There will be no reaction from Patrice Garande or Sébastien Desabre the day after the -however spectacular- Dijon-Niort (2-2) of the 18th day of League 2. And for good reason, the journalists present refrained from asking questions at a press conference on Saturday evening. In question, the measure taken by the Professional Football League to close the mixed zones, as part of the health protocol, consisting in closing the mixed zones for journalists belonging to non-rights-holding media.
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So we can read in the Good public from Dijon: A unilateral decision, taken without the slightest consultation and while, since the start of the pandemic, journalists have complied without complaining about the health protocol put in place by the authorities of French football. Which, on the other hand, maintain the press conference, where no journalist holding rights ever comes. A joint interview session which nevertheless allows the LFP to recover sounds and images to broadcast them on these channels. A press conference where multiple people are crowded doesn’t seem like a problem. Without forgetting that journalists who do not hold rights are the only ones to see their freedom reduced. We have therefore decided, with many colleagues, not to ask any questions during the post-match press conference, in order to point out this masquerade. »
Same story in the columns of the New Republic (Deux-Sèvres) which relay the words of Louis Quesnot and Rémi Chevrot, union representatives: “ Tonight, around 150 people are allowed to dine together after the game, while the mixed zone, visible from this VIP area, is closed. The seven journalists who could have potentially come to occupy it seem to be a much bigger threat to everyone’s health. »
Faced with the absence of questions, Sébastien Desabre, coach of the Chamois Niortais, “ politely withdrawn ». Patrice Garandehis Dijon counterpart, slipped a word of support to the journalists: “ I wanted to tell you that I understand your fight of the day, and I hope for you that there will be a favorable result. I regret that you cannot do your job properly. »
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