Referee Jérôme Brisard angered PSG leaders and supporters after the draw in Nice on Sunday evening (1-1). His decision to sanction Hakimi and Marquinhos but not to give Dante a card despite the Nice defender’s gross error is controversial.
Sunday evening, Paris Saint-Germain conceded a draw on the Nice pitch and overall, we cannot say that the match referee had any influence on the result of the match. This is already good news because in recent weeks, controversies have multiplied in Ligue 1 regarding arbitration. However, Jérôme Brisard, who officiated for this clash on the Côte d’Azur, did not escape criticism. In question, his judgment of Dante’s action on Achraf Hakimi.
Clumsy in his clearance, the Nice defender simply overwhelmed the Moroccan international. Dante should have received a yellow card, or even more depending on the referee’s interpretation, but ultimately, Hakimi and Marquinhos were booked for protest while Dante took nothing, not even a yellow card. A lunar decision on the part of Jérôme Brisard, who took the blame from PSG supporters on social networks during and after the match. On the occasion of the arbitration days, Jérôme Brisard responded to the criticism that French referees are regularly subjected to.
Jérôme Brisard would like more recognition for referees
“To exchange almost daily with foreign referees, in Spain, they have the worst, in England too and in France, de facto, we have the worst referees. We are lucky to have a certain regularity in international designations. UEFA and FIFA trust us at this level” commented the 38-year-old French referee, regularly asked by UEFA to referee in the Champions League or the Europa League, and who regrets that referees do not have the recognition they deserve in France. PSG supporters will undoubtedly have their jaws tightened when reading this, those who still do not understand the interpretation of the native of Châteaubriant on Dante’s action during the match between Nice and PSG on Sunday evening at the Allianz Riviera.
