Medhi Benatia empties her bag on French arbitration!

On September 22, OM managed to win against Lyon (2-3) in a completely crazy match. Despite this victory, Medhi Benatia had a big rant against the refereeing. An outing which did not fail to provoke a reaction. Summoned by the LFP disciplinary committee, the future Olympian sports director was ultimately sanctioned with a suspension of three firm matches and three suspended matches. Relaunched on the subject this Thursday evening, after new controversial decisions, the former Moroccan international did not miss the opportunity to show his frustration.

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“What frustrates me here is that in Italy you have referees who are a little touchy but you can talk with them. You can’t speak here! When you want to talk they make you wait 45 minutes outside the door”notably indicated Benatia in theAfter Foot on RMC Sport before returning to the episode against LOSC where the northern team had equalized at the very end of the match and where the refereeing had also been talked about. “There are things to say about the Lille match. Look at the goal. They say there is the right of passage. But this is a real burden on Balerdi. Before the goal, the player who scored (Diakité) should have been out for several minutes. I saw two great teams. I congratulated Lille, a great team”.

Benatia calls for a revolution in French arbitration

Disgusted, the Marseille leader – who had little taste for François Letexier’s decision to expel Amine Harit after his high foot on Marquinhos during the Classic (3-0) – was all the more disappointed after the choice from this same referee not to sanction Wilfried Singo, this Wednesday evening, after his intervention – certainly involuntary but oh so dangerous – on Gianluigi Donnarumma during the clash between AS Monaco and PSG (2-4). “Pfffff. I didn’t think much of it. I was waiting for the referee (François Letexier) to explain. Which he didn’t do. When I see that, I run out of arguments. Against us (during Marseille-Paris), he explained having seen the mark on Marquinhos’ chest. He showed the red card, even though Harit does not see the player and it is unintentional. So when I look at yesterday’s action… I’ve never seen a player come out disfigured like Donnarumma!

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To conclude, Medhi Benatia finally called for a renewed dialogue, ensuring that she would continue her fight against injustice at all costs. “I sincerely think today when we see how things are going, that we necessarily have to establish a different dialogue. Player, I’ve never taken a hit on complaints. I said it when I was in committee. Today, when I speak, people say I threatened. When I shout because there were people in the hallway, they say I attacked. I asked for respect for the people of Marseille, I was given 6 matches. I saw declarations of all kinds every weekend, but no one was summoned… I don’t understand, but we will continue to speak and make ourselves heard”. That’s what it says!