Mathieu Warnier, Media365: published on Sunday December 1, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.
While Nice fell heavily in Lyon this Sunday, Franck Haise did not mince his words against the referee of the match. He was joined by Nice sports director Florian Maurice when Pierre Sage measured his words.
Franck Haise did not leave the pitch at Groupama Stadium peacefully. This Sunday, Nice suffered a heavy setback against Lyon as part of the 13th day of Ligue 1. A meeting which was notably marked by refereeing decisions contested by the Aiglons, their lead coach evoking a potential penalty on Evann Guessand . “I didn't like the arbitration,” said the technician at the microphone of DAZN. I have already reviewed the images several times. There is also a fault on the foot, on the throat, he pushes it. How can we not call a foul if it is not that Bastien Dechepy had chosen his side on contentious actions? » Franck Haise also regretted that the slightest contact was whistled by the referee of the match but remembered that his remarks had already earned him a sanction. “I’m breathing, I’m breathing hard. The last time I lost my temper against Bastien Dechepy, I was suspended for four matches, he added. I try to stay calm. Live, I said that the fault was clear. When I watch the action again, it's crystal clear. »
Maurice attacks the referee head-on
If Franck Haise wanted not to go too far, Florian Maurice was more direct by asserting to DAZN that “Mr Dechepy had a white jersey, not a yellow jersey”, during this meeting. The Nice sports director then made an unfeigned parallel with the color of the outfit of the Olympique Lyonnais players. Returning to the contentious decisions, including that on Evann Guessand, the Riviera leader lost his temper. “It’s a scandal what Mr. Dechepy did this (Sunday) evening. He made decisions that were the opposite of what they were, he said. How can we not whistle a penalty? What is he waiting for? That we slit his throat, that we take him by the blow? And even at the bottom, he crushes his foot. What is Mr. Dechepy doing? » Referring to the possibility of discussing with the referee of the match, Florian Maurice assures that “there are never any explanations”. He is also aware that his words could be costly from a disciplinary point of view. “I am going to be suspended by the League because I spoke about the refereeing and it was not good at all, at all this (Sunday) evening,” he declared. We can't be satisfied tonight, but we can't hide either. »
Sage: “I am respectful”
On the Lyon side, the result of the meeting encourages us not to take a position. “My position for arbitration is the same, I am respectful, confided Pierre Sage at the microphone of DAZN. This (Sunday) evening, maybe the decisions were on our side. » Admitting that the Niçois had “a lot of moments in the match” which would have allowed them to get back on track, the Gones coach is satisfied with the fact that his team “knew how to do the job”, even if they could have been put in difficulty. “The key to the match was pressing, that’s why I insisted at half-time,” he concluded. I asked my players, but I don't have the impression that my order was listened to. There is always a psychological side, maybe we were more relaxed. » This result does not suit the Aiglons who, with a very reduced squad, saw their series of eight games without defeat in the league come to an end and fell to sixth place. Indeed, thanks to this second victory in the last three matches, OL steals fifth place from Nice.
