Landreau points the finger at Benatia and Roy after their criticism

A lively weekend. This Sunday, two important faces of the Ligue 1 championship decided to point the finger at the refereeing. Victim of a rather improbable decision on the part of Benoît Bastien, Olympique de Marseille saw its sporting director Medhi Benatia castigate the latter. An outing that earned him a summons before the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League (LFP). For his part, Éric Roy was sent off by Florent Batta and did not fail to flay him in a post-match press conference. If the two teams nevertheless won, respectively in Lyon (2-3) and against Toulouse (2-0), their outbursts were heard. This Monday, the Referees’ Union (SAFE) decided to calm things down.

“There are things that are unacceptable,” reacted Mickaël Landreau in the columns of Ouest-France. The new spokesperson for the Technical Directorate of Refereeing then directly pointed the finger at the Marseille manager. “Going to touch the men is not possible. We can discuss a game situation, a decision. On the other hand, going to the integrity of the men and women referees, frankly… They are still human beings, with decisions that are sometimes not the right ones,” he continued, while the Moroccan made it clear that Benoît Bastien had a problem with OM. And for good reason, for several years, the club from the Phocaean city has been strangely wronged during matches refereed by the latter.

Eric Roy also singled out

The former goalkeeper, who enjoys a completely new status with the professional football authorities in France, also had very little appreciation for Eric Roy’s press conference, which highlighted the difference in level between French referees and others. “He would have been sent off too if he had behaved in the same way in the Champions League. What happened with Eric is damaging to football and its image. The DTA is very open to discussion. We have offered each club the opportunity to have this discussion, on our work wishes, the image of our Ligue 1, which is everyone’s responsibility. Brest is the only club that has not responded to our requests,” he dismissed.