Hooked by the Stade de Reims on Saturday evening (1-1), OL did not let up on the refereeing of Stéphanie Frappart, who did not whistle two potential penalties for clashes with Fofana and Lacazette.
Winner of Saint-Etienne before the international break, Olympique Lyonnais hoped to continue this weekend against Reims in Ligue 1. Mission not achieved for Pierre Sage's men, held on by the Champagne club despite a superb first half of on the part of OL. After the meeting, frustration dominated in the Lyon camp and in particular for Daniel Congré, the sports coordinator of the Rhone club who pointed the finger at the arbitration of Stéphanie Frappart. The 40-year-old referee decided not to whistle a penalty for Lyon despite clashes with Lacazette but especially with Fofana.
The supporters don't take offense either, but the refereeing excuse is a “weak argument” according to Sidney Govou, who wrong-footed everyone in the columns of Progress by refusing to hide behind arbitration decisions. “At the end, the match was so wild that you could lose it if Perri doesn't make that double save. It still lacks maturity on the weak times. Using the referee's excuse is a weak argument. There, it comes back to VAR. Is there a clear fault in the possible penalty on Fofana? Not necessarily but perhaps an error by the referee” launched Sidney Govou before concluding.
Govou refuses to hide behind arbitration
“We must not hide behind that. If you do the right thing in the first half, it's 3-0 and no more discussion.” analyzed the Canal+ consultant and former OL striker, who believes that the Lyonnais should not hide behind the refereeing of Stéphanie Frappart to justify their draw in Reims. These two lost points are in any case very expensive in the ranking because at the same time, several competitors for the top 4 have won like Monaco, Marseille, Lille and Nice. For OL, there will be no choice, they will have to make up for it next weekend when they host Nice at Groupama Stadium at 5 p.m.
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