• PSG face Maccabi Haifa on Tuesday, during the 5th day of the Champions League.

  • Arrived this summer from Naples, Fabian Ruiz took a little time to adapt, the fault of a physical delay.

  • But, for the past few games, the Spaniard has been radiant in midfield.

It is a singsong accent that invaded the auditorium of the Parc des Princes on Monday.

This beautiful accent that eats the "s" and transports us directly to the Alcazar Palace, the Plaza de España and the Benito-Villamarin stadium.

You guessed it, the Andalusian Fabian Ruiz, the child of Betis, was present at a press conference, on the eve of the 5th day of the Champions League against Maccabi Haifa.

A sort of reward for anyone who makes a thunderous start to the fall, after a complicated start, with PSG.

Arrived on August 30 on the edges of the capital's ring road, the former Neapolitan accused a huge physical delay compared to his boyfriends: "For a month, in Naples, I trained alone, without a ball, at the away from the group, explained the Spaniard at a press conference.

All of this complicated my adaptation.

" Short physically, he was also " technically and tactically ", according to his trainer, Christophe Galtier, also present during this meeting in front of the media.

He inflicted additional sessions on himself

So certainly, the first outings of the kid from Los Palacios y Villafranca, this sweet village an hour from Seville, were quite ordinary.

“He was not at the level that everyone expected.

But we had complete confidence in him with the staff.

We had to be patient, we had talked about it together, relaunches Galtier.

There was expectation around his arrival.

But it was not necessary to skip the stages, so as not to have injuries.

“A first tenure against Lyon, mid-September, then everything was linked.

Apart from the two Champions League games against Benfica, which he started on the bench, Fabian Ruiz, who was helped by Marco Verratti on his arrival, was an indispensable piece of the Parisian puzzle.

The result of a lot of personal work to regain its Neapolitan level.

“He came very early in the morning, he left after the others, he did additional sessions”, details the Parisian coach.

“With each training, I felt better, little by little, I found very good feelings, adds Ruiz.

Thanks to this work, I am in good physical shape.

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In a middle three, his usual position

Against Marseille and Ajaccio, against whom Christophe Galtier returned to a midfield three, the technical ease of the Spaniard and his slaughter impressed.

In this system, “Fabian plays in his usual position, in his preferential zone, where he performs best, analyzes the PSG coach.

He is a specific player compared to this organization.

“But, for the Spaniard, no preference:” I can adapt to both systems, it depends on the coach and what he asks of us.

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In 5-3-2, 5-2-1-2 or 4-3-3, Christophe Galtier understood that we had to think about “how to position our attacking trio as best as possible [Neymar, Messi, Mbappé], for them to perform well.

And for them to be successful, they have to be happy.

“And, given the smile of Fabian Ruiz, this Monday, we understand better the level of his performance on the ground.

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