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Since the start of the season, PSG has been seriously lacking in efficiency in front of goal. And many think that the Parisian club made a mistake by failing to recruit a real center forward last summer. For weeks, Luis Enrique tinkered with installing false nines, until this Saturday and the return of Gonçalo Ramos. But the attacker did not solve all the problems, far from it.
It is not the return of Gonçalo Ramos, which will stop the debates around the recruitment of a center forward. Certainly, the Portuguese striker is back on his feet, but he is still far from his best level after a long absence due to an ankle injury. Facing Nantes, the scorer subtly deflected the ball towards Ashraf Hakimi on the action of the first goal, before disappearing little by little, like the rest of his team. While some are calling for the arrival of a new number 9 this winter, Luis Enrique was teasing with journalists.
“There we have a real 9 and what’s happening? »
“You asked me so many questions about the false 9. Here we have a real 9 and what’s happening? As if that was the solution. I'm kidding, but it's reality. If we go four matches without scoring with a real 9, what will we look for? The solution is not in one player on this team. It's a team sport. Now, more seriously, Gonçalo Ramos played his first starting match of the season, his first full match which is big news. Gonçalo is a surface player who generates a lot of chances, moves well, gives us continuity. A very interesting player for us and I am happy with his contribution during the match » confided the coach of PSG at a press conference.
Luis Enrique justifies his decision
At the microphone of DAZN, Luis Enrique had already mentioned the fox role of the surfaces of Gonçalo Ramos. « We use number 9 depending on the player profile. Gonçalo is a surface player, he also gives us continuity outside but today we thought we needed a profile like that” said the Spanish coach.
