Opposed to Olympique de Marseille for the resumption of Ligue 1 after the international break in November, RC Lens lost to Bollaert (1-3). A defeat precipitated by questionable refereeing decisions according to Pierre Dreossi.
A defeat with a bitter taste. For the resumption of Ligue 1, Racing Club de Lens found itself pitted against Olympique de Marseille, in a clash between two contenders for Europe.
But the Lensois were unable to avoid defeat on their lawn, despite showing a good face. After the meeting, a series of decisions was roundly criticized by Pierre Dreossi, general director of the Lensois club.
After the meeting, he lost his temper, in comments relayed by Lensois.com. “We've had frustration for a while, because I still remember the victory in Lille, and today I have the penalty in Strasbourg. I have the impression that every time we score a goal or have a contentious action, I have the impression that we are now terrified of VAR.
I want to say stop today, stop, because we can't take points like that from us and say nothing. I'm not upset, but I think tonight the score is 2-2. I think the Lens-Lille score is 0-0. And as a result, we ask ourselves a lot of questions. I'm not going to tell you that we should have scored goals a little faster in the first half, that's the case, but when we score, I would like us to respect the goals we score. And it repeats itself a little too much. It’s been a lot since the start of the season,” he said, referring to the goal denied to Rémy Labeau-Lascary.
Before continuing: “It's not something to cry about, but it's been a lot since start of season. And I think that tonight, once again, once again, one more time too many, I'm not saying that there is no foul when the referee returns to the foul, but there was a lot of fouls that weren't called. There were fouls called and the interpretations are unfortunately often controversial.
I don't know what's going on, but in any case, it's clear that it's a sensation that is very, very unpleasant. Being fair is good. Being nice is good. But at some point you have to know how to say stop. And then I'm going to say stop. This does not call into question our offensive failures. So. And I don't want to hide them. But now, I think it's too much. I think we deserve as much respect as the others.”
After the match, the Lensois coach, Will Still, also spoke, being annoyed by the attitude of certain Marseille players. “You don't have to look from noon to two p.m. I am told that at half-time there is an impossible cinema in the tunnel to put pressure on the referee. Oddly in the second half, there are a lot of things happening that aren't very clear. It happens too often. As a football supporter, the referee has an important role to play. Today, it's difficult not to talk about refereeing from the moment Lens equalizes and makes it 2-2“, he declared at a press conference. Atmosphere.
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