At 21, Rayan Cherki finally came out of the wood. Announced for several years as the most promising talent in Olympique Lyonnais, the attacking midfielder has waited to be on the verge of leaving his training club to finally explode. In Ligue 1, he scored 6 goals and has the status of best provisional passer in the championship with 9 offerings. However, that was not enough to convince Didier Deschamps to summon him as a French team. The coach preferred to trust Désiré Doué and explained it yesterday.
“”These are also two young players who do very good things with their club, in not quite identical profiles. The places are very expensive too, these two players are supposed to be affected by the Euro Espoirs. That does not mean that they could not come to the France A team. These are different qualities. There are three very interesting potentials. What his versatility may have to have good where he is able to play many offensive positions, even in the midfield. I wanted gifted to be with us on this gathering without necessarily removing other players who were there or who come back.»»
“It is not normal. It's not normal what is going on. “
Finally called with the hopes to face England and Slovakia in a friendly match, Cherki did not seem disappointed with this non-conqueror. On the contrary. Double decisive passer against the FCSB (4-0), the number 18 of Lyonnais never ceases to impress. In the Europa League, he is the best passer in the competition (8 offerings) and he has simply become the player who delivered the greatest number of assists in C3 for 20 years … while there are potentially still five matches to play if OL goes to the end. And on the Rhodanian roadmap, we are therefore 8 goals and 18 assists in 33 matches.
“”I am very happy with the performance of the players. We were very serious and ambitious at all times. We can play like that. Our game is a game of attraction. It is important to attract the opponent to create space, create these connections between the players. We worked a lot these phases. I think the players applied it very well. I liked everything“, Welcomed Paulo Fonseca after the match. Ironically, Cherki concluded her evening by being chosen for anti -doping control. A sequence that made Corentin Tolisso laugh. “It doesn't surprise me that you are controlled (antidoping) you. It is not normal. It's not normal what is going on. »» If the Blues are still refused to Cherki, OL is, for its part, very happy to enjoy the performance of its nugget.
