This is called a loud rant. After the draw of Paris FC, leader of Ligue 2, against FC Annecy (0-0) on Saturday November 23 at the Charléty stadium, Maxime Lopez, who arrived in the capital this summer from Italy, lost his temper against the arbitration of Ruddy Buquet. For a month, the latter has no longer been able to officiate in Ligue 1 due to a failure in physical tests.
“I would like us to open the referees file. I'm starting to get a little tired of it. Every weekend, in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, it's the same thing. I would like him to explain to me how he manages not to put red in the first half. I'm not looking for excuses, maybe we don't deserve to win. But we’re starting to get tired of being fooled by the referees”reacted the former OM player at the microphone of beIN Sports.
“We must help the referees in Ligue 2”
Before continuing and demanding the introduction of VAR in a championship which was already to benefit from it since 2023, before its introduction was postponed. “For me, there is a penalty on Gory, he gives us a yellow card. Every weekend, Ligue 1 referees are demoted to Ligue 2, we wonder why. Why don't we put VAR in Ligue 2? She's there everywhere. It is the most neglected championship in the world. We have to stop taking ourselves for idiots. It's too much. »
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The video published by the broadcaster having gone viral, Maxime Lopez wanted to speak again on the social network X, in the evening. “To come back to my hot remarks after the match at the microphone of beINand given the reactions, the form was perhaps not good but the substance, I would continue to think so and fight for it. We must help the referees in Ligue 2 by adding VAR, there are too many errors every weekend. » Arbitration is still a matter of debate.
