Canal+ changed his life, Samir Nasri can't believe it

Recruited by Canal+ for Champions League evenings in particular, Samir Nasri has become one of the encrypted channel's favorite consultants. This opportunity even allowed the former Marseille player to improve his image.

He is the symbol of a promising but ultimately frustrating 1987 generation. Certainly Samir Nasri is respected in the Premier League, but his career in the French team is a waste like Hatem Ben Arfa or Jérémy Menez. The story with the Blues ended badly with his sidelining after the first leg between Ukraine and France to go to the 2014 World Cup. Nasri never saw Brazil and his partner The time took it badly, insulting Didier Deschamps on social networks. Enough to further tarnish his image, already damaged by several conflicts during his career.

Nasri has earned the respect of the French

He quickly symbolized the arrogant and disconnected player from the French public. An image that stuck with him until his appearance on Canal+ in 2021. Since then, his analyzes have been listened to, his frankness appreciated and his rating has risen in public opinion. “ Today I feel the love of people. In the street, people say to me: “I love the way you talk about Football, you’re actually smiling, you’re really nice!” » This is the only regret of my entire career: not having approached the media by smiling, by responding more to interviews, by giving more. I would have liked to reflect my true image and understand that through them, I was speaking to the public “, he confided in an interview to The Team.

The idyll with television continued even with the arrival of Bertrand Latour. Despite divergent opinions on the subjects covered, the two men are much more complicit than it seems. “ It's good not to have the same visions, to argue. On Bertrand, on the networks, they tell me: “Destroy him!” » (laughs) But he's my friend, and even before his arrival at Canal… Bertrand, unlike others, is not closed off, he can hear reasoning that is not his own », Admitted Nasri to the sports daily. Nasri, Latour and Canal+, almost a great team. If she ensures a good post-career in midfield, she has not yet increased the audiences of Canal Football Club.