The French team ended these qualifiers with a draw in Greece 2-2. There will therefore not be a perfect course with 8 victories in 8 matches. The Blues will recover. First place was already acquired, as was the top seed status. However, there was a grain of sand at the end of the match which frustrated the French and their coach. There was no Goal Line Technology this evening at Agia Sophia, a stadium with UEFA standards. And of course, there was one last contentious action. TF1 even assures that there was a purpose, according to his images.
“He missed the Goal Linelaughs Antoine Griezmann into the broadcaster’s microphone after the meeting. We need to ask more from UEFA.” Let’s rewind a little to understand better. On a cross from Coman deflected towards his goal by a defender, the ball hits the post and, with the effect, seems to enter the goal before coming out again. The referee put his hand on the headset and on his watch, but the goal was not validated. The Tricolores showed their discontent a little, without doing too much either.
Griezmann and Deschamps rail against the absence of Goal Line Technology
A few moments later, it was Didier Deschamps who was moved by the absence of technology in a UEFA competition match. “A field where there is no Goal Line Technology… It is inconsistent with the high level requirements. I pity the referees. It was one more match won, a solid success, and we were sure of being 1st in the FIFA rankings”lists the visibly annoyed coach on TF1. There is nothing logical according to him, and above all a certain lack of fairness compared to other matches.
The disappointment over, Didier Deschamps nevertheless believes that his team was also put in difficulty in this match, and that is not the fault of a watch which does not vibrate on the referee’s wrist. “No, I’m not frustrated and not the fact that there is no VAR (Goal Line Technology in this case) which made us concede 2 goals. It’s a gaming incident. That’s what the new technologies are there for.” The coach can rest assured, all the refereeing assistance technologies will be available at the Euro. When the consequences will be much more important.
