Antonio Rudigerdefender of real Madridgave a long interview to the channel Carré on YouTubejoking, but at the same time trying to intimidate Kylian Mbappefiancé of Los Blancos: “If we play against him in the Champions League final? We will win. What if he were to dribble past me? I will destroy him (laughs, ed.). He won the World Cup at 18, this makes him very special. He can become the best player French of all time, he still isn’t… For me he’s Zidane.”
Why should Real Madrid win the Champions League? Who is the strongest in the world?
“Because of its greatness. Bellingham is the best.”
Who is the strongest defender in the world?
“Sergio Ramos, him again. We must respect legends like him, Thiago Silva, Pepe.”
Who are the two most difficult strikers to mark that you have played against?
“I’ll say two, CR7 and Aguero. Mbappé? He’s not a pure center forward, he’s a winger. But he can be a problem very often. No player has scared me.”
Why do you like to intimidate your opponents?
“Because I love it, it gives me a super feeling. I’m not on the pitch to make friends.”
An anecdote about its history?
“Until the age of 15 I wet the bed by peeing. There’s nothing to be ashamed of. It’s true that on the one hand it’s humiliating, but that’s okay, it’s life. What can I do about it? I stopped drinking after 8pm (laughs, ed.)”.
You would have played for PSG, but…
“But Tuchel arrived at Chelsea.”
Is coming to Real Madrid a good choice for Mbappé?
“Who said he’s coming? There’s nothing official. All the players in the world have always played for Real Madrid… So yes, he’s one of the best in the world. It would work well.”
Do you think you put Mbappé in your pocket when you challenged him for the national team?
“No, no! I think it’s disrespectful to talk about him like that because he’s a great player and everyone does their best so keep this ‘pocket’ story for social media. But we live in the real world.”