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Really? How many goals does he have? I know he's been there forever, but that is indeed mental for a CB/RB.
94 and another 20 for Spain.
Really? How many goals does he have? I know he's been there forever, but that is indeed mental for a CB/RB.
Because people rate him for his goals and not for his defending ability which is average at times.He’s immense. How some don’t rate him I don’t know. Imagine if we managed to snatch him in 2015? We’d have got 5 years of his excellence at United.
Getting close to a 100 club goals. That's mental
People rate him for his overall contribution to a game of football which is ultimately the most important thing in football and it’s second to none. He’s a match winner whether he scores or not. Is there better defenders than him from a purely defensive point of view? Sure.. But overall he’s one of the best ever defenders.Because people rate him for his goals and not for his defending ability which is average at times.
Getting to Koeman and Hierro levels.
Yeah of course. Ramos only started taking set pieces this season on a regular basis.They took a lot more set pieces I think. I know he scored a free kick today, but Ramos is a monster in the box from corners and free kicks. To think Madrid had Ronaldo and Ramos in the box attacking for all those years - quite some task to keep both of them quiet.
Because people rate him for his goals and not for his defending ability which is average at times.
I'm seeing people calling him a World Class Defender? He's a great player to have during set pieces but he's not a great defender same way as Mihajlovic wasn't a WC defender but still great to have because he was a set piece expert.People rate him for his overall contribution to a game of football which is ultimately the most important thing in football and it’s second to none. He’s a match winner whether he scores or not. Is there better defenders than him from a purely defensive point of view? Sure.. But overall he’s one of the best ever defenders.
I'm seeing people calling him a World Class Defender? He's a great player to have during set pieces but he's not a great defender same way as Mihajlovic wasn't a WC defender but still great to have because he was a set piece expert.
Sergio was the hero in 3 of the 4 CL finals we won recently actuallyOverrated as a defender. He can score a million panenka's, that doesnt change anything. Real winning 3 CL's in a row wasnt because of their unsurmountable defense.
Koeman scored well over double what Ramos is on.Getting to Koeman and Hierro levels.
Koeman scored well over double what Ramos is on.
That doesn't fit my narrative though, so, nuh-uh!Sergio was the hero in 3 of the 4 CL finals we won recently actually
He’s a great defender, but notably Madrid have never had an all time great defence while he’s been there, the goals they concede every season hasn’t been on par with some of the best defences we’ve seen, although it’s been pretty good this season(I think).
Thread makes me laugh every time I see it
I'd argue he's underrated defensively. Not many CBs would be able to cope with some of the situations shown here.
You sure about that mate?
I'd argue he's underrated defensively. Not many CBs would be able to cope with some of the situations shown here.
You sure about that mate?
He overtook him in la liga but Koeman scored many goals before , besides Ramos spent years being a right back without contributing as much in attack
They conceded 7 goals in the entirety of the 15-16 CL, which they won. That's pretty darn good imo.
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Koeman scored over 200 goals for club and country. Ramos might finish his career with around 100.
Now do this analysis for every CL/League season
I did this back when I was firmly in the "Ramos is an extremely overrated defender" camp. I can't be arsed to dig it up
Yeah sorry I had a brain fart there.Koeman scored well over double what Ramos is on.
I don't mind and was always a big Ramos fan, even in his RB days. He definitely deserves to go down as one of the best CBs of all time, his stats, accomplishments and playstyle are very unique.To tease a bit to the overrated camp, what do you think - if we win la liga and beat City - to give him the Ballon d´Or this year? A great prize for his career
Real's defense has been fairly eh without him this season.
He's had a great defensive season too. Him and Mendy are key to why their defense has been so good in La Liga.
In literally no universe is Heineken world class.He's like the Heineken of football.
Varane is having his best ever season imo and deserves a lot of the credit too. Plus Valverde in midfield is probably the biggest difference to past years. Ramos is at his usual high level, it's just that it's easier to look better as a defender when you've got more protection and Madrid are more balanced this year than they've been for pretty much the entirity of the last decade.
Ramos is a legend from head to toe. Someone like Pique who has been at the same level or probably even a higher level for most of the past decade will rightly be remembered as the lesser player.
Sergio was the hero in 3 of the 4 CL finals we won recently actually
I don't mind and was always a big Ramos fan, even in his RB days. He definitely deserves to go down as one of the best CBs of all time, his stats, accomplishments and playstyle are very unique.
They conceded 7 goals in the entirety of the 15-16 CL, which they won. That's pretty darn good imo.
Really? I thought it was way earlier, but Ramos is already 34 so it makes sense. Time flies real fast.He really started playing CB with 26/27 years. I wonder what would have happened if He started at 20 years (The record for red cards would be through the roof). Sometimes it seems to me so distant the time in the right back...
We conceeded 6 in 07/08 which you could argue was one of the finest backlines assembled in football history... so yeah, 7 aint bad.