There was mayhem on Wednesday at the Louis II stadium, as part of the advanced match of the 16th day of Ligue 1 between AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain (2-4). As we reached the halfway point of the first period, Wilfried Singo came to challenge Gianluigi Donnarumma for a ball, sending his crampons straight into his face. An action which did not earn the Monegasque any sanction. If François Letexier has since been blamed for his decision, another referee is targeted.
In charge of VAR that evening, did Jérôme Brisard really advise his counterpart present on the pitch? Some have asked the question, like Eric Blanc. Former rugby player now consultant for the channel The Teamthe latter gave a clear opinion on the subject. “In rugby from time to time, we hear conversations between the VAR and the referee. (…) The problem is there. In rugby you understand, and there you don’t understand at all. He lets him dive. »
A way of saying that Jérôme Brisard did not help François Letexier.
Letexier “sent to the hole”
But Eric Blanc didn’t stop there: “We even wonder if he’s his friend. (…) The VAR guy must save you. Even if you see the bloody head (by Donnarumma)you already have to go. But if the other tells you: ‘No, no, it’s fine’. He sends you to the hole. You, out of corporatism, don’t go there. And at the end of the match you look like an idiot and it’s ‘Wanted’. The next day you can’t go out anymore, you stay at home. »
The day after the match, the refereeing department (DA) recognized, through its technical advisor, Mickaël Landreau, that François Letexier had not made the right decision and should have expelled Wilfried Singo: “There is a unanimous observation, it could not be released without cardboard. François Letexier had to show a red card. »
