Gonçalo Ramos raises questions in Milan: “If it were beyond dirty work...”

Apaid to Paris Saint-Germain, in the past summer transfer market, for an amount of EUR 74 million, Gonçalo Ramos is late to ‘carburar’ in AC Milan, under the orders of countryman Ruben Amorim, in such a way that, so far, he has added only one goal and one assistance in seven official matches.

In an extensive interview given to this Friday's edition of the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, Hernán Crespo, the undisputed name of the history of the rossonero emblem and current coach of the Atlas Mexicans, recognized qualities to the Portuguese international, but raised questions about the huge investment it motivated.

“I can say that I know Gonçalo Ramos. He's a good player, a great advance and the goals will arrive sooner or later. It is true that, given the money spent on their hiring, the fans were waiting for a natural goalie, but Portuguese was never a surefire marker. Look at the numbers of his career and they will have all the answers they seek ", started by affirming.

“ In the last three seasons, in PSG, Ramos scored 53 goals in 131 games. This means that it does not have a stratospheric mean, not even a goal every two games. Moreover, despite having made a considerable contribution, he has never been a huge holder of Luis Enrique in the European champion squad twice in a row. It is a great element, I agree, but we cannot define it as a top player ", continued.

“If, moreover, after all the dirty work you do, put the ball in the goal...”

Still, the former Argentinean international recognized qualities to the advanced graduate in Benfica, namely, for being already the player who runs the most from the Milan AC squad: “It’s an admirable quality that should make fans happy. He doesn't hide, fight, fight the defenses, and he's looking for the ball. Of course, if we look at what they paid, we will be entering a mined land”.

“ Don't forget that Ramos works like a madman in the field and always makes himself available to the team. That's not too much. If, besides, after all the dirty work you do, you put the ball in the goal, we'd be facing a phenomenon... The truth is that Portuguese has a very particular game style, likes to dialogue with teammates, backs up and creates spaces for others to run ", reflected.

“ These are very important details that we cannot devalue when evaluating a player. It is true that, to the advanced ones, if they ask for goals, that is what they were born and that is what they are paid for, but it can contribute to the cause even without marking, perhaps, performing precious assists, making movements in perfect sync with the rest of the team to disturb the opponent or with constant pressure actions ", concluded.

Hernán Crespo, remember, joined the service of AC Milan in the 2004/05 sports season, by Chelsea loan, having added 17 goals and two assists after 40 matches and participated in the conquest of an Italian Super Cup. In the curriculum, there are also tickets to River Plate, Parma, Lazio, Internazionale and Genoa.