Victorious on the go to the lawn of the Stade de Roudourou (3-0), Paris Saint-Germain welcomes the Brestois stadium on Wednesday evening in the Return of the Champions League. A meeting during which Luis Enrique's troops will have to lock his ticket for the round of 16 where Parisian players would face, in the event of qualification, Liverpool or FC Barcelona. With 14 victories acquired on the last 15 games played in all competitions, the residents of the Parc des Princes have activated the compressor roll mode in recent weeks. The year 2025 begins on wheel hats. The offensive ineffectiveness of the first part of the season seems to be in ancient history, while several players continue great performances with regularity and solidity. Among these elements, Fabián Ruiz, author of 2 goals since January 1 (opposite the RC Lens and Toulouse FC), continues to explode and establish itself as the perfect complementary part of the shadow.
A fervent defender of his player, Luis Enrique has continued to praise Fabián Ruiz in recent weeks. If he is not the most attractive player, the former Napoli player has an importing status within the collective and the rotation of Paris Saint-Germain: “The way we play, it is not only a question of mobility, but also to play according to the teammates. There are formulas that are repeated but we never play repeatedly. We need these profiles like Fabian Ruiz, or others. He is able to play in different positions and have high level performance. I am very happy with my workforce and in particular my environment. They can still improve. The next chapter would also be to correct others“Said the Spanish coach at a press conference. But the main interested party was also present in front of the journalists on the eve of the dam back against Brest. He returned to his beautiful current form, his role within the group and his future in Paris.
A well -defined role
Author of a flamboyant campaign with La Roja at Euro 2024, Fabián Ruiz explained the reasons for her irregularity on the first part of the season: “It is true that I played a very good euro, I felt very well and this year, I started a little later with the group because I did not have time to do a pre-season . I feel good physically, I always try to improve myself“, Before continuing by detailing his role within the Parisian system. “”I don't feel like a leader or an important piece, I try to give the best of myself. This is what the coach asks, to do what is good for me and the club. I try to give him confidence. I think it's a team where we have a lot of fun because we often have the ball, that's what the coach asks. Having possession is what pleases the most. I don't like to run after the ball. We identify on that, it is something positive for our team and myself. We identify on the possession of balloon».
Within the Parisian community, the Portuguese pair made up of Vitinha and João Neves frequently attracts all the spotlights, while Warren Zaïre -Emery enjoys a particular status of Parisian titi – darling of the Parc des Princes. Between this whole band of young nuggets, Fabián Ruiz, often criticized by part of the supporters and observers, is aware of the importance of his particular role: “I'm not saying that I don't feel important. The coach gives me fairly strong confidence, it is important for me. I try to be available to play as much as possible. We have a very good and wide workforce. In the end, we always see who scores the goals in football. Everyone does their job and it is normal for it to be the attackers who mark. Everything works like a whole, we try to do our job in the middle. It doesn't matter who puts the goal or gives the assist, we see ourselves as a whole. That marks, basically it is a bit equal to us». Luis Enrique recently admitted that he should have summoned Fabián Ruiz to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when he was coach of Spain.
Nevertheless, the native of Los Palacios y villafranca has no bitterness towards his coach, on the contrary: “I always said it, I always had a good relationship with Luis Enrique, there has never been a problem. We like to represent our country, of course I wanted to play the 2022 World Cup with my country. The coach had to make a decision. When Luis Enrique arrived, I knew it was one of the best coaches in the world. It was the first who summoned me to selection“He said. What still register in the long term for PSG? For the moment, the Spanish midfielder boots in touch: “My contract extension? I can't talk about it. I am two years old, I am very happy here and in this city. We feel very well with my family, but I'm not going to approach this theme for the moment. It's not my turn». While PSG is going through a period in charge of meetings, Fabian Ruiz is an essential gear to the Parisian engine.
