“When you have 60,000 people insulting your family, your mother, your children, even before the match…”
Mattéo Guendouzi did not show up after Fenerbahçe qualified for the Champions League at the expense of OL (2-1), Wednesday evening at Groupama Stadium. After annoying the Lyon supporters excessively and causing a fight in the tunnel leading to the locker room, the French midfielder took charge in the mixed zone in front of the journalists.
“If you want to tease, then it teases both wayshe explained. They insulted my mother and my family. To me, it was disrespectful. Afterwards, if we can no longer celebrate as we want, I find that a shame. Everyone knows that I am for OM, I have never hidden it. It’s teasing, they insulted my family, if we’re not allowed to make the Jul sign behind, where are we going? (…) I have the right to celebrate. There’s nothing bad about the Jul sign. »
If he therefore does not see the problem in having set fire at the end of the match, his attitude has earned him severe criticism over the last two days. Many observers have actually pointed out the irresponsible behavior of the French international (27 years old), who joined the Turkish club this summer. An opinion shared by Mickaël Landreau. The former goalkeeper had him under his command at Lorient in 2017-2018 and does not have excellent memories of their collaboration.
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“Since he was young, he has been constantly provocativehe says in the show Late Football Club. Frankly, it’s unbearable to manage him! They can say whatever they want, but in every club he went to, he stayed for one or two years. He has talent, but one or two years, no more. It’s not possible, actually. Everyone can’t take it anymore. » And the former Merlus coach (47 years old), now a consultant on Canal+, drives the point home.
“There are some who will say that he is nice, but no! When he’s not starting, he’s beating the shit out of you in training with his own teammates. That’s how it is. And for me, that, humanly speaking, is complex”he blurted. This testimony, which is not the simple comment of a journalist but the observation of a person who has worked closely with him, is not likely to improve the image of Mattéo Guendouzi who, if he wants to find the Blues one day, will have to soften.
