Called up for the first time with the Blues on August 17, 1994, Zinedine Zidane marked the history of the French selection. During his twelve years spent regularly wearing the French team jersey, the midfielder came across a good number of players. Among them, Bruno Cheyrou, who wore the blue tunic nine times. And for the former Liverpool player, playing with “Zizou” was a privilege, he whom he considers to be the best player with whom he was able to evolve.
Asked to choose the one he considers to be the strongest player he has played with, Bruno Cheyrou made his choice without hesitation.
“Zizou. He was one of my idols and a dream to be able to play with him in the France team. He had this ability to make situations simple when, for most of us, they were quite complicated. » In today’s edition of
The Teamthe one who also played for Lille, Marseille, Rennes or even Bordeaux and Nantes in Ligue 1, continued his speech in praise of the former number 10.
Steven Gerrard also marked Bruno Cheyrou
“His technical quality, his sense of the game allowed him to put himself in the right direction, to always be where he needed to be, with elegance, the right gesture, with the aim of moving the game forward. It was remarkable. » A real plebiscite for Zinedine Zidane. However, Bruno Cheyrou wanted to cite another notable player in his career.
“At Liverpool, Steven Gerrard had the temperament, the strength to lead a team. »
Now aged forty-six, Bruno Cheyrou remains close to the world of football since he is a consultant on
Canal+ since 2023. Laure Boulleau’s companion was also sports director of the women’s section of PSG from 2017 to 2020 before taking charge of Olympique Lyonnais to take charge of the recruitment unit between 2020 and 2023.
