Green substitute bib on his shoulders, Florent Ogier has difficulty containing his anger and has to be held back by three teammates to regain his calm. A little further on, Yohann Magnin also exploded at the foot of the Livradois stand after having had a heated exchange with supporters.
“When certain players greet them and there are middle fingers, when we insult our parents, that’s not good manners”
Yohann Magnin, Clermont Foot midfielder
The post-match against Montpellier was stormy on Sunday as the Clermontois went to greet their public frustrated by the draw (1-1) which does not really allow their team, still last, to move forward in its maintenance mission. “We understand their frustration, assured Magnin, captain during this match, a few minutes later. I’m the first to say they come all the time, in all weathers. We won very few matches, they spend money, some don’t have big salaries, they travel, I am fully aware of that. But when certain players greet them and there are middle fingers, when we insult our parents, that’s not good manners. Especially with people like me who have been at the club much longer than them. There were 50 in Ligue 2, there are 400 in Ligue 1. It’s not the majority, but there are people who only came for Ligue 1 and who will leave if one day the club goes down again. In any case, dividing will lead to nothing. »
The idea of maintenance
Pascal Gastien, the Clermont Foot coach, said to himself ” a little disappointed “ but “not surprised” of the reaction of some of the supporters. “They forget quickly, including those who haven’t been there for a long time, scratched the technician. It’s regrettable. The players did their best. They tried to win the match, with the means we have today. It wasn’t worth the whistles or the gestures you shouldn’t see. It’s not good. People don’t realize where we come from. We have more than the last Ligue 1 budget. We shouldn’t expect us to win matches 5-0 every weekend. I believe that today we could not do much more. »
Author of the penalty for hope in the first period, even if he had to do it twice, Muhammed Cham, not really on a great day, was notably the victim of the wrath of the Clermont fans, whistled by a good number of ‘between them. Magnin hopes to see a different attitude during the next matches while the CF63 is not mathematically doomed. “Clermont Foot in Ligue 1 is still exceptionalrecalled the environment. Let’s be happy to be there and defend our luck over the last five matches. If we take the figures, the club should never have moved up and we should never have stayed three seasons in Ligue 1.” He has not given up on the idea of spending a fourth year there.
