Iker Casillas has shrugged off abuse from Real Madrid fans in their 2-1 loss to Atletico Madrid on Saturday and insisted supporters are free to whistle him if they want.
Carlo Ancelotti's men suffered their second loss in three La Liga matches as Arda Turan scored a 76th-minute winner at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Club captain Casillas was booed and whistled at by some sections of the Blancos' ground following Tiago's early opener but he refused to criticise fans and say he hopes to win them round with good performances.
"The crowd have the final say and if they think they should whistle you have to accept it and respect their opinions," the goalkeeper, who continues to keep summer signing Keylor Navas out of the side, told reporters.
"The way to respond is to train and play football."
Tiago headed Atletico into a 10th-minute lead before Cristiano Ronaldo won and converted a penalty to level, but Turan struck the winner, curling Juanfran's cutback into the bottom corner after Raul Garcia's clever dummy.
Casillas felt his team deserved a draw but praised Atletico for their ability to grind out their second win over Real Madrid since their Champions League final defeat in May.
"The second half was a hammer blow, we were controlling Atletico well," he added. "We were taken by surprise on a corner and Turan struck brilliantly. The result is a bit unfair and a draw would have been right," he added.
"But Atletico know how to work their games and we have to congratulate them, just as on other occasions it's us that wins."
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