Orphaned by Thierry Henry, who became coach of the France Espoirs team, Amazon France trusts its other consultants and recruited two former players. Adil Rami has been officiating since the start of the season and Raï makes his debut this Friday during PSG-Monaco.
Coach of the France Espoirs team since August, Thierry Henry involuntarily resumed his role as TV consultant by criticizing the pitiful spectacle offered by Ligue 1. The 98 world champion was the star consultant of Prime Video for two years. His sharp analyses, his outspokenness and his attitude clearly transformed the before and after matches into a little spectacle. It was, therefore, impossible for Amazon France to find an equivalent to the Arsenal legend.
“ No one is irreplaceable. In two years, he has become one of the best football consultants in the history of television in France and elsewhere. But when he left, we didn’t say to ourselves: “We are going to replace Thierry”. We changed policy a little by relying on several personalities… », However, retorts Pedro Garcia, editorial manager at Prime Video, in an article from The Team this Friday. Amazon France, for its last broadcast season, only added Adil Rami to the equation, on the Sunday show. A 2018 world champion smiling but unconvincing.
A PSG legend as reinforcement
If Benoît Cheyrou makes a quality consultant alongside Julien Brun on the comments, no one stands out on the fieldside set masterfully led by presenter Thibault Le Rol. For the PSG-Monaco poster on Friday evening (9 p.m.), Prime Video will feature two former PSG players: Jérôme Alonzo and Rai. The 58-year-old Brazilian, former star player of PSG, is officiating for the first time in this role. Since his retirement, he has never shone as a TV consultant…
Didier Drogba was approached by Amazon, but the former Chelsea striker is linked to Canal+. And he is far from being as insightful in his football analyzes as “Titi” Henry.
