At the age of 35, missing the European Championship and having never played in an official match for nearly 5 months after joining Paris Saint-Germain, many people will question whether Sergio Ramos is OK? However, in the league match between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne last weekend, the comeback Ramos delivered a good answer.
Ramos started the campaign and formed the starting line with Marquinhos at Paris Saint-Germain, with Kimpembe on the bench. Ramos's performance in this game was impressive, with 95 of his 101 passes, a pass success rate of 94%, and 7 successes in 9 long passes, which is also the highest in the game.
Despite being away from the game for a long time, Ramos played the same way he always did. Ramos looked good in good shape, playing more aggressively than Kimpembe and quickly became the focus on the pitch. In attack, Ramos's position is very high, and the passing coordination of the participating team is not a problem for Ramos at all; in terms of passing, Ramos is accustomed to sending passes to his teammates on the left side of the front, and also likes to send diagonal long passes to the right side of the front court, which is his consistent and proactive way of handling the ball; in terms of defense, Ramos continues the previous fierceness and toughness, and breaks the ball cleanly several times. After the game, the media praised Ramos's performance, and Ramos, who appeared in a Paris jersey today, is in good shape and can still contribute to the defense of Paris if used properly.
During his time at Real Madrid last season, Ramos played only 21 games due to injury, missed this summer's European Championship, and was unable to return after joining Paris on a free transfer, and there were even rumors that paris executives were considering terminating their contract with Ramos, and the last time he appeared on the pitch was in the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Chelsea in early May this year. However, for Ramos, the most important thing in the previous stage is actually to do a good job of injury recovery, try to adjust the physical condition to the best, and it is not necessarily a good thing to make a hasty comeback. In the final league game in November, Ramos finally played for Paris Saint-Germain and showed a high standard. The current unshakable main force of the Paris defence is captain Marchinios, in Ramos's habitual left center-back position, the previous main force is the French international Kimpembe, there is media speculation that Pochettino may change to 3 defenders, so that Ramos, Marchinios and Kimpembe get the opportunity to start together.
At the club, Ramos has made a good start, but what about the national team? The weakness of the Spanish team is the centre-back, Laporte needs a really strong partner, Enrique has tried the likes of Eric Garcia, Paulo Torres and Inigo Martinez, but no one seems to be the real perfect choice. In his healthy state, Ramos is one of the best centre-backs in the world, and there are already public opinions calling for Enrique to consider re-recruiting Ramos, even if Ramos's physical condition cannot be restored to the level of a few years ago, Spain may not be able to find a more suitable candidate than Ramos now.
(Santiago-Wang)