Nantes: the contrasting return of Gonçalo Ramos

Absent since his ankle injury in Le Havre on August 16, during the first day of Ligue 1, Gonçalo Ramos made his comeback in the eleven of the reigning French champions. Aligned at the forefront of the attack against FC Nantes, the Portuguese striker – warmly acclaimed before the match – wasted no time in coming to the fore. From the second minute of play, the Parisian number 9 deflected a cross from Nuno Mendes to the near post to find Achraf Hakimi alone in front of the goal (1-0). In the process, he was on the receiving end of two crosses from Kang-In Lee (5th) then Fabian Ruiz (8th) but Patrik Calgren kept an eye on things. A start to the match very close to making Luis Enrique lie.

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“It seems that Gonçalo is the solution to all the world's ills. In reality, the solution is not in a player or two or even a player that we could sign and who would be the solution. The solution is to improve as a team.had, in fact, assured the Spanish technician a few hours before the reception of the Canaries. Yes, but as the minutes passed, the media outing of the former La Roja coach proved more and more relevant. In difficulty during the first act with 11 small balls hit (and no more than 15 before the hour mark), the ex-Benfica fireworks player had all the difficulty in the world to get out of the marking of Nicolas Pallois or Nathan Zeze . A performance overall too discreet, like his second period where it was also far too messy, except for this deviation within six meters, close to benefiting Joao Neves (56th).

Ramos hasn't changed everything…

Credited with a 5.5 by the FM editorial team, the 23-year-old striker logically displayed his frustration at the microphone of DAZN after this new insipid performance from the Parisians on the offensive level. “We were better than Nantes but it was a difficult match because we were unable to score more goals. We created a lot of chances but let's keep our heads high and keep working. He lacked finishing and remaining calm in front of goal.. Remaining on the field despite his lack of rhythm and his 20 short minutes played on Tuesday evening in Munich, the native of Olhão was nevertheless greeted by his coach at the final whistle. Gonçalo Ramos is a real scorer, we asked him to be present, first noted the Spaniard on the microphone of the broadcaster before congratulating his protégé, while reminding that he was not the ultimate solution to the problems currently encountered by PSG.

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“You always told me about the wrong number 9, and this time there was a nine. And what has changed? It's a joke of course but the solution never comes from a single player. We have to improve as a team, as a club. We must of course also improve during the transfer window, taking advantage of it to improve the squad, but the solution is always global. He is a surface player who is always on the move, who generates scoring chances and I am happy with what he brought throughout the match.. After a first Parisian campaign with 14 goals and 2 assists in 40 matches and while awaiting possible adjustments during the next winter window, Gonçalo Ramos will, whatever happens, try to find, over the weeks, its full potential. One thing is certain, the Portuguese cannot be considered, today, as the solution to all the ills of this PSG version of Luis Enrique.