Reduced to ten on Wednesday against Benfica, during its first European defeat of the season (3-2), ASM fears, for its match at the Vélodrome, the presence of Jérémie Pignard in the Var truck.
What she leaked. The man in black had surpassed the Principality club with his Nice-Monaco arbitration on October 27. A lost match (2-1). Hütter did not want to go into detail regarding Mr. Pignard but said he supported the positions taken by his leaders.
Jérémie Pignard is no friend of the Monegasques and the appointment of the 37-year-old referee, to be one of the two assigned to the Var, on Sunday evening at the Vélodrome where AS Monaco faces Marseille at 8:45 p.m., did not not been well received in the Principality.
For the princely club, the 37-year-old man in black remains the one who sent off Vanderson during the derby in Nice, lost (2-1) on October 27. A referee who had also not whistled a penalty for an alleged handball from Niçois Tom Louchet in the area.
Thiago Scuro, the general director of ASM, took out the sulphating machine in the mixed zone that evening. “To be honest, I think this red belongs more to the referee than to our team. If you look especially at the stats of this referee against Monaco, he likes to give us reds. This is the sixth one he has given us gives in few matches (12)”.
The Brazilian also pointed out the match in Marseille last season, when Maripan was unfairly excluded without Var ruling on the referee of the match, Mr. Delajod. A memory that remains strong in Monegasque minds. “We have already had this type of problem before. Everyone remembers that it was last season in Marseille (2-2)Scuro had added. Even the commission noted that there had been mistakes that evening, notably on the red given to Maripan.”
Hütter: “We have no influence over those who referee us”
This Friday, at La Turbie, Adi Hütter said he was on the same line as his leaders in terms of arbitration. The latter wrote to UEFA to complain about Mr. Obrenovic, who was whistled on Wednesday against Benfica. The ASM also said it was concerned to know Mr. Pignard in the Var truck on Sunday evening. “I am absolutely in tune with what the club has done”explained the Austrian.
Mr. Pignard did not want to go any further on the subject, preferring to flatter Mr. Turpin, the man who will officiate at the center. “We have no influence over those who referee us. We can't decide which one we will have on Sunday, but Mr. Turpin is one of the most renowned and experienced in Europe.”
He called on his boys not to disperse, even if Mohammed Salisu agreed that the referee blew the whistle against Benfica “decided the match with the cards”.
“We will have to be totally focused on Marseille without thinking about what will be aroundargued Hütter. Am I worried about the refereeing? No. I am responsible for my team and putting a very good team on the field. It's a big shock against a rival. I don't think of anything else. My role is to ensure that we have the right mindset to control our emotions. We can have another opinion on certain situations but I told my players to stay focused because we can quickly get a yellow card. We must be vigilant with our emotions. The Benfica referee is not guilty of Embolo's shot on the post, of the big errors and in particular that of the equalizer at 1-1 or of the goals conceded at the end of the match, even if it would not have been the same meeting eleven against eleven.”
Hütter: “This season Zakaria is captain. He got two yellows after talking to the referees. I don't understand.”
Overall, the Monegasque technician nevertheless confided that he did not always understand the arbitration decisions.
“Sometimes, on the pitch, you don't understand certain decisions taken by the referee. If we compare those of the Benfica match, there were clearly yellows on the fouls suffered by Zakaria and Singo, but never on that of Singo (which led to his expulsion). I don't want to criticize or complain too much, but a few Benfica players came around the referee and none took a card. We do. It was a bit strange. He did not arbitrate in the manner of both sides. Sometimes I can understand the players.”
“At the end of the match against Benfica I said to the referee: 'What are you doing?' He gave me a yellow directlythe coach railed again. It's too much. Zakaria is captain and the rule allows him to discuss with the referees. This season, he has been yellowed twice after interacting with them. I don't understand. »
