Rayan Cherki

I thought you was gonna crack.

You didn't do the Mbeumo to Cherki-

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... which is very good.

I done it.

So that would've been a Cherki assist and then, oh, a Cherki hit post as well.

So that would've been very good for us Haaland triple captainers.

But I agree with you.

And I just don't think these games are that great to go for an attacking triple up from Chelsea.

Now, Rogers versus other midfielders at his price is a good pick when you compare him to Cherki, whose minutes are not certain.

You've got Gakpo, who's a doubt.

You've got Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz.

Gibbs-White, Calafiori attacking threat, clean sheet, definitely be starting him.

Branthame Burmo.

Then you've got the City mids just because I do expect goals in that game, and I do think all of Semenyo, Cherki, and Phil Foden will start.

So I wouldn't rush to be selling these players to buy Morgan Rogers into your team because I think they could all do well this week, and then they have Sunderland at home in gameweek five.

Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez, they love, you know, the progressive passing.

We know Ryan Sherki's gonna try and be creative and direct at all times.

I don't know that at the moment City have the ability to do anything but be direct and progressive.

Yeah.

I just think the way the team is set u- is set up.

For instance, how many times in, say, you know, 2021, did we see Bernardo Silva or Rodri pass up on an opportunity to make a pass in behind, or a winger that maybe has the opportunity to take their man on and go to the byline just turn and pass the ball backwards? I, I, the, these, these s- current City players do have the ability.

Like I f- I fully believe that a midfield three of Elliot Anderson, Ryan Sherki, and Enzo Fernandez could play, um, you know, could, could keep the ball for 15 minutes straight and control the game, no problem But I think that this team is built up, uh, or built in a way that is, they're just not going to turn down that pass in behind, or Semenyo's not gonna turn down the opportunity to go to the byline and stick a ball across the face of goal.

Whereas those past teams, I don't know if it's, like, a lack of willpower or instruction from the manager or whatever it is.

Uh, luckily I didn't get any injuries.

You know, all my players played plenty of minutes, apart from Cherki, but that was, um, a planned transfer anyway.

Um, so obviously mentioned it last gameweek, you know, that going with Cherki this week and moving on to Rogers for this game.

But yeah, the team looks good, good going ahead.

I went for Saka as my third Arsenal rather than a third defender.

I've just realized that your, your team, I think is gonna be, uh, e- exactly the team that I might wildcard into, apart from you can afford Wissa and I have to have Barry.

Did you, did you-

But like, if you do Cherki to Rogers, it's, it's the exact team that I would have pretty much.

I hope so, but I don't know." He's actually the most bought player around the world, with 592,000 transfers in.

The most sold list is Cherki, number one, and then it's Bruno, Maguire, DCL, Mbeumo, Zoles, Verbruggen, and Die, Foden, Kinski, Aya, Short, Szoboszlai, White, and Hume.

Cherki was just for one week for many of them, and now they're hopping straight off him to Rogers.

Zoles, a little bit harsh, isn't it? Like, I think that's five assists in five games in all comps now, including the FPL assist in game one.

He's falling in price as well.

Yeah, man, two goals, two assists.

Lots of salty Man City fans in the replies saying, "Well, Rayan Cherki's got two goals, two assists, and he didn't score an own goal like Joao Pedro did." Well, you know, respectively, you could all, uh, sit on it.

I was gonna s- I was gonna say something, uh, really rude.

But, um, yeah, man, uh, yes, excellent.

You have a Semenyo who's been guilty of this quite a few times.

You have a Cherki who's been guilty of this a couple of times.

Lose the ball when the defense isn't necessarily set and teams are able to break on them.

And if you've got someone that's as gifted a passer as Bruno Fernandes, if you've got someone that's got the pace of Mbwemo, if you've got someone that's playing off the shoulder in Asesco, I think that is a way to capitalize on the issues Man City will be going through as they're transitioning into this Maresca team.

It will be interesting, Graeme, who plays in the wide areas for City.

Because, look, I think Foden and Cherki have shown glimpses of real, real, real quality this season.

Real quality.

But at the same time, Have they been consistent? I'm going to say no, they haven't.

interesting to see how they fit everyone into that attack or platform in their attack in the best way when they've got everyone available.

Like Smenu, Doku, and Jai phone Cherki.

Because I do think Cherki is obviously the one that you...

I think he's now the one that you've got to build that around without obviously Erling Haaland but in that free behind the striker

annoyingly Enzo looked really good against Coventry as well yeah