Mathieu Warnier, Media365: published on Sunday October 13, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.
While Medhi Benatia was virulent against the refereeing body after the match against OL and OM on September 22, the manager-instructor of Ligue 1 referees Amaury Delerue assured that this media release was not beneficial.
These are comments that caused controversy. On September 22, at the end of the match won by Olympique de Marseille on the pitch of Olympique Lyonnais as part of the 5th day of Ligue 1, the sports advisor of the Marseille club Medhi Benatia had strongly criticized the performance of Benoît Bastien, who led this match. After having told the latter “Don’t take people for idiots”, the former Moroccan international hit the nail on the head at the microphone of DAZN after the final whistle. “There are too many things that I cannot let go, that the president cannot let go,” he added. You can’t be there every week and say to yourself: ‘when are they going to do it to us’, that’s not possible. » Comments which had not escaped the disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League (LFP).
Delerue open to criticism, not attacks
After a report written by the referee. Medhi Benatia received a six-match suspension, three of which were suspended. Recently appointed to the position of manager-instructor of Ligue 1 referees, Amaury Delerue returned to this incident this Saturday at the microphone of RMC ensuring that such comments do nothing to help the situation. “From a general point of view, these outings do a lot of harm to the men behind the referees, from the moment we attack the probity and honesty of the men,” he said. He adds that these comments are not without consequences on amateur football, encouraging “far too many actions”. Adding that the French referees have “nothing to hide”, Amaury Delerue confirms that they are “open to discussion”. “Criticize our decisions if you want, let’s talk football, let’s talk refereeing technique, but let’s not attack the men and women behind the whistles,” he concluded.
