A few days before Nice-OM, Sunday, a match classified as risky, the pressure is put on referee Eric Wattellier, stuck between Marseille's complaints and Nice's warnings. As often this season, the leaders of OM have indeed stepped up against the refereeing after their draw at home (1-1), Sunday against Strasbourg, a few days after having already done so following their elimination in the Coupe de France (1-1, 3-4 in the tabs) against Lille.
At the end of the L1 meeting, Pablo Longoria railed: “I don't like to speak out after matches to say goodbye. Until when? (…) The action of the penalty on Rowe is a scandal! What more do you need? How far will we get with Olympique de Marseille? (…) It's starting to be a lot, there are really borderline situations. With the referees, we try to stay calm but if he doesn't whistle… (…) Putting reds only for us, that works. The reds and the penalties are only against us. It's incredible. »
