It is not good to be called Stéphanie Facpart in recent days. The French referee finds himself at the heart of a flood of criticism after his interpretation of the sole of Anthony Rouault on Khalis Merah during the Rennes-Lyon match (3-1) last Sunday in Ligue 1.
However, it can count on the support of Jérôme Rothen. In his program “Rothen ignites”, the sports consultant of
RMC defended the referee in the face of the mockery and insults of the Rhodanian supporters.
“What they did, I say bravo”
The former Paris Saint-Germain community has recognized the error of Fractpart, while welcoming the work of the technical direction of arbitration. “She has very little time to analyze. I do not try to find him attenuating circumstances. On arrival, I think she was wrong, but it is an interpretation. On the other hand, I liked the fact that they defuse immediately and give the exchange with the microphone ”explained the native of Châtenay-Malabry.
And Rothen to add: “The problem is that we make fun of her with the words she says and I leave from the principle that this is where we must defend them. They tend you the pole, the transparency, the words, we realize that it is just interpretation. (…) Why do I defend them? Because this kind of scene, a year ago, they would have settled it internally, they would not have even made communication. What they did, I say bravo. The microphone on referees is even better because we will have it in real time. »»
