On Tuesday evening, Paris Saint-Germain will host Borussia Dortmund in the first round of the Champions League. Silence in front of the cages for more than 260 minutes, and Goncalo Ramos may start the match on the bench in favor of Randall Kolo Mwani.
Having arrived on loan this summer from Benfica, Goncalo Ramos is yet to open the net. Although he has started three times, the Portuguese striker is currently struggling to get along with his teammates, who are not serving him with his back to goal or with crosses, despite the quality of his headers. For example, against OGC Nice this weekend, he touched just 17 balls in 65 minutes, the same number as Randall Kolo Mwani touched in 25. And in less than half an hour, his fellow Frenchman was able to boast an assist for Kylian Mbappe’s second goal. Goal.
During this same match, in the 38th minute of play, Paris Saint-Germain started a counterattack. Ousmane Dembélé carries the ball, two Nissois follow, and Gonzalo Ramos presents himself alone on his right. The former FC Barcelona player finally opted for a perfectly loose shot. It is enough to give the impression of the deliberate neglect of the citizen of Olhão.
Is it someone else’s fault, really?
If some evils can be attributed to a group that is still searching for itselfGonzalo Ramos will still benefit from getting up to speed, more quickly than expected. Because in addition to Kolo Mwani, the Lusitanian international (8 matches, 6 goals) sees the shadow of Marco Asensio, excellent against Olympique Lyonnais, on September 3. The former Madrid player also arrived this summer and has already scored two goals and one assist, and has particularly distinguished himself in the false nine innings.
After being picked last year due to his failings at centre-forward, the Parisian leaders have decided to attack aggressively this season, with the arrivals of Ramos, Kolo Moani and Asensio. Three distinct and competing profiles, which actually results in reduced adaptation time for each. So, if Randall Kolo Moani, the French international, already knows part of the Paris Saint-Germain squad, and Marco Asensio has experience in the historic Real Madrid (even if he is already injured), then the young Goncalo Ramos (22 years old) as for him is only in The beginning of his professional career. The road to that indisputable starting point will be long and winding. It’s up to him to come out with flying colours.
