Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger has taken his vicinity in 90min's ranking of the pinnacle 5 centre-backs on the planet in 2021 having just pop out on pinnacle in a Welcome to World Class fan vote.
Our followers have been asked to have their say on who had been the fine central defender this yr out of the quartet of David Alaba, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva and Rudiger.
The winner would take fifth location in 90min's ranking of the pinnacle 5 centre-backs in the international in 2021 - coming in at the back of Raphael Varane, Ruben Dias, Giorgio Chiellini, and primary Virgil van Dijk.
It ended up being a very close conflict among two Chelsea teammates - Rudiger and Silva. However, after more than 7,two hundred votes, the German emerged as the victor by way of the narrowest of margins.
Rudiger took 36.7% of the fan vote to Silva's 33.7%, even as Alaba and Ramos had sixteen.2% and thirteen.Four% respectively.
The 28-12 months-antique earns the right to take his vicinity among 90min's top five centre-backs in the world in 2021, a reward for stellar 12 months at club stage that has seen his reputation ameliorate exponentially having formerly been considered as something of a liability.
Now recognised for his marauding forward runs, Rudiger has shone in Thomas Tuchel's returned three in view that January, playing a key function as Chelsea lifted the Champions League trophy in May - a triumph that scored him some critical factors within the #W2WC metric.
In forty six suits he made the second one maximum tackles out of any of our pinnacle 5 with fifty eight, gambling his part in 28 clean sheets and scoring 3 times at the alternative end besides.
This is Rudiger's first time in the W2WC pinnacle 5 centre-backs having did not even make the shortlist in 2020.
All data are provided by means of StatsPerform over the period of January 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021 (such as domestic and continental cup competitions).
