
Antonio Rudiger ‘almost got into a fight’ with a Germany team-mate in a training session days before they kick off their Euro 2024 campaign against Scotland.
Rudiger is set to start in defense for Julian Nagelsmann’s side but has always been a bit of a hothead and exemplified his fiery character in training on Monday.
‘Just whistle!’
blood The report states that Real Madrid star Nicklaus was a direct rival to Phil Krug – who faced off against Rudiger. Champions League Final Only last weekend – against Borussia Dortmund – in a crossing drill and the former Chelsea man kept ‘pulling down’ the striker.
After a particularly ‘difficult duel’, Phil Krug lay on the ground and shouted at coach Mads Bitgrat: “Just blow the whistle!”
The report claims Phil Krug approached Rudiger, the two pushed each other and they almost came to blows, before assistant coach Sandro Wagner intervened to separate them.
Immediately after the fight broke up, Roediger ‘mockingly clapped Flickrug’ as the striker ‘stopped the past’.
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‘Walks with a personal trainer’
Wagner had to calm Rudiger down and the centre-back ‘wouldn’t go into the team after that’ and ‘do runs with a personal trainer instead’.
The report also adds that Phil Krug and Rudiger generally get on very well, with Phil Krug recently naming the Madrid star as one of his closest allies in the squad.
Phil Krug later took to Instagram to post a photo of the payment “jumping into Euro week” to which Rudiger responded “Luuuuuuckkkkkkeeeee” with a heart emoji.
Ahead of Germany’s Euro opener against Scotland, Phil Krug reflects on their 2-1 friendly win over Greece.
He said: “We learned some lessons from the Greece game which will be useful against Scotland. I’m interested to see how the coaches will prepare us for the game.
“I watched a Scotland match and they played differently to what I expected. They press a lot. Against us, there will be phases where they sit deep.
“They try to get into shooting situations as quickly as possible, so it’s going to be important for us to counter that and not let them show their dynamics. We’ll prepare hard this week. It’s just the opponent. It’s not just about preparing, but also about keeping your energy levels up and improving yourself.”
Germany’s campaign continues as they face Hungary in their second group match before the group stage finish against Switzerland.