From his first selection for the French team, Thursday against Spain (4-5), Rayan Cherki made everyone agree. Coming into play in the 63rd minute instead of Michael Olise, while the Roja led 4-1, the Lyonnais sounded the revolt of the Blues with a sumptuous goal (79th) and a decisive pass for Randal Kolo Muani (90th+3). A performance that convinced Didier Deschamps to tenure him against Germany on Sunday in Stuttgart.
His successful beginnings with the A have, despite the defeat, completely blown away Johan Micoud. “I find that he is a player out of nomes, and this player, you do not have it normally, because it is very rarereacted the former three -color international of the L'Equipe chain. For me, this is our Lamine Yamal. He is able to do like Yamal. Afterwards, you have to frame it, bring it with you, etc … but on the other hand, he is a different player. »»
“It was unbridled this match, but the last half hour we only saw him … However, it is his first selectionadded the consultant, who would have liked to see the young OL attacking midfielder (21 years old) earlier in the blue jersey. When you see a player like that, I don't understand that you wait so long before calling him … in his quality of eliminating, doing things … “
Rayan Cherki, “one player apart”
And the former Girondins de Bordeaux player, under the spell, to continue: “The pass he makes to (Ousmane) Dembélé, no one knows how to do it. Person. Yamal knows how to do it. I'm not saying it's Yamal, I say that it is the same style of players, a player capable of eliminating on any space, who is able to make left or right foot strikes … It's even stronger than Yamal because I think he has both feet … “
“He is able to make passes that no one sees. He is able to bring it to a team. So the question is why we waited so much time to put it in this group?! This is the question … Afterwards, I know the coach, I know that it should not have too many offensive and creative players, so that you have to be careful, that you have to wait 250 matches in your club … “continued Johan Micoud.
“But if you have a player like that, go ahead, send it, and you will see … If afterwards it is the stupid, you give it, and you will remind you later when it has evolved. But I do not understand that we are waiting for so much time to reach this evening. But I'm happy to see it. He's a player apart “he concluded. In Rayan Cherki to repeat this kind of performance. It starts against the Mannschaft, during the “little final” of the League of Nations.
