Benoit Cheyrou

At French club Auxerre, playing for Guy Roux (now 40+ years as coach), Benoit Cheyrou has been in impressive form. He shows good touch, vision and composure. He is so willing to wait for the right moment to move the ball and makes class pass after class pass with defenders on top of him. At over 180 cm, Cheyrou is also useful in the air. The only question mark remains defensively, although the signs are good.

You may have heard of Benoit’s older brother Bruno Cheyrou. He plays for Marseille now in France, on loan from Liverpool, where he spent the last few seasons.

Sitting third in the French league Auxerre are doing well, also in the later stages of the UEFA Cup with a two leg matchup against Ajax on Feb. 16th and 24th. Benoit Cheyrou should feature in both ties.