I have been saying for some time now this player is Chelsea’s greatest defensive asset.

“When he was booked in the first half I thought he was odds on to receive a second yellow, but Rudiger proved to be far too smart for that. Under Tuchel, the German centre-back has got better.”

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