In search of offensive efficiency, Paris SG can count on the contribution of Gonçalo Ramos (4 goals in 8 games since his return). However, Luis Enrique does not increase the Portuguese's playing time. Ramos is doomed to hit a glass ceiling.
The return of Gonçalo Ramos to Paris Saint-Germain at the end of November will not have been celebrated like that of the Messiah. In a Parisian team that is clumsy in front of goals, particularly in the Champions League, the Portuguese should start quite easily. However, Luis Enrique judges that no. The Spanish coach has only placed Ramos in his starting XI three times in eight games since the player's return from injury. The former Benfica striker is making good use of this short playing time with 4 goals scored at the end of 2024 but nothing is happening. On Sunday, the Portuguese only benefited from around twenty minutes during the Champions Trophy.
Gonçalo Ramos, the eternal super-sub of PSG
Some supporters are calling for the striker's situation to change as two crucial matches await PSG in the Champions League, against Manchester City and Stuttgart. But, will Luis Enrique listen to them? No, replies journalist Marc Mechenoua on the air ofHere Paris Île-de-France. According to him, Gonçalo Ramos will have to be content with a replacement role in the long term. Despite the Portuguese's good statistics, Luis Enrique will always prefer a false 9 to Dembélé in attack.
« I remember the response that Luis Enrique gave before the match against Olympique de Marseille. We asked him when Gonçalo Ramos was going to return? He had given the date but he followed it up by saying “We must stop believing that the return of Gonçalo Ramos will solve everything”. When he says that, I know he wants to put the specter back on his team but for me it also means the consideration he has for this player. He is not a player whose profile fits with the number 9 wanted by Luis Enrique. Ramos is decisive in every match in which he returns but there is no continuity for him. So yes, for me he's a super-sub, he will never be Luis Enrique's indisputable attacker », Analyzed Mechenoua in the 100% PSG show. It remains to be seen whether the need for points in C1 and the threat of early elimination will change the Parisian coach's mind.
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