Always confined in the stands, Paulo Fonseca is starting to lose patience. Sanctioned after his controversial behavior towards a referee, the OL coach reaffirmed this Saturday that the decision which held him away from the locker room was not fair. “I'm waiting to have a little justice”, He said, determined to make his version heard in front of the CNOSF in early May.
It was in a firm declaration, but posed, that Fonseca slipped the sentence that hit the bull's eye: “I have to pay for what I did, but not to be an example. »» A clear way to denounce the idea that his suspension would have been used to send a message to all of French football. He continued by denouncing a form of relentlessness: “We are no longer at the time of the Inquisition. »» The tone is set.
Fonseca refuses to serve as an example and denounces a two -speed justice
Fonseca, who only received one red card in three seasons in Ligue 1, is always said to be respectful of the arbitral body. But he regrets that his isolated gesture has aroused such a reaction. “This is a reaction that I shouldn't have had, I said it from the start,” he recalled, while insisting on the importance of being able to quickly find direct contact with his group.
Paulo Fonseca denounces an “unfair and archaic” sanction
Deprived of a cloakroom, Fonseca believes that he could not fully exercise his role. “It's important to be with players”, he insisted, suggesting that his absence of the field also impacts the dynamics of his team. Lyon needs his coach as closely as possible, especially in this last straight line of the season.
Olympique Lyonnais has already started the appeal procedure. The meeting in front of the CNOSF is scheduled for May 6. Until then, Fonseca hopes to be able to make his voice heard, and above all regain his place on the bench as quickly as possible. The legal battle is launched, with the backdrop, a question of equity.
