“My football hurts,” said Eric Roy, the SB29 coach, this Friday.
Last Sunday, Brest suffered the law of Monaco (2-0), not without having suffered from certain decisions of the refereeing body. This Friday, on social networks, the coach of the Breton club Eric Roy let it be known that the anger has not subsided. “ My football hurts. A few days after our match in Monaco and trying to gain some perspective and perspective, I can’t find the words to describe the feeling of injustice and incomprehension that drives us. »
Two disallowed goals, a red card and a forgotten penalty, these are the grievances of Brest residents against the officials who took action that day – video assistance included. “ Too many situations are analyzed in disparate ways. How and why does VAR inform the referee about certain game actions and not others? », asks the former midfielder.
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“ Today, technology puts a lot of pressure on referees. From now on, matches are managed by VAR which can, according to the rules in force, influence the result of a matchnotes Eric Roy. While we have all imagined a more reliable and fairer system, in reality it remains subject to the same problems of interpretation and subjectivity as before. The most serious thing is that it has the effect of disempowering our referees and instead of helping them, it continues to put them in difficulty. »
