Sergio Ramos, the rojiblanco ogre: “Me enemy of Atlético? That is a very ugly word”

“The tournament regains value. This year it benefits us, being invited …”, assures the captain of Madrid hours before the final.

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Sergio Ramos He did not fail his tradition. Since Lisbon, always appears before the press on the eve of each final. That afternoon, also with Atlético waiting for the next day, he recalled that they also deserved that match, that the heritage of the effort, the sweat and the accumulated merits not only belonged to the team Simeone. He did not miss later in Milan or Tallinn.

This time, in Jeddah, he also took the microphone: “He is a magnificent rival, very solid, he knows what he plays. He is an uncomfortable team, with a great coach. They fight until the end,” he praised the rojiblanco team, where his name It is linked to nightmares: the end of the 2014 and 2016 Champions.

“I, the worst enemy of Atleti? Enemy is an ugly word. I don't see Atleti as an enemy, but I like to win a team like this. They see me as they want,” said the Andalusian defender, who asked the his' a serious game, with the least possible errors “to be able to lift the first title of the year, the number 20 of his career. It would be, next to Marcelo, a shot from Paco Gento, the recordman of the club.

Ramos likes the new Super Cup. “It is a good format. The tournament recovers value. This year it benefits us, being invited … We are receiving an unbeatable treatment in the country, nothing to reproach if it also serves for the clubs or the federation to benefit economically.”

For the white captain, his coach has much merit in the change the team has hit since the beginning of the season. “If there is anyone who knows this costume, it is Zizou. We arrived on a pretty good run, “he said. He hasn't lost Madrid since mid-October, in Mallorca.

“Go ahead with what you have”

Ramos also likes his technician's new system, with many midfielders. A drawing that will surely repeat Sunday in the final. “We want to continue like this, sending in the matches.” The only doubt that the center has, as part of the fans, is whether the lack of goal will not be a drag when fighting for trophies. “Madrid goes to the front with what it has. I don't know if it will be that way until the end of the season. Hopefully we don't miss it. Because the goal is key.”

Finally, he issued a warning: “I feel younger every day. I hope to continue providing my best level.” Zidane, in the morning, before posing with Simeone with the Super Cup, also talked about his personal situation. “I look better than in my first stage and progressing. In life, not only as a coach, we learn from the situations and people around. I like to listen a lot to the people who work with me because they are very valid. That makes me to progress as a coach and person. That is my goal. The thing about the flower will not change and that depends on how each one thinks. I am to work and I like what I do. The rest I cannot change. I am still strong and convinced of what I do in the field. “