“Who is City 9?” His name, what's called? His name, his name! Haaland. That's why Guardiola plays with a real 9 and not me ”. This is a sentence that had amazed a lot on the part of Luis Enrique, on the eve of the reception of Manchester City in the Champions League. With this declaration, Luis Enrique had tackled his own center center, Gonçalo Ramos, stressing that he did not have the level of his Norwegian counterpart. Enough to prick the 23 -year -old Portuguese scorer, however author of beautiful entries during the match this season.
Shaken by a long ankle injury at the start of the season, the Portuguese international returned to the mid-November, but very quickly lost his holder. In 2025, he was only aligned twice by Luis Enrique, despite a total of 9 goals and 4 assists in 22 games, all competitions combined, and beautiful entries during the match, as on the lawn of Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday evening, where he was still decisive on the third Parisian goal.
Luis Enrique expects more continuity
Asked about him before the quarterfinals of the French Cup against the Briochin stadium, the Spanish coach justified himself on the turnover. “How are we going to manage Gonçalo Ramos?” As we have done so far. There is a plan, the most important match is that of tomorrow. But there is a general vision of the 10 or 12 games that we are going to play this month. We have to face these matches with a global perspective of our team. Changes can be made in a very natural way ”he said.
Before saying a little more about its place in the hierarchy, as shock against Liverpool. “To play the best way against Liverpool, you have to have the right playing time and that's what we are going to aim. Gonçalo Ramos, I didn't say anything particular. It is important when it plays one, 10, 30 or even 90 minutes. And even when he does not play, he is very important, because he shows a superb state of mind. He is at the service of the team. He is a player with an exceptional ratio and I hope he can improve it. I am delighted to have it in my team ”. Gonçalo Ramos will therefore have to show himself against the Briochin stadium to hope to earn points.
