Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365: published on Sunday November 24, 2024 at 8:48 a.m.
If Pierre Sage did not mention refereeing after OL's draw at Reims (1-1), Daniel Congré, the new Lyon sports coordinator, took care of it. The former defender was very upset against Stéphanie Frappart on Saturday evening.
This Sunday morning, Olympique Lyonnais could have moved up a place in the standings and provisionally appear in 4th place in Ligue 1 ahead of Lille, who will face Rennes in the afternoon. But OL remains 5th because they clearly missed the boat in Reims (1-1) on Saturday evening. The Rhone team clearly dominated the first period at the Stade Auguste-Delaune but only managed to score once, through Rayan Cherki, scoring with a header in the 38th minute from a cross from Alexandre Lacazette. As is often the case, OL missed the start of the second half then Stade de Reims, much better during the second act, picked up thanks to Oumar Diakité (55th), and could even have snatched the decision in the final moments without a double parade by Lucas Perri.
Sage: “Consistency is really an element that we must develop”
Pierre Sage regretted the lack of realism and consistency of his players. “I am disappointed with the result for the players, who played a good match. The game we wanted to produce was there, particularly in the first half. We then had a lot of situations and we should have led more widely at the break. (…) But consistency is really an element that we must develop. Out of the six quarters of an hour, we won five. We only lost the first of the second half, but at the end it was 1-1,” commented the Lyon coach, who therefore did not mention the refereeing. Unlike Daniel Congré, the new sports coordinator of OL, unhappy with the production of Madame Frappart. The former defender did not appreciate the behavior of the referee in situations involving Lacazette and Malick Fofana in the Reims penalty area in the second half.
Congress: “It’s starting to do a lot, we’re going to have to change things”
“We just want to understand. There were two contentious situations which went against us this evening. I am obviously talking about the two penalties which were not called on Alexandre Lacazette and Malick Fofana. I would simply like to understand why Madame Frappart did not go to see the VAR, Congré said on DAZN. For me, there was definitely food for thought. I don't know if you saw the images, but clearly his support foot was hit. » Appointed at the beginning of November, the former central defender asked for “uniformity in refereeing decisions. » “I'm disappointed for the players because it doesn't reward all their efforts. Tonight (Saturday), I am very disappointed because these decisions really hurt us. The players deserved this victory. These decisions were against us, it hurts a lot. It's starting to be a lot, we're going to have to change things. » Next Sunday, Lyon will host Nice on the 13th day of L1.
