German defender Antonio Rudiger has revealed that he prefers Maurizio Sarri’s style to Antonio Conte’s style
The former Napoli manager has taken to life at Chelsea with the Blues winning their first four games of the Premier League season.
Rudiger was brought in last season after Chelsea won the Premier League and found it a little hard to adapt under Conte. Under Sarri, however, the defender is having the time of his life
“I played for Roma in Italy so I knew the way the manager liked to play and it was something I favoured,” Rudiger said
“He wants us to press high compared to last season when everyone knows we sat back.
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“Now it is different. We create a lot of chances and for me that’s very good. Mostly he likes the defenders to play the ball short and keep possession.
“I have shown so far I can do it but I want to improve every day. He is a coach who is not happy, he is always saying you can do better, and that keeps you alive.
“To be honest, I’m surprised how well we’ve done because players like Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante had big World Cups and came back late for training. They are in good shape and that’s impressive.”
Rudiger also had some nice words for France striker Olivier Giroud who hasn’t found many opportunities in the new season.
“I like [Giroud] as a striker, he is tough and loves to use his body. Alvaro trained the whole pre-season when Giroud was late after the World Cup. But Olivier can be very important for us like he was at the end of last season. If he starts scoring, it will be a good competition for them,”
Chelsea play Cardiff city next and Rudiger will hope that the blues can make it five in five