Former Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has picked star defender Sergio Ramos as the player who had the biggest personality along with Cristiano Ronaldo at the side. The Italian coach had two stints in charge of Los Blancos.
In an interaction with The Rest is Football podcast, Ancelotti claimed that it was not a big task to manage the likes of Ronaldo and Ramos despite their huge ego. He pointed to the pair as top professionals and said that their ego was good for their team at that time.
“And I have to say, it’s not difficult to manage the top players because usually the top players are the most professional players. Yeah, serious professional. I can say one of the best professional players was Cristiano Ronaldo. Big ego, strong personality. Another player with [a] big ego and [a] strong personality was Sergio Ramos, for example. But he is a good ego for the team", he said (via United in Focus).
Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos are two of the legendary Real Madrid player in the modern era. Both men played crucial riles when Madrid secured their tenth UEFA Champions League title, La Decima, under Carlo Ancelotti back in 2014.
Ronaldo was at Real Madrid from 2009 and 2018 and ended up scoring 450 goals to be the club's all-time leading goal scorer. On the other hand, Ramos spent 15 successful seasons at the side that ended up in various title wins, including in the Champions League, as skipper.
Cristiano Ronaldo's former Real Madrid teammate rubbishes rumors of rivalry
Cristiano Ronaldo's former teammate at Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, has claimed that he still has a very good bond with the 40-year-old. Both players sit at numbers one and two in Los Blancos' all-time goalscoring charts, having played together for eight years in Madrid.
In an interview with Diario AS, Benzema responded to a question on how he greeted Cristiano Ronaldo in their most recent match between their respective sides. He revealed that despite looking to be cold to his former teammate, they shared a warm moment away from the prying eyes of the public.
“I gave a cold greeting to Cristiano Ronaldo? No, please. We spoke in the locker room before, we hugged. There's a lot of respect, we are fine. We don't need to show off anything in front of the TV", he said (via @MadridZone on X).
Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr in January 2023 and Bezema did the same just six months later, joining Al-Ittihad from Real Madrid. The French player already led his team to a league title, while Ronaldo's wait for his first major trophy with Al-Nassr continues.