Chelsea in order to wake up the club's fans when they were "too quiet".The German central defender spent five years at Stamford Bridge before completing a free transfer to Spanish giants Real Madrid this summer, after sanctions prevented the Blues from extending his deal.
During his time in England, Rudiger garnered a reputation for winding up opponents and he was booked no fewer than 33 times as a Chelsea player.He has now revealed he would often intentionally provoke players in order to "wake people up" in the stands, pointing to Chelsea's March win over Newcastle United in particular.READ MORE: Kalidou Koulibaly has 'made a pig's ear' out of John Terry's iconic No.26 Chelsea shirtSpeaking to Sport1, he explained: "I'll be honest, I deliberately wound people up because it was just too quiet in the stadium for me during this game.
I wanted to wake people up with it."As for winding up rival players in general, he added: "I like to analyse my opponents and think to myself: 'Okay, let's see how they react if I provoke them a bit'.
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