My colleague Ben Sledge wrote something similar about Rudiger transfer to Real Madrid, but it worth noting that Ben writes from a FUT perspective. Rudiger at FC 24 Coins Real opens the door to La Liga heavy teams and shifts away from the more established Premier League meta. I play the more pure Online Seasons, where you must make do with what resources a team has. You cannot buy players to patch gaps, which is why City are currently quite interesting and PSG are terminally dull. City have just patched their FIFA gap in real life, which means theyll probably be the go-to FC 24 team, especially if Mbappe leaves Paris. Im glad PSG reign of terror is over, but perhaps I wont know what I had until it gone.

Rudiger Going to Real Madrid Will Be A Nightmare For FC 24

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I donrsquo;t particularly like Real Madrid, but you canrsquo;t deny theyrsquo;re good at football. Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Benzema are all at the top of their game. Vinicius Jr. is finally reaching his potential too, as prophesised by countless YouTube skill compilations when he was a teenager. But it not their world class midfield or clinical forwards I want to talk about, it the guys at the back.

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Real Madrid defense hasnrsquo;t been the same since Sergio Ramos left. Theyrsquo;re leaky, theyrsquo;re injury prone, and they donrsquo;t have a fraction of the shithousery of Madrid past. Think of Ramos, think of Pepe. Real have always had a shithouse at the back. And next season, theyrsquo;re getting one. Chelsea Antonio Rudiger. He fixes a lot of their problems, and finally gives Real its trademark shithouse. He not on the level of Ramos or even Pepe, but Irsquo;m sure he can learn. 

Playing as Real Madrid on FIFA is different to them playing as a real life team. Certain stats are better than others in the game, and strong, pacey centre backs have been the meta for years. Tackling? Donrsquo;t need it. It why the sweatiest players often use wingbacks at centre back. Makes me sick to even think about it. But if yoursquo;re not playing four fullbacks, players like Eder Militao and David Alaba are perfect. Pair them with Ferland Mendy at left back and yoursquo;re onto a winner. Next season, this strong-and-pacey triumvirate will be joined by Rudiger. 

As Rudiger will likely transform Madrid defense and shore up any leaks, he will be a go-to meta card in FC 24. Strong and fast, with great links in La Liga and German players - a perfect link to Kroos if he ever gets a nice card - and a strong link to Militao, we can expect La Liga backlines to buy FC 24 Coins dominate the early Ultimate Team meta. I fully expect Rudiger, Militao, and maybe even Alaba to get buffed cards in FC 24 too, after good performances all round this season. But Irsquo;m not looking forward to it.