Referee Willy Delajod received numerous hate calls and messages after the meeting between Marseille and Monaco (2-2) in January.
It is not easy for a referee to resist pressure, but also to hold on after a match when certain decisions have given rise to dispute. This is the case of Willy Delajod, who experienced an ordeal after OM-Monaco (2-2) last January.
“My phone, available due to my real estate activities, rang every two minutes, confides the 31-year-old referee in an interview with Le Dauphiné. I received anonymous calls insulting me. I had to face a lot of opposition on social networks to the point of asking my communications agency to delete all hate messages. »
A referee isolated in the face of criticism
During this meeting, the Monegasques cried foul after the exclusion of Maripan in the 11th minute, for a foul on Vitinha, while Soglo had subsequently escaped the red card despite a dangerous tackle. And Mr. Delajod, even if he recognizes his errors in this match, points out in this affair the harmful role of the coach and the sports director of ASM, Adi Hütter and Thiago Scurro, who added fuel to fire with their criticism.
“When a club feels wronged, it pushes all its weight on a referee who will find himself alone against 3,000, explains Willy Delajod, who was very touched personally. People think the referee is indestructible but no. »
