Frédéric Antonetti, FC Metz coach, was particularly upset yesterday at a press conference after the draw (1-1) of his players against Lyon, on behalf of the 19th day of Ligue 1. And for good reason, his team could have come back with three points from this trip to Rhone soil if Nguette's goal (3rd minute of play) had not been unfairly signaled offside. The decision of the refereeing body, which did not even have recourse to video assistance, put the Corsican technician beside himself: “
When you see the images, it's catastrophic. The fourth referee tells me that we have the tools today to judge. I say okay, but the problem is, it's the men who judge. I have confidence in the tools, I have less confidence in the people
”.
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The 60-year-old coach, who passed through Bastia, Saint-Etienne, Nice or even Rennes, stressed that he was used to this kind of gameplay in Lyon: “
I've been in football for 30 years, and that I've been playing a rigged, even distorted game for 30 years "
said the Corsican, before adding"
When you come to Lyon, you have to know that there is terrible pressure on everyone.
This is the place where I have been robbed the most in 30 years
”.
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An understandable frustration when we know that the Lorains point to 18th place in the standings, with 3 small victories in 19 matches.
The Lyonnais meanwhile, are 13th in Ligue 1 at the break.