Despite being placed as a substitute in most of Paris Saint-Germain’s matches, a few players are still called up to the national team. This is particularly the case for the Spanish and Portuguese, where the status of players varies greatly between their club and country.
The international break is gradually approaching, as it begins the day after the match between Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.), and the lists of called-up players are gradually declining, with some choices that may seem surprising given the Parisian context. If PSG were to logically see all those regular starters leave (the eleven players who started against Newcastle were recalled), then some players who play very little will leave just as much.
Fabian Ruiz, dual mode icon
Spain did not go as far as summoning the injured Marco Asensio, who was also injured during the last rally, but national team coach Luis de la Fuente did not hesitate for a moment to call him up. Fabian Ruiz Who has barely played since the international break in September.
He also returned injured from selection, and participated only once, playing 90 minutes of the match in Clermont (0-0) and giving a completely normal performance, in addition to 20 minutes in the previous match against Marseille (4-0) where he was fairly good. This Wednesday, in Newcastle against Dortmund, Luis Enrique did not offer him the slightest second of play, which clearly defines his place in the current hierarchy of Paris Saint-Germain, a fourth midfielder in a team that does not regularly include only two players.
In Paris’ five games and 450 minutes played since the last break, Ruiz has played just 110, barely a quarter of the total time. However, this is not enough to scare off his coach who has made him one of his main men, with Ruiz having restored his confidence largely through his efficiency in particular in the colors of the lineup recently.
The Portuguese are still in small newspapers
Portugal, led by Roberto Martinez, adopts a relatively similar modus operandi. Danilo He hardly plays more than Fabian Ruiz (205), and he is not more efficient either, such complex matches against Nice (2-3) and Clermont (0-0), but he is still in the Portuguese lists. She was also recently demoted to the sidelines, Vitinha He is also still one of the players called up by his national coach. The third Portuguese in the team, the striker Gonzalo Ramos, is benefiting from a little more playing time and is also called up by his country’s national team for the November break. On the other hand, the question of its performance arises.
If these players have at least a little playing time, some who don’t play at all will also be called up. Keylor case Navas He is necessarily a bit special, as the goalkeeper has a special status and is a legend in his national team. But dear We turn aroundAlthough he recently won the European Under-19 Championship with Italy, he doesn’t really have the same resume. And although he has not played a match since OL/PSG on 3 September (4-1), he has been called up to the Italy U21 squad!
Since he cannot rely on them to fill his training sessions on the Paris Saint-Germain campus during the international break, Luis Enrique can at least rejoice that his less-used players will maintain the rhythm and thus be physically ready when he does. them in the series of big matches that are announced between the international break in October and November.
