From the start of the season and the acquisition of the majority of Ligue 1 rights, DAZN bet on Walid Acherchour, who brings his expertise to one match per day. A nice move from the English platform.
Columnist for Winamax and for RMC for some time, Walid Acherchour is gradually establishing himself as one of the voices of Ligue 1. It must be said that from now on, the journalist followed by nearly 100,000 followers on social networks also speaks on DAZN. As soon as the TV rights to the French championship were acquired, the platform called on Walid Acherchour to comment on one match per day, in a trio with Julien Brun and with a consultant. A rather winning bet on the part of DAZN because it must be said, the 31-year-old columnist has generally succeeded in attracting football fans.
Pierre Ménès appreciates the expertise of Walid Acherchour
But what do professionals in the field say about it? On his channel YouTubePierre Ménès who sometimes evolved in a role similar to that of Walid Acherchour, was questioned about his colleague. And for the former Canal+ consultant it is clear that DAZN did well to rely on the co-presenter of Winamax FC, who brings real expertise and a good position during the matches. “I don’t listen to After Foot on RMC. But from time to time, I see some releases from Walid Acherchour on the networks. He has his style. On DAZN, it's by far not the one that bothers me the most. I think he says very relevant things and above all, he says things” explained Pierre Ménès first, before concluding.
“On Sunday's PSG-OL, he said that Veretout was not in the game several times. He regretted the exit of Cherki, he takes positions, I like that. He has an intonation of voice that I find unpleasant but it is something very personal, he is not going to change his voice to please me. Contrary to what he himself believes, I have nothing against him.” explained Pierre Ménès, who obviously does not have everyone in his heart at DAZN but who has nothing to reproach Walid Acherchour, whose interventions are rather fair according to him. An opinion shared by a majority of Ligue 1 followers on social networks, where criticism is rather rare towards a columnist who is on the rise and who has taken to his new role on television without too much difficulty.
