The greatest quotes about Sergio Ramos from ex pros and managers. A thread:
🎙🇵🇱Lewandowski: (On toughest defender faced in his career) "In the Champions League, Sergio Ramos. A super center-back, not only defensively, but also with the ball.”
🎙🇮🇹Paolo Maldini:”I’d say yes Ramos is the best defender in the world, not just this season but for the past years.”
🎙🇮🇹Alessandro Costacurta:“Sergio Ramos’ performance against Ajax was one of the best ever performances I’ve seen from a defender.”
🎙🇮🇹Carlo Ancelotti:”There are defenders with extraordinary technical ability, others have unique defensive qualities – like Cannavaro, brilliant at marking. Others, like Baresi, can command a back line while others influence with strong personalities.
But factoring everything together to evaluate a defender then Sergio Ramos is the most complete. He's got a bit of everything: technical ability, strength, personality and leadership.
🎙🇫🇷Zinedine Zidane:”We could be here for an hour talking about him. He's our captain, our leader. What I'd highlight from him isn't as a footballer – in that respect he has everything – but as a person. He's very noble. I played with him for a year and he's not changed a bit.”
🎙🏴Trent Alexander-Arnold has his say:”To win three Champions Leagues in a row takes some doing. You don’t do that with just average players.
“He has shown why he is probably the best, most consistent centre-back in the world.”
“He has shown why he is probably the best, most consistent centre-back in the world.”
🎙🇫🇷Aymeric Laporte:”Sergio Ramos is probably the best centre-back in the world at the moment as we know we have to match his standards or better him if we are to be as good as he is.”
🎙🇧🇷Thiago Silva:”For me, Ramos is at the moment, the best defender in the world. That's my opinion. He defends well, can play and manages all facets of the game. He's a very complete footballer."
🎙🇺🇾Luis Suarez:"Sergio Ramos is the toughest opponent I've come up against. He is very strong, has a lot of experience, and is a very competitive player.”
🎙🇮🇹Fabio Cannavaro:”He surpassed all expectations after being shifted to the centre of defence from right-back because besides being a great defender, he also scores a lot of goals and that is always nice.”
🎙🏴Martin Keown:”I love watching Sergio Ramos. He is a beacon of light in an era when there are not enough.”
“It is little wonder he is the world’s most decorated defender. This is a player who will time and again put his body on the line in pursuit of glory.”
“It is little wonder he is the world’s most decorated defender. This is a player who will time and again put his body on the line in pursuit of glory.”
🎙🇦🇷Sergio Agüero:"Ramos is the most difficult defender I’ve faced"
🎙🇧🇪Eden Hazard:”In Madrid we train with top players, top defenders Ramos I think He’s is one of the best in the world.”
🎙🇧🇷Neymar Jr Quote 1:It’s hard to say, there are so many top defenders. Mascherano, Pique, Thiago Silva, Sergio Ramos – he’s a great centre back. There’s a lot but Ramos stands out.”
🎙🇧🇷Neymar Jr Quote 2:”The best player i’ve ever faced? Sergio Ramos. He is an excellent central defender.”
🎙🇮🇹Leonardo Bonucci:”He is the best in the world and won the Champions League prize.”
🎙🇨🇴Radamel Falcao:”Sergio Ramos is the toughest defender that I’ve faced,He is a great defender, a very complete player
🎙🏴Rio Ferdinand:”Ramos, when the big games come up, the trophies are there to be won, he’s normally standing there with his sleeves rolled up"
🎙🇮🇹Andrea Barzagli to GdS :“The real reference point for defending is Sergio Ramos. When you stay at high levels at strong clubs and in the national team for as long, there is a reason, which is that you are a Champion
🎙🇸🇰Skriniar: “I’d say Sergio Ramos, although it might not look like it. Every game he almost plays one versus because Marcelo is always charging forward and sometimes forgets defending
🎙🇳🇱Mathijs de Ligt Quote 1:”Greatest number 4 ever? I would go for Ronald Koeman. He wore that number at Barcelona. And currently? Sergio Ramos. I really like his leadership and the passion he brings to his team. It’s beautiful to see.”
🎙🇮🇹Marco Materazzi: “I think that Koulibaly, Sergio Ramos and Romagnoli are the best central defenders in the world at the moment.”
🎙🇵🇹Luis Figo: “It's clear that Sergio Ramos deserves to win a Ballon d'Or. Being a defender is almost like being a goalkeeper, it's a lot more difficult to win the award, but Cannavaro managed it.”
🎙🇮🇹Giorgio Chiellini:”The best defender in the world? It's not me it’s Sergio Ramos.
“I will never have the technical quality or the speed of Sergio Ramos, he is the best central defender in the world and knows how to perform in the big games.”
“I will never have the technical quality or the speed of Sergio Ramos, he is the best central defender in the world and knows how to perform in the big games.”
🎙🇪🇸Pedro:”Sergio Ramos is very good. I know him very well: great defender, great with the ball.”
🎙🇪🇸Busquets:”it really speaks volumes about Sergio Ramos' trajectory. He is one of the best in the world. He has been for many years and he will continue being so. He started very young in the national team and has been important for all the coaches."
🎙🇩🇪Mesut Özil:”After Cristiano, the best player in the world is Sergio Ramos.”
🎙🇲🇽Chicharito:”If I play... Sergio is still one of the best centre-backs in the world. He's a very difficult player for strikers to play against. He's a reference for his national team and his club - he's shown his quality for many seasons.”
🎙🇪🇸Emiliano Butragueno:”Sergio Ramos is the best in the world in his position."
🎙🇮🇹Franco Baresi:”I like players who have a strong personality on the pitch," “Sergio Ramos is one of the best defenders in the world".
🎙🇫🇷Varane “I'm inspired by Pepe & Ramos, defenders like me an example for any player, I learned a lot from them. From Ramos, I've taken winning mentality. He finds encouragement every day, always wants to win, even in training. He has experience & never loses motivation."
Best defender you've faced in your career?
Benzema🎙🇫🇷 “It's not one, but two. And I face them in each training session, they're Ramos and Varane."
Benzema🎙🇫🇷 “It's not one, but two. And I face them in each training session, they're Ramos and Varane."
🎙🇫🇷France Football on Sergio Ramos: “The dominant impression is that a defender has never had a similar impact on the teams he played for. And this occurs in both areas (defense and attack), which perhaps makes him unique compared to his predecessors.”
“Real Madrid present two very different faces; one of a winner and competitor when he is there and another less serene and ambitious when he is not.”
🎙🇳🇴Haaland: "For me, the three best [defenders] in the world are Sergio Ramos, Virgil van Dijk and Kalidou Koulibaly."
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🎙🇪🇸| Thiago: “It’s great playing with Sergio. The years go by and you continue to learn from him, he keeps evolving and wanting to compete. That ambition is something that rubs off on all of us. We can all learn from a guy who has won so much in the game yet keeps wanting more.
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