This Sunday, Lens conceded a very annoying defeat at home against Toulouse (0-1). With arbitration facts that weigh heavily. The red inflicted on Pereira Da Costa after consulting the VAR, and the winning penalty awarded to Toulouse subsequently did not fail to provoke Lensoise frustration. Florian Sotoca first, in comments relayed by Voix du Nord. “A match distorted by refereeing? Quite. I agree with you. We had a very good first 60 minutes. We really had control over this team. We dominated, we pushed. They had transitions, but we managed them quite well. Red completely changed the look of the match. He makes the right decision at the beginning because he sees the action. I think that the VAR was wrong simply because on a fixed image, obviously it is difficult, but afterwards, it is above all the feeling on the ground which is important. And the feeling on the ground, the referee made his decision and I think he made the right decision. »
Will Still disappointed for French football
Subsequently, at the DAZN microphone, it was Will Still who did not mince his words regarding the management of the refereeing body during the meeting. “Are we going to say that I’m a crybaby? It's just sad for French football. Is there a foul, red and penalty? We can debate this for hours. I'm going to focus on the one and only thing I can control, which is tomorrow morning's training and the match in Le Havre. I have a problem from the moment the referees don't want to communicate. I already said it. There are also attitudes that are not acceptable. Are they going to say that I'm a crybaby? It's just sad for French football. »
A Will Still was also spicy about his relationship with the referee at the end of the match, as relayed by journalist Laurent Mazure. “I wanted an explanation as to why we only played 3 minutes out of the 8 minutes of added time. The referee didn't answer me. I told him I was talking to him, and he said, “No, I'm not talking to you.”
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To summarize
The refereeing of the match between Lens and Toulouse caused a lot of frustration in the northern camp. Will Still but also Sotoca are not happy. In particular, the expulsion of David Pereira da Costa which weighs heavily.
