Chelsea defender Toni Rudiger admits he owes manager Thomas Tuchel for his career revival.
udiger has been a revelation under fellow countryman Tuchel. The 28-year-old was integral to Chelsea's rock-solid defence that took the Blues to Champions League glory in Portugal, and will hope to have a helping hand in the Premier League leader's title charge this campaign.
The German has lavished praise on his current boss, admitting that his arrival was the turning point he badly needed.
"Tuchel gave me new life," Rüdiger said. "I wouldn't say he said: 'You have to be the biggest speaker in the dressing room'. I'm not like this. I like to show everything on the pitch.
"He told me what he expects – my natural game: to be aggressive, to be a leader."
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