Goncalo Ramos remains stuck on one goal for the season, and yet there is no reason for Ruben Amorim to feel alarmed.
Calciomercato.com begin a report on Ramos by stating a simple premise: if he doesn’t score, Ramos helps others to. For Amorim, that’s what really matters. The strikers goals will also come in time, but for now he is showing himself to offer different things.
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Ramos was signed in part because of the mentality he acquired with Luis Enrique at PSG: what matters is the team, how they play, and the active participation in developing a certain philosophy and style of play.
There’s no jealousy in the mind of the Portuguese international, who celebrated Diego Moreira’s goal when he made it 2-0 despite ignoring the obvious cut-back to him. What matters to him is that the team win.
Amorim calm
Amorim spoke to SportTV and said: “It’s normal, Ramos works hard, the goals will come. He’s already scored, he’s already provided an assist, and above all, he puts a lot of effort into the team. Today we were closer to him, and that’s why he played better. So, it’s a combination of both factors, but I’m very happy with Ramos.”
Despite Lecce’s performance being lacking, Amorim implemented some interesting tactical changes, from a back four in the initial build-up phase (with Mario Gila playing as a defensive playmaker) to the wing-backs’ constant runs to attack the space in behind.
It was Ramos’ movement and play that gave the Rossoneri the victory. For the first goal, he drew a marker into the attacking midfield zone, thus freeing Christian Pulisic to collect Strahinja Pavlovic’s pass. For the second, he linked with Adrien Rabiot and provided a no-look assist. For the third, he recovered the ball in midfield before a solo run by Moreira.
Ramos – who has so far scored just one goal against Venezia – worked tirelessly, making numerous passes and engaging with his team-mates, covering 11.6km. That’s almost 2km more than in the previous round’s match against Lazio.
For a player who cost €70m plus bonuses, the fact that he’s played four consecutive games without finding the back of the net or shooting is a significant statistic and influences the assessment. The flipside of this is that Ramos is still generating goals with his actions.
What an awesome player he is. Makes everyone around him play better. The goals will come
I don’t care about his stats as long as he’s playing in this style, if you were a classic 9 , I would have changed my opinion. He definitely gives more than goals and assists
I like him a lot. He really works for the team. This was his second game where he could finish himself but instead opted to pass for goal. What a character.
I noted that as well. He could have shot that ball (especially with all the pressure on him to score) but he made the play that guaranteed the highest chance of scoring. Like you said what character
Also De Winter took the ball off his head, and Saelemaekers just had to slide him the ball but chose to shoot.
Now we are putting more passes into the box, and will put even more in once the tactic gels, the goals will follow the performances.
I believe that the goal we surely come I like the way he working with his teammates
The nice thing about Ramos is in the past with players like Gimenez, Fullkrug, et al. when they aren’t scoring it’s like playing down a man, Ramos still contributes, still adds to the buildup and makes smart runs opening space behind him he’s a footballer not just a striker
He did play very well and shut down his critics; at least those who understand that a player doesn’t need to score to help his team, when he repeatedly creates opportunities that ultimately result in goals. Well done, Ramos!
He was the pivot for milan attacking phase. He knows if he isn’t score a goal, at least he must give some assist to his friends.. good job ! 👍
Now I can see how Amorim use him. His heat map shown he played everywhere, with most touch in the middle. So his price tag definitely attract at least one defender to mark him, so he keep moving to break the defensive structure