OL: Daniel Congré's big rant against arbitration

The French refereeing is still taking its place this evening. After the vehement exit of Maxime Lopez in the afternoon following the PFC's draw against Annecy (0-0), OL were also outraged by the words of their sports coordinator, Daniel Congré, angry after the Lyonnais draw against Reims this Saturday evening (1-1). For the former Toulouse and Montpellier player, two penalties should have been awarded to his club.

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«I simply want to understand the two very contentious situations which were to our disadvantage: the penalties not called on Lacazette and Malick Fofana. I would simply like to understand why the referee did not consult the VAR, knowing that there was food for thought. Lacazette’s penalty? He clearly has his supporting foot hit, I would like there to be uniformity in the decisions, I am disappointed because it does not reward the efforts of the players, and these decisions really hurt us… If I have the Does it seem like these two points have been taken from us? Clearly, it's a victory that our players deserved but that wasn't the case (…) I just wanted to point that out this evening because it's starting to matter a lot and we're going to have to change things.» Let him rest assured: he is not the only one waging this fight.