Former Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger claims he would intentionally annoy opposing players if stadiums were too quiet for him.
In the summer, the Germany international left the Premier League club for Real Madrid on a free transfer.
"I'll be honest: I purposefully agitated people because it was just too quiet in the stadium for me during this game," he admitted to German news outlet Sport1. "I wanted to jolt people awake with it.
"I enjoy analyzing my opponents and thinking to myself, "Okay, let's see how they react if I provoke them a little bit."
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