{"id":52186,"date":"2024-10-04T06:04:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T06:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/rudiger-names-toughest-best-players-hes-played-with-against\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T06:04:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T06:04:47","slug":"rudiger-names-toughest-best-players-hes-played-with-against","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/rudiger-names-toughest-best-players-hes-played-with-against\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudiger names toughest, best players he\u2019s played with, against"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Real Madrid defender, Antonio Rudiger has picked Sergio Aguero as the toughest \u201chuman being\u201d he has played against.<\/p>\n<p>The Germany International also believes that most talked about superstars, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are from a different planet.<\/p>\n<p>While defending for Chelsea, Rudiger faced Aguero on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Messi (37) and Ronaldo (39) are two of the most respected footballers in the world due to their achievements in the beautiful game.<\/p>\n<p>Rudiger was able to play against the Portuguese after he (Ronaldo) made a shocking return to Manchester United for his second spell and the German was still at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>He also played against the Argentine while at Chelsea, when the latter was at Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with The Inside Scoop on YouTube, Rudiger was asked the best player he\u2019s played against.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, the striker who gave me a lot of headache was Kun Aguero. That guy was really tough to play against, really tough. Like, I could say Messi or Ronaldo, but for me, they are from a different planet, so we go with human beings.<\/p>\n<p>The German centre-back was also asked the best player he has played with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, Karim Benzema. I could say, I could have said a lot. You know I could have mentioned Luka Modric, like Tony Kroos and Eden Hazard, but I have to go with Karim Benzema because he was a hell of a striker. His intelligence is wow! World Class,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rudiger names toughest, best players he\u2019s played with, against<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid defender, Antonio Rudiger has picked Sergio Aguero as the toughest \u201chuman being\u201d he has played against. 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