Beaten 1-3 at home by the Marseillais who were still surgical away from home, the Lensois had a bad time afterwards, angered by the scenario of a meeting which saw them equalize at the end of the match – in vain – before the blow of grace and the victorious free kick from Hojbjerg in the wake of the goal refused to Labeau-Lascary for a foul previously committed on the young Olympian Nadir.
At the end of the game, Pierre Dréossi, the general director of Sang et Or, did not mince his words in front of the press. “ We’ve had frustration for a while, because I still remember the victory in Lille. Today, I also have the penalty in Strasbourg in mind. I have the impression that every time we score a goal or there is a contentious action, we are now terrified of VAR. I want to say stop today. Stop, because we can’t take points like that and stay silent. »
“We’re starting to get fed up”
Upset, the Lensois leader believes that his team’s equalizing goal should have been validated. “ I’m not upset, but I think tonight the score is 2-2. I think that the Lens-Lille score is 0-0 and that we are asking ourselves a lot of questions. I’m not going to tell you that we should have scored goals a little earlier in the first half – that’s the case – but when we score, I would like us to respect the goals. »
And to conclude: “ It’s not to cry, but it’s a lot, once again. I’m not saying there isn’t a foul when the referee comes back to it, but there were a lot of fouls not called or misinterpreted. And unfortunately, these decisions often go against Lens. (…) When it always falls on us, we start to get fed up. That’s a lot. So yes, being fair is good, being nice is good, but at some point you have to know how to say stop, and now I say stop. »
