This Wednesday, the president of OM, Pablo Longoria appeared before the media to discuss several subjects. If he had already dressed up French arbitration, he also attacked the disciplinary committee.
The president of Olympique de Marseille, Pablo Longoria was present at a press conference this Wednesday where he attacked the disciplinary committee. In addition to having criticized the refereeing in Ligue 1, it is the disciplinary committee which takes it for its rank.
“I am not happy with the decisions of the disciplinary committee”
“At the same time, I am not happy with the decisions of the disciplinary committee. All our leaders are sanctioned, me first. Against Angers, I said “you don’t have the level, you’re under too much pressure my friend”, calmly. We are the only ones to be sanctioned, while I hear other leaders… Why? I don’t accept it. Everyone must know exactly how you are going to be refereed, how you are going to be sanctioned. We are the 14th team that made the fewest mistakes in Europe, but the one that received the most red cards… We need to think more broadly. A year and a half ago, there was consistency every weekend. Right now, I don’t understand anything! This is a subject that we must raise. That’s why we took on Franck Schneider as a consultant. We know that in the minds of all football lovers, refereeing is always subjective. Now, it’s complicated to be a referee, and I take this opportunity to say that threats should never happen. It’s important »
“If I thought OM was disturbing, the only solution would be to leave. I don’t consider it disturbing. But we provoke a lot of feelings, and we are proud of that! We’re proud to be this rebel team, it’s part of the city too. But if I considered that we were being treated in a negative way, I would not be here because that is not part of the principle of equality that sport must give you. We firmly condemn the moments when things are not coherent and not fair, even if that does not mean that we do not accept errors. Players, presidents, coaches make mistakes, referees too! What I condemn is the lack of consistency, the lack of uniformity in sanctions, the lack of humanity in dialogue. I also say when it’s good, in Nantes the referee went to speak normally with Fabrizio, I said it. Arrogance, on the other hand, the way of speaking without listening, of being authoritarian, I don’t agree… We all play the same sport! »
We can imagine that this will not please everyone, but the Spaniard has the merit of putting his finger on what several Ligue 1 coaches think.
