Not necessarily obvious, this fourth Nations League match of France against Belgium was marked by a good Belgian start and a 1-0 advantage in the 35th minute and a goal from Dodi Lukébakio in the 77th minute with the revolt of the Tricolores. Led by Michael Olise, Désiré Doué and Rayan Cherki, the Blues put the Red Devils through hell to win 4-1.
In all the good moves, Rayan Cherki was expected in the post-match. And if he mentioned his good entry and the good reaction of the France team, he did not fail to point the finger at his detractors. In fact, he had already gone off the rails following an article in The Team which mentioned a possible disagreement between him and Michael Olise. “ Another invention… magnificent inspiration… “, he said on social networks.
Rayan Cherki debunks the criticism
After showing his complicity with the Bayern Munich player on the field, he insisted on hammering this home on the microphone of TF1 after the meeting. “Unlike some people who may say (smile)… I will start to react more. Everything that is said in the press concerning all the players, you should not listen“, he first declared. A way to free yourself from the feelings of the last few hours.
He then had a laudatory message for the entire French group: “we have extraordinary group cohesion. You didn’t see that, because it was in private, between us, I have rarely known a group that plays so well from the first to the last player. From the first member to the last member of the staff. It’s great, you can feel it on the ground, I want to tell you.» He also wanted to point out that he was in a new role with the Blues and that he had to be judged based on this new position.
“You talked about my dribbling and my passing, but I’m in a register today where I’m forcing myself to play complete and clean matches. True football connoisseurs understand this. Those who think otherwise don’t understand things, I learned to play a new position. I have to play clean and consistent matches and it’s a position that I like and you will see over time that it will be an easier position“, he added. Things are said.
