5 reasons why Real Madrid should not sell Sergio Ramos

#3 Immaculate as a defender

His defending abilities are second-to-none

There are likely to be plenty of doom-mongers that point to a lack of pace as being Ramos’ Achilles heel, and there’s no getting away from the fact if he’s caught on the back foot, Ramos doesn’t have the pace of old to match some of today’s speedsters.

But what he lacks in that department, he certainly makes up for with his immaculate timing of tackles.

We can use the example of Raphael Varane, a teammate, who has incredible pace for a centre-back but still has much to learn as to the art of defending. Because that’s what it is. An art.

Ramos is one of its best exponents and far too many commentators and the like don’t give him the credit that he deserves. His reading of the game is also second to none and with it comes the knowledge of always being in the right place at the right time.