A revelation made by Guy Roux on possible refereeing corruption during a UEFA Cup match played by his AJ Auxerre against CSKA Moscow was widely reported. The former coach wanted to calm things down.
“ We were robbed. The referee was bought. » Guy Roux hit hard during an interview given Wednesday to Figaro. The former AJ Auxerre coach recounted alleged refereeing corruption during a match played by his team against CSKA Moscow, in the quarter-final second leg of the 2004-2005 UEFA Cup. A revelation which has caused a lot of talk since, and which pushed the emblematic tactician to speak again to calm things down.
Two days ago, Guy Roux had also anticipated possible reactions to his comments: “ JI’m going to tell you an anecdote that could land us in prison “, he said, smiling. Although he should not spend his old age behind bars, the Burgundian still wanted to qualify his statements a little, this time in the columns of theYonne Republican. “ This rumor and the possible impacts have no influence since we took 4-0 in the first leg. From the moment we started from 0-4, it was almost over. »
Rumor growing
And since his statement was taken up by numerous media, Guy Roux once again wanted to calm things down a little. “ It’s just an anecdote fueled by rumor. It swells quickly, but I didn’t give it any importance at the time. » Finally, the “ stunning watches with rubies ” which he explained having found in the referees’ bag, through a ” guy from (him) ”, were perhaps not such a big scandal twenty years later.
Beaten 0-4 in the first leg of this famous edition of the UEFA Cup, AJ Auxerre had very little chance of turning the situation around against the Moscow club anyway, and its elimination was confirmed despite their 2-0 return victory. It’s not FC Barcelona who wants it.
