We do not know what will lead to this PSG-Monaco, but we already know that Sergio Ramos will not participate in this meeting and that the Spaniard will no longer tread the lawn of the Parc des Princes in 2021. Another package for the reception of the l ‘ASM, the 35-year-old former Madrid player still feels muscle fatigue in his left calf two weeks after playing his first match of the season, on November 28, in Saint-Etienne (PSG 3-1 victory) .
This week, the central defender has trained three times individually, but he did not take part in the collective sessions which is hardly reassuring to consider a quick return to competition. At best, he could participate in the last two meetings of the year, next Sunday in the Coupe de France or Wednesday, December 22 in Lorient in the league. At PSG, we are optimistic about the ability of the world champion and double European champion to soon find the competition.
Pochettino assumes the management of Ramos
Mauricio Pochettino still hopes to get his star defender back before the end of the year. While being very cautious about what looks like a contingency. “We hope that the evolution will be good and that we will be able to have it with us in 2021”, he blurted out. One can also wonder if the 90 minutes played in the Forez were perhaps too much for a Ramos who had not played a single minute since May 5th. The coach of PSG may register in false, the inability of his summer recruit to follow up does not prove him entirely right. “I don’t think we played too much against Saint-Etienne, objected the Argentinian. He (Ramos) felt good, it was not as physical a level as if we had played 11 against 11. We were outnumbered. These 90 minutes, that’s not the reason (of his absence). »
What Pochettino does not say is that if it had not been Ramos but another player, he would certainly have taken the risk of starting him in the match following that of Saint-Etienne. But not Ramos, much too fragile, and which required a recovery certainly smoother against the Greens. The position of central defender is also a risky position at PSG since Presnel Kimpembe is also forfeited for this match against Monaco. The French international suffers from abdominal pain, fortunately not serious. It is mainly an upset stomach, but he will certainly be absent like Nuno Mendes, the left side, affected in the calf in midweek against Brugge.
These three come on top of the long-standing absences of Draxler and Neymar whose latest examinations confirmed the unavailability of between 6 and 8 weeks. Pochettino said the eleven aligned against ASM will be “similar” to that of last Tuesday. Which means, with the exception of Mendes replaced by Bernat, the 10 other holders could continue.
