{"id":1105705,"date":"2019-09-10T15:52:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1105705"},"modified":"2019-09-10T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:52:04","slug":"sergio-ramos-hits-back-public-perception-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/sergio-ramos-hits-back-public-perception-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Ramos insists he’s been “misjudged” by Klopp & Co. despite Real captain’s record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sergio Ramos has hit back at his public perception, claiming he is often “misjudged”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Spaniard holds the record for the most yellow cards in the Champions League (40) and is often accused of partaking in the dark arts in search of victory.<\/p>\n

Is Sergio Ramos football’s most famous villain? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Jurgen Klopp accused Ramos of acting like a “wrestler” after injuring Mohamed Salah in the 2018 UCL final.<\/li>\n
  • Ramos has received more red cards (24) than any other La Liga player.<\/li>\n
  • The Spaniard is also the Champions League’s most booked player of all-time.<\/li>\n
  • But Ramos insists he is too often “misjudged”.<\/li>\n
  • The 33-year-old says he always shows “respect” to his opponent despite his desire to win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been one such critic, accusing Ramos of acting like a “wrestler” after he injured Mohamed Salah in their 2018 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid, also eluding to his previous misgivings.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI\u2019m not sure it is an experience we will have again \u2013 go there and put an elbow to the goalkeeper, put their goalscorer down like a wrestler in midfield and then you win the game,” Klopp said last year.<\/p>\n

    “That was the story of the game. Ramos said a lot of things afterwards that I didn\u2019t like. As a person, I didn\u2019t like the reactions of him. He was like: \u2018Whatever, what do they want? It\u2019s normal.\u2019 No, it is not normal.<\/p>\n