Antonio Rudiger has been Chelsea's best defender for the last two seasons
When the FIFA 19 ratings came out, it was a surprise to all, especially Chelsea fans, when Antonio Rudiger got a downgrade. He was rated 82 in FIFA 18 but despite being the best centre-back at Chelsea last season, he got a downgrade to 81.
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He has been highly consistent and also taken his game to the next level under Maurizio Sarri. While the other 3 in the defence have made mistakes, the German has not played a single game where he has dropped below a 7/10 performance.
EA should give him an upgrade to 83 – on par with his central defensive partner, David Luiz. The main stats they need to upgrade for him are his pace and strength. Currently, at 73 and 77, he should have at least 83 and 88 respectively.
Sripad is a veteran Sportskeeda football journalist, who has been with the company for around 9.5 years. His tryst with writing happened in class XI when he started penning blogs, and his foray into football was during the early 2000s, watching matches with his cousins.
Sripad has been a Chelsea fan through and through since the age of 9 and can watch their 2012 Champions League triumph on repeat. The undisputed ‘GOAT’ according to him is Lionel Messi and his favorite managers are Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson. Apart from popular European leagues, he also likes to follow other leagues like the MLS, Saudi Pro League, Eredivisie, and Liga MX.
Sripad believes in only using the right sources for his articles, and is an expert in understanding how to get the right quotes for each news to provide proper background information. His exploits have led him to become a popular figure in European Football and interviewing Premier League legends such as Alan Shearer, Shay Given, Paul Dickov, and John Barnes. His articles have been much revered amongst the football fraternity and have been shared by the likes of John Terry, Gary Lineker, and Declan Rice.
If given a chance to change a football rule, Sripad wants VAR to be fully automated and offside rules to be less stringent. When not working, he likes to watch past Formula 1 races and play FIFA.
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