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Rio Ferdinand surprised by choosing the best central defender in the Premier League

In the new season of the Premier League five dates have already passed and Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool They stung sharply in the beginning. The large teams of Ingaterra they want to continue with force to dethrone the defending champion, Manchester City

The campaign has just started and the teams continue to oil themselves, looking for their best version. However, the individual performances begin to show which footballers are going to stand out throughout the year and Rio Ferdinand He already chose his favorite in central defense.

 

The ex-footballer of Manchester United, who played 455 games there and won 17 titles with the Red Devils, is an eminence in the Premier League if we talk about central defenders. The former member of the English Selection highlighted, on his channel Youtube, que Antonio Rudiger, from Chelsea, is currently the best defender in the league.

Antonio Rudiger, pillar de Chelsea. (Getty)

Since Tuchel arrived, I think he has arguably been the best center back. I think he and Dias would have been close, but the effect it has had on their team has been immense.“he explained Ferdinand. And he said that he was close to leaving Stamford Bridge when I was under the command of Frank Lampard: “He really didn’t like it. There were rumors that they were trying to put it on the market to sell it“. 

At 28 years old, Rudiger, which is going through its fifth season with the jersey of the Blues, reached maturity and a great level under the scheme of Thomas Tuchel. The defender of the German Selection became a figure of Chelsea and achieved glory this year by winning the Champions League.

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