Since Argentina’s victory against Egypt (3-2) in the round of 16 of the World Cup, Mr. Letexier has been in the sights of the Pharaohs. He is accused of having denied a goal to the Egyptians, for a mistake at the very start of the action, on the opposite side of the field.
Consultant for Canal+, Tony Chapron gave his opinion on his compatriot’s performance. “Until the 60th minute, everything was going well, believes the old whistle. His refereeing is consistent, in a very difficult match. He adopted the same philosophy that we heard at Fifa. We let, we let, we let… They accept that there are a lot of mistakes, commitment, etc. And so he referees like that. »
Then comes the polemical action. “When he is called by the VAR, for a foul at the start of the action, he is stuckbelieves Mr. Chapron, who thinks that VAR should not have gone back that far. There will be 18 seconds between the moment of the foul and the goal. We covered more than 100 meters. Argentina had at least four opportunities to interrupt the action. »
An error by Mr. Letexier? Not exactly…
What the Canal+ consultant denounces is a lack of consistency in relation to the overall refereeing of this World Cup.
“Should the video referee intervene? Never. Since the start of the tournament, I’ve seen 1000 mistakes like that. They weren’t called.”recalls Mr. Chapron.
In this story, the culprit would also be Jérôme Brisard, the video referee, who placed Mr. Letexier in an uncomfortable position. “Once you are in front of the images, you are stuck, you are forced to say that there is a fault. Objectively, there is a fault. But in the context of the match and the tournament, it was absolutely important not to whistle. »
