Benito Raman (27) was spot on once again: In the 82nd minute of his club RSC Anderlecht’s duel with KV Oostende, the Belgian, who had just come on as a substitute, reached the ball in the opponent’s penalty area after a lightning-fast counterattack, where he saved in front of goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen (22). kept his nerve and made it 3-0. The attacker, who returned to his homeland from Schalke 04 last summer, became the best wild card this season in the top 15 leagues with his goal.
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10 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting – FC Bayern – Joker goals: 4
Raman has nine goals in the Jupiler Pro League, seven of which he scored from a substitution. In an international comparison, he leaves well-known professionals such as Wissam Ben Yedder (31; AS Monaco), Karim Adeyemi (20; RB Salzburg), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (32; FC Bayern) and Marcus Rashford (24; Man United) behind . “He has the weapons to make the opposing team suffer,” said Willem Weijs (quoted via “Walfoot“), who acts as an assistant coach alongside RSC coach Vincent Kompany. “He’s fast, explosive and hits effortlessly.”
His goalscoring was also noticeable in the most recent market value update, when Raman posted a plus again for the first time since the end of 2018 and increased its value from 3 to currently 3.5 million euros. Although the former international helps his team with goals and assists – he was directly involved in 18 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions – he never gets beyond the role of joker. The attacker has only come on as a substitute in the past nine competitive games.
“Unfortunately, he plays in Anderlecht, where there are many good players,” said Weijs. Within the team, the regulars Lior Refaelov (35) and Joshua Zirkzee (20) provide better scorers with 18 and 14 goals respectively impression in training and he showed that again on Sunday. He’s involved in the game, working hard and that’s the best way for him to prove that he deserves more playing time.”
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