goalscoring antics have been in the headlines and
he could have ended up as a forward if former boss
Carlo Ancelotti had his way at the Santiago
Bernabeu.
One of football's finest defenders, Ramos has
proved his worth up front, coming to Madrid's
rescue twice in the past fortnight.
Ramos scored a 90th-minute equaliser to salvage
a 1-1 draw at reigning LaLiga champions
Barcelona, while he struck in stoppage time to give
Madrid a 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna last
week.
And Ancelotti - now in charge of Bundesliga
champions Bayern Munich - heaped praise on the
Madrid captain.
"He continues to score miraculous goals. He does
it because he has quality in front of goal," Ancelotti
told AS Diario.
"In fact, he could easily have been a forward. I
sometimes joked with him, telling him I was going
to pick him at centre-forward.
"That personality and character that he has are
really important to teams."
Ancelotti knows all too well about Ramos and his
late goals for Madrid.
Ramos was the hero in Lisbon in 2014, scoring a
93rd-minute equaliser as Madrid eventually
trumped city rivals Atletico Madrid 4-1 after extra
time in the Champions League final.
"I think that final was my best moment at Real
Madrid," Ancelotti said.
"We won the most important trophy that we'd set
ourselves as an objective.
"We'd done really well until December, then we had
problems with injured players, but fortunately we
were able to lift the Champions League."
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