Sergio Ramos admits Real Madrid‘s recent form has been a “disaster” but insists he is “not hiding” as they seek to turn their season around.
The La Liga giants saw their hopes in three competitions ended in the space of a week with back-to-back league and cup defeats to Barcelona before that embarrassing reverse against Ajax in the Champions League.
Ramos has been under particular scrutiny for being absent in that game through suspension after he deliberately picked up a yellow card in the first leg with the assumption that Madrid would comfortably defend a 2-1 lead at the Bernabeu.
He was also criticised for being filmed by a documentary crew while watching on from the stands as Real went on to lose 4-1 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate.
‘Events have been disastrous’
“As footballers we like to do our talking on the pitch but this season is not turning out that way,” the Real Madrid captain said at the start of a candid Twitter thread on Monday addressing the club’s recent turmoil.
“Recent events have been disastrous and I’m not hiding. We are not hiding. We the players are primarily responsible and I, as captain, more than anyone.
“That’s why I thought that the most honest way to answer the questions that are circulating around us would be to tackle them directly.”
Ramos went on to answer seven questions he felt needed answering in regards to that yellow card (“absolutely an error”), speculation over the manager’s future (” a decision that’s not ours”) and rumours of dressing room bust-ups with Marcelo and president Florentino Perez.
7 questions answered
“Was the yellow card in Amsterdam an error? Absolutely it was an error and I take the blame 200 per cent.
“Why did you record the documentary? There are certain commitments made and it never remotely went through my head that the game could have turned out as it did. The recording itself was scaled down as the game went on.
“Did you argue with the President in the dressing room? Dressing room issues are discussed and resolved in the dressing room. There’s no problem whatsoever and everybody has the same interest: Real Madrid.
“Did you address your teammates and criticize them? We always talk and motivate each other in the dressing room and always in a constructive way.
“Did you have a confrontation with Marcelo? We have exchanges in every training session. It’s part of working with pressure. But it’s just an anecdote like so many others that happen from day to day. Marcelo is like a brother to me.
“Why did you travel to Valladolid? Because I wanted to be close and support my teammates.
“What’s happening with the coach? It’s a decision that’s not ours to make and in which we never interfere. We have enormous respect for the position and we always support the Real Madrid coach.
“These reflections are, without doubt, the result of a deeply disappointing season but if success didn’t stop us, we’re not going to let defeat stop us. It’s our obligation to carry on, to work and to evolve.
“And to remember that some of us are lucky enough to play for Real Madrid, some of us are lucky enough to form part of its history, but Real Madrid was, is and will always be Real Madrid. No one name makes the legend of Real Madrid, but we have all written that legend together.
“Together we have to work for the future and restore our hope. Madridista Commitment. #HalaMadrid.”
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