Sergio Ramos issues warning to incoming Real Madrid boss Antonio Conte

David Cooper - Writer 13:39 29/10/2018
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    Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has warned Antonio Conte that “respect is won, not imposed.”

    The defender was speaking to media in the mixed zone following his side’s humiliating 5-1 defeat in El Clasico against Barcelona.

    The result at the Camp Nou means Julen Lopetegui is expected to be dismissed imminently and Conte is the man lined up to take his place.

    However, Ramos has suggested that the Italian’s brand of tough man management may not fly at the Bernabeu.

    “Respect is won, it’s not imposed,” he said when asked about Conte’s approach.

    “Not one name or another. We have won everything with managers that you know, and at the end, the management of the dressing room is more important than the technical knowledge of a manager.”

    Ramos continues to stand by Lopetegui, insisting that the players have no part to play in his probable dismissal.

    “I have always said the same, these are not decisions in our hands, we are to the death with the manager who is in place, these decisions come fromt above, we will see what happens in the next few hours.”

    Reflecting on the El Clasico defeat, the Spain international said: “It’s a really bad situation for the dressing room, it was a key game to take an important step. We sentenced ourselves with the result, that came after a good reaction we had to draw.

    “After the 3-1, they knew how to take advantage of the dynamic of doubts. Congratulations to Barca. They made us suffer, but we are united, we will come out of this difficult moment together and turn the page.”

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