François Letexier stood out on Wednesday evening in the Principality of Monaco. And not in the best way. By not even giving a warning to Wilfried Singo, who had just disfigured
Gianluigi Donnarumma, the 35-year-old referee took the tide on social networks.
Many Internet users have drawn the parallel between the red card he gave to Amine Harit during the Classic between Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain played at the end of last October.
The justification he gave for this expulsion at the time goes completely against his choice not to sanction the Monaco defender. What Daniel Riolo also underlined in “L’After Foot”.
Letexier is total incomprehension
“I am anti-red card, I hate red cards, I would like them to be reserved for extraordinary casesdeclared the sports journalist on RMC. I don’t like it, especially when it comes at the start of a match, it destroys a match, it distorts the match. In this specific case, it’s a bit at the start of the match but for me, there is really a form of limit – and this was not the case in Marseille -: if the guy you fouled leaves the pitch because it is damaged and cannot continue, this must be a major indicator that you should no longer be on the pitch and that there is a red card. (…) That’s why I was against the red card at the Vélodrome. »
In addition to Internet users, journalists and consultants, players were also outraged by Mr. Letexier’s attitude. “I think everyone saw his face, reacted Gonçalo Ramos after the meeting. I don’t know how it’s possible that it’s not a red card. The referee has only one job, and that is to protect the players. And it’s not me or the players who are announcing it, they told us at the start of the season: they must protect the players. And there, they did not protect Donnarumma. » It remains to be seen whether the “man in black” will be sanctioned by his hierarchy and, if so, in what way.
