Real Madrid Defender, Antonio Rudiger Reveals What He Would Do To Opposition Player If Stadiums Were Too Quiet

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has revealed what he would do to opposition players if stadiums were too quiet for his liking during a game.

Infoexpert24 reports that the Germany international says he would purposely target players to provoke when he wanted to fire up the crowd

Rudiger left Chelsea for Real Madrid in the summer, joining the La Liga side on a free transfer.

Having been known for some eccentric moments during his five years at Stamford Bridge, Rudiger would deliberately wind up opposition players if stadiums were too quiet for his liking.

“I’ll be honest: I deliberately wound people up because it was just too quiet in the stadium for me during this game,” he told German outlet Sport1. “I wanted to wake people up with it.

“I like to analyze my opponents and think to myself: ‘Okay, let’s see how they react if I provoke them a bit.

“But it’s not like I pick someone before every game. That happens spontaneously.”

He also pointed to last season’s 1-0 Premier League victory over Newcastle in March – which saw Kai Havertz score an 89th-minute winner – as a match in which he deliberately provoked the opposition. Rudiger was booked during the game.