Another unfortunate episode for French football.
The meeting between FC Metz and EA Guingamp had to be interrupted on Monday evening after a supporter threatened the referee of the match, Mr Pierre Gaillouste.
An eventful evening on the Metz lawn because apart from the nine goals scored (6-3 victory for the Bretons), three red cards were given by the referee.
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After this nightmarish evening, Laszlo Bölöni, Messin coach, completely broke down in a press conference, pointing the finger at the refereeing decisions: “
The refereeing makes us lose the match?
Sure, it's crisp and clear.
The gentleman who was over there, I don't want to call him a referee, he put on a show.
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Unfortunately, it distorts not only the result but also the work of many people.
We had started very well, but already how can we whistle this first penalty … Then the yellow card of (Kiki) Kouyaté is extremely questionable.
He doesn't touch him, the player puts on a show, he shouts, he cries... I wonder how he prepares himself, this guy wants to be a referee in the first division or he already is... My God!
“, continues Bölöni.
Reduced to eight after the exclusions of Kouyaté (31st) for aggressive remarks towards Gaillouste, Oukidja (45th) for an involuntary kick during his aerial exit and Jean-Jacques (56th) for a very dangerous unstuck tackle, Metz did not were able to keep the draw (3-3), although they were leading by two goals a few minutes from halftime.
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The second penalty and the exclusion... It's 'No Comment'.
Take your whistle and put it somewhere we won't see it again and forget it.
I do not necessarily want to defend my team, but normally in the 20th minute there is 3-0, even if perhaps we would not have won.
If you are a referee, you have a bit of pedagogy in your head...
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This match rich in twists revives a debate in French football: the absence of VAR (video assistance to arbitration).
The Romanian tactician did not hesitate to call him back.
“If I regret the absence of VAR in L2? Ah yes, a lot, of course. It's a shame, especially when you see what is happening in French football... Oukidja is expelled for nothing at all, zero errors, and he will take four matches, or five... And this one ( the referee), he will be at home, quiet, "
concluded the 69-year-old coach.