Former iconic coach of AJ Auxerre, Guy Roux said he was “robbed” by the referee during a UEFA Cup quarter-final.
Coach of AJ Auxerre between 1961 and 2005, Guy Roux knew everything on the bench of the Abbé-Deschamps residents. The 85-year-old won the French champion title in 1996, but also the Coupe de France four times (1994, 1996, 2003 and 2005). He also experienced some great European epics. The native of Colmar, however, regrets “ not having won the European Cup ».
In a long interview given to Figaro, Guy Roux returned to a painful episode on the European scene. The Auxerre legend recounted having been “ stolen » by German referees during the UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg against CSKA Moscow. After losing 4-0 in the first leg, AJA left despite winning 2-0 in the return leg.
“The referee was bought”
“We were robbedlamented Guy Roux. The referee was bought. In the return match, I’m going to tell you an anecdote that could land us in prison (smile). After the first leg, I was suspicious and asked a guy from our house to go and search the referees’ bags during the match. He comes back to see me, pale, and says: “There are some superb watches with rubies. » I had ten minutes to make the right decision. »
“Six months before this match, I had decided to stop with Auxerre, no one knew it. If I decide to call the cops and the authorities, they are denounced, I will have the four German referees fired and I will be the guy at the origin of this scandal, but not the person who played 894 League matches 1 and carried the AJA in Europe »he continued, before concluding: “I didn’t take the right solution. I said nothing. And I was even more of an idiot by not stealing the watches (laughs). »
