Benjamin Pavard, the sanction falls

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Three errors which cost three goals and precipitated OM's last two defeats. After a successful debut under the colors of Olympique de Marseille, the club he joined this summer from Inter Milan, Benjamin Pavard has been marking time for a few matches.

Author of an own goal and a foul which led to a penalty against Lens (2-1 defeat for OM), last Saturday in Ligue 1, the 29-year-old French international made a point of publicly apologizing.

Marseille supporters, I'm sorry, he wrote in an Instagram story. This defeat is for me, I made mistakes and I take full responsibility for them. When you wear this jersey, you have to be impeccable, and this evening I was not. I promise you that I will give everything to regain your trust and to honor this jersey. Thank you for your support, even in difficult times. We will rise again, together. »

“We’re not going to hit you”

A totally incomprehensible and inappropriate message for Bertrand Latour. “ No one loses games on purpose. If you're going to apologize every time you make a mistake… then, as soon as you score, are you going to ask for a match bonus? It doesn't look like anything. At one point, he didn't kill anyone. He just didn't have a good match. It’s the problem of the demagoguery of the people who are next to the football players who tell them to do things so that it will be well perceived”lamented the 33-year-old journalist on Canal+.

Same story for Daniel Riolo. “ Pavard's excuses are new. The guy tears up over two matches, it happensestimated the editorialist on RMC. We're not going to hit you. We have the doctor's note and the excuses 'forgive me, please'. »

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