Player, sports director, coach, several members of PSG have pointed the finger at the decisions of Mr. Lesage. But which ones exactly?
It is rare to see so many people speaking on the PSG side after a Ligue 1 match. Usually, only Mauricio Pochettino intervenes during the traditional post-match press conference.
Saturday evening, after the defeat of the capital's club in Nantes (3-1), Marco Verratti and Leonardo, the Parisian sports director, came before the journalists to say all the good things they thought about Mr. The wise.
On leaving the pitch in front of the Canal+ cameras, the Italian midfielder, very angry and nervous throughout the match, had very strong words against the referee: "How is it possible that the we take 10 yellows, and we can't even talk to the referee, we can't do anything? It's the only game, the only referee in the world who can do things like that (…). Sometimes the referees have to take their responsibilities because there we got pissed off with the referees.
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In the process, Leonardo also followed in the footsteps of the Italian midfielder. “Today, everything is against (us) and I am talking about facts and arbitration decisions that are clear. I'm only talking about the episodes and there were a lot of them. And when there are several, you tell yourself that it is not possible. Afterwards, the referee does not even want to speak. ''It's me, I know everything''. We ask for a little respect in relation to that because we feel embarrassed ”.
Should Appaiah have been expelled?
What episodes were the two PSG actors referring to? First to several unspoken clashes on Neymar or Messi (rather logically), the uncontrolled tackle of Pallois on Mbappé in the first period, on which the defender does not receive a warning while the attacker remains on the ground for a few moments .
But it is above all another fact of the game that has caused controversy. Before half-time Appiah received a red for having grabbed Mbappé launched towards the goal. After viewing the VAR, the referee logically reversed his decision and gave yellow. But shortly before the hour mark (58th), the Nantes defender mowed down the French international in the area, causing a penalty missed by Neymar.
The referee did not give a second yellow when he had given one to Wijnaldum before the break for a totally involuntary hand (45th + 3) on the Nantes penalty. Appiah should then have been expelled. After the match, the people of Nantes logically saw nothing wrong with Mr. Lesage's refereeing.
Without showing anger, it was Mauricio Pochettino who best summed up the situation. “It should be noted that the decision criteria were not the same for each team. And I can understand the nervousness on the part of the players and our sporting director”, affirmed the Argentinian technician while specifying that the defeat was not explained by the choices of Mr. Lesage before specifying “but that could have influenced. »
Contrary to what Marco Verratti was able to say, PSG did not receive ten but six yellow cards. Consequence: he will have to do without Kylian Mbappé, suspended against Nice on the weekend of March 6. Just before the trip to Madrid
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