OM would have put pressure on Mr. Wattellier, the referee of the poster of the 12e day of L1 between Lens and Marseille, this Saturday in Bollaert, to influence the debates and thus obtain a precious victory (1-3). This is the heavy implication broadcast hotly at a press conference by Will Still, the Sang et Or coach.
Everything obviously starts from the controversial phase of play of this match: the 85e minute and the equalizing goal of Labeau-Lascary, finally refused to the locals via the VAR for a prior foul on the young Nadir at the entrance to the artesian surface, with the victorious free kick signed Hojbjerg which followed (1- 3.89e).
Was the VAR overzealous?
“ From the moment he (the referee, editor’s note) is three meters from the action, can we speak of a manifest error? I’ll let you answer this question », says Will Still, who does not fail to remind us that video assistance does not have to intervene if “ an obvious error » is not observed.
“ I am told that there was an impossible cinema at half-time to put pressure on the referee, and as luck would have it, the refereeing completely changed in the second period,
adds the Belgian strategist. There are things that are unclear, and it happens too often. » A reproach which had already been made to the Marseillais, in Lyon in particular where the sports advisor of President Longoria Medhi Benatia had distinguished himself by sharply criticizing Mr. Bastien’s refereeing.
