Note that the UEFA Nations League game between Italy and Germany was full of many talking points. The German team dominated the game, but Pellegrini gave Italy the lead in the 70th minute before Joshua Kimmich equalized three minutes later....CONTINUE READING
However, the highlights of the game were Mancini’s change in tactics, Italy’s energy, Germany’s control of the game, and Italy’s improvement from the game against Argentina, but this article will focus on why some Real Madrid fans might not be happy with Antonio Rudiger’s performance in his first nations league game.
Note that Rudiger excelled at Chelsea because of Thomas Tuchel’s system. Note that Tuchel deploys three Centre-backs, but this is different from Germany. Against Italy, Germany used two Centre-backs, and Rudiger struggled a bit. For Italy’s goal, the new Real Madrid signing was caught out of position, and it proved costly.
On the other hand, Real Madrid makes use of a defensive pairing of two Centre-backs, and this raises concern about how Rudiger would settle in. Hence, Real Madrid fans might not be happy with Rudiger’s performance during his first nations league game for the 2022/2023 season.
