In the Principality, certain facts of play may have been contested and in particular a contentious situation in the area involving Santos and Minamino. Potential penalty? Perhaps, but the LOSC management did not wish to comment on this subject.
LOSC was manhandled, even more so during the second act during which it was forced to rely on Lucas Chevalier, but could nevertheless have upset the dynamic at the end of the game. More enterprising, the Mastiffs tried to rely on a burst of pride in the final minutes and it could have paid off. Tiago Santos in particular, refusing to give in, burst into the area before being jostled by the arm of Takumi Minamino then cut up by his legs (84′). The refereeing body did not whistle a penalty in a certain climate of dismay. When the final whistle blew, the journalists present on the Rock were the first to mention it, questioning Olivier Létang about it in the mixed zone: “I received lots of messages about what happened in Marseille (generous penalty awarded to OM, editor’s note) and about this situation. Honestly, I didn’t have all the angles and I don’t know if there was a penalty. I don’t want to complain about that. We already had arbitration issues some time ago and above all we should have been more deadly up front”indicates the president of LOSC in comments relayed by France Blue North.
This first response is nevertheless not enough for his interlocutors, surprised by this silence in the Lille ranks: “We have generally already spoken about arbitration. I don’t want to stigmatize meninsists the manager. We know that today we have a system that does not work. We are discussing with the president of the Federation (FFF) to find solutions. Not for us, nor clubs, but our objectives are clear: that the arbitration is independent, that it is transparent and that there is a better quality of the Ligue 1 product with a competition that is fair. It’s true that every time there are matches, it is possible to find a certain number of situationshe says, targeting the journalists who question him this Wednesday in the Principality. Today, I don’t want to comment on them. I don’t want anyone to complain.”he concludes on the Rock, following the short setback conceded by LOSC against AS Monaco (1-0) during the 29th day of Ligue 1.
