The day after the incidents which took place on the sidelines of Montpellier-OM, Sunday in Ligue 1 (0-5), Jérôme Rothen expressed his anger at the behavior of certain supporters in his show Rothen s’ignée on RMC. Our consultant is calling for strong punishments against troublemakers in the stands, who are tarnishing the image of French football.
The closing match of the eighth day of Ligue 1 between Montpellier and OM (0-5) took place in a tense atmosphere on Sunday evening at La Mosson. In the absence of the Marseille ultras, who were unable to access the visitors’ parking lot after traveling in too large numbers, tensions arose in the bays of the Hérault stadium. Ultras from Montpellier tried to do battle with Marseille fans at the end of the first period. Some had to be evacuated by security.
These excesses greatly displeased Jérôme Rothen. Our consultant took advantage of his show Rothen ignites, this Monday on RMC, to raise a rant against the excesses of supporters in L1. “The problem is that it’s an eternal start again. From year to year, limit from week to week. We arrive at bans which are put in place. People get over it, but football is the reflection of society. In France, we are often above the law. We do not pay attention to what can be put in place,” criticized Rothen. “What concerns me the most is the violence in the comments. At the Parc des Princes, I confront the supporters with their responsibilities. When you are warned once, twice, three times, four times… You what are you looking for? That we dissolve the (groups of) supporters as was the case at one time? That the stands are completely closed? Of course they must be punished. They will never stop.”
“The image sent to the general public is terrible”
“When I see what happened at the toll booth during the Lyon-PSG French Cup final on the way to Lille (last May)… A few months later, we have what is happening. went to Montpellier on the Marseille side Fortunately, there were no deaths, but certainly there were injuries. You are attacking the police, so the image is terrible,” continued the veteran. midfielder from Paris and Monaco. “There are sports where you manage to mix supporters, yet there is competition. That means that a kid who is for Olympique de Marseille but who lives in Montpellier, who goes to see the match, who stands up because he is happy to see his team score, you have idiots next door who will smash his head because he is not allowed to celebrate and vice versa…”.
“The problem is that society is more and more violent, so automatically it goes up a level each time. To achieve what? I have no solution,” added Rothen. “It’s good that the Minister of the Interior takes matters in hand, that he puts real regulations in place and life sanctions if necessary. I have the impression of repeating myself. Suspend them for life and with strength, maybe we will stop giving this image. The image sent to the general public is once again terrible, because we are stupid, we don’t understand what we need. put it in place or not. I’m tired of experiencing this violence, which is recurring. My passion for football is intact, but because of these idiots, you’re taking a big slap…”
