Bij Real Madrid rommelde het dit seizoen al serieus, maar de voorbije weken was het vooral Sergio Ramos die een hoofdrol opeiste. De aanvoerder zou betrokken geweest zijn in opstootjes met ploegmaat Marcelo én voorzitter Florentino Perez, die laatste na de pijnlijke uitschakeling door Ajax in de Champions League.

In een lange post op Instagram komt hij terug op beide incidenten. Te beginnen met de ruzie met Perez. "Problemen met de kleedkamer worden besproken en opgelost binnen de kleedkamer. Er is absoluut geen probleem en iedereen verdedigt dezelfde belangen: die van Real Madrid", lijkt hij de kwestie eerder te ontwijken.

Over de ruzie met Marcelo deed hij minder mysterieus. "Elke training zijn er wel discussies. Dat hoort er nu eenmaal bij als je moet werken onder druk. Maar dat is slechts een anekdote, zoals er elke dag zoveel gebeuren. Marcelo is als een broer voor mij."

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As footballers we like to do our talking on the pitch but this season is not turning out that way. 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. Was the yellow card in Amsterdam an error? Absolutely it was an error and I take the blame 200%. 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. @Marcelotwelve 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 @realmadrid, some of us are lucky enough to form part of its history, but #RealMadrid was, is and will always be #RealMadrid. 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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