Strasbourg: the penalty controversy relaunched by a former referee

Was there a penalty on Jonathan Row during this Sunday evening's Ligue 1 clash between Olympique de Marseille and RC Strasbourg? For Bastien Dechepy, on the whistle for this poster, as well as for the VAR truck, it's no. For Pablo Longoria, it's yes, as he made it clear at the microphone of DAZN after the meeting: “I don't like to speak out after matches to say goodbye. Until when? You know the repetition. The penalty action on Rowe is a scandal! What more do you need? How far will we get with Olympique de Marseille? Why doesn't VAR intervene? You played football. An action during which he does not play the ball, he puts his hand behind his back, obvious action, it is a penalty for life“, he said.

“For me, it is a fault on Jonathan Rowe”

And while we are still waiting for the return of the technical direction of the arbitration, it is Bruno Derrin, former referee, who returned to this controversial action in the columns of Provence. And for the one, there is no doubt, there was indeed a penalty: “I am not a DAZN subscriber but I saw the images of the actions in question on social media. For me, Jonathan Rowe is to blame. I completely agree with Benoît Cheyrou's analysis. When an attacker sets off at high speed with a defender behind him, a small push from the second can bring down the first. The attacker is not exaggerating and for me, there is a fault and a penalty. When there is knowingly a hand or stroller fault to prevent a goal, it is also punishable by a red card, while a foot fault is “only” punishable by a warning if it is considered that it is was the ball that was wanted. The principle of double punishment has evolved“, he explained. Enough to still get people talking in the south of France!

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