He may be a fantastic luxury joker but it is clear that Gonçalo Ramos is not yet the indisputable starter at Paris Saint-Germain. Often praised for his decisive side when he came into play, the Portuguese confirmed on Sunday evening that he had much more difficulty assuming this starting role. Aligned at the forefront of the attack and surrounded by Désiré Doué and Bradley Barcola for the clash of the 30th day of Ligue 1 against OL, the former Benfica scorer was once again completely missed.
Credited with a 2 by the FM editorial team, the native of Olhão has, in fact, symbolized the lack of offensive success of the Parisians (23 shots, only 1 goal). If he had opportunities to revive PSG in this match, the 24-year-old ultimately showed some clumsiness. The most glaring? This completely missed penalty against Dominik Greif with a strike that was far too axial. Little impact in the game, too discreet and less and less found as the minutes passed, he finally gave way to Ousmane Dembélé (59th).
Ramos missed out…
A new match without for the 1m85 right-hander which should not push Luis Enrique to return him to his starting lineup against Nantes on Wednesday. “We will play nine matches in the next 27 days, or one match every three days. We have to overcome this with the team. Today (Sunday) I changed six players who don’t usually play. If you don’t understand that, you don’t understand anything. It’s easy to think we’ve failed. But that’s how we have to handle it.”however, specified the Spanish technician at a press conference.
In the meantime, Gonçalo Ramos missed a great opportunity to showcase himself. “His eleventh start of the season in L1 will remain marred by his missed penalty (33rd). Borrowed technically, the Portuguese never managed to gain the upper hand over the Lyon defense. However, he had a few moves to play.noted, for his part, our colleagues from The Teamalso giving him a score of 2. So yes, his overall statistical record this season remains honest (12 goals, 2 assists in 40 appearances) but there is no doubt that this new failed performance could relaunch the debate around his future in the French capital…
