Cherki takes off, Deschamps will not be entitled to a crash

Decisive in the clash against Arsenal (2-1) on Sunday, Rayan Cherki continues his progress with Manchester City. His development only increases the chances of the Blues and the pressure on Didier Deschamps’ shoulders before the 2026 World Cup.

Deprived of the injured Hugo Ekitike, the French team still has enough to scare off the competition. The Blues can still rely on many individuals like Rayan Cherki, sparkling again on Sunday. The Manchester City attacking midfielder was one of the great architects of the shock victory against Arsenal, notably with a personal exploit on his goal scored. The action, and more generally his match, delighted Walid Acherchour.

« On the goal, it’s not Pipo and Bimbo opposite, it’s Declan Rice and Gabriel, plus the return of Salibarecalled the After columnist. Arsenal have a strong moment and Cherki annihilates this strong moment with this pass for Semenyo which already brings danger. And behind, he takes the reins of this first period to make the difference. Donnarumma breaks him behind with this big mistake but it is he who, at one point, says to Manchester City: “wait, we are not having a great match guys, don’t worry, I will bring you back into this penalty area with my creativity and my passes”. »

« The leadership that this guy exudes in his first season in the Premier League… I still see guys in the French media who are choosy! “You get fired up”, but if we can’t get excited about this type of player who rocks this kind of meeting… (…) In the French team, when you have Olise to start and Cherki to come in for the last 30 minutes, it’s going to be nonsense. I don’t know how we’re going to ruin it, but we shouldn’t ruin this World Cup », Warned the journalist in a warning directly addressed to coach Didier Deschamps.