Villas-Boas denounces anti-OM arbitration

In the eyes of Marseille coach André Villas-Boas, OM was served by arbitration on Wednesday in favor of Rennes (2-1 victory for the Bretons). And more generally this season.

After six straight wins in the league, OM was stopped in Rennes this Wednesday as part of the 15^e Ligue 1 day (2-1). For Olympiens coach André Villas-Boas, this result is above all due to a match: the expulsion from the 36^e minute of Marseille striker Pape Gueye, for a second yellow card collected on an involuntary nudge against Mbaye Niang. ” Gueye does not know that Niang is there, he protects the ball well “, Estimates the Portuguese technician.

« Referee was asked to watch VAR (video assistance, editor’s note). He was not very interested, laments former Chelsea strategist, hot loaded on the Canal + antenna. He’s a Fifa referee but I’m not happy with the refereeing tonight! “Afterwards at a press conference,” AVB “added a layer, thus relayed by L’Equipe:” I am very disappointed with the referee’s decision, it does not deserve a red. He doesn’t want to hurt Niang and he doesn’t see it elsewhere. If we can’t jump to play a ball, what can we do? »

“The hardest team”

And to hammer again, obviously up against an arbitral body that he considers too hard on his team: ” We were so superior in the first half that we didn’t expect something like that. It was a game with a lot of duels, so it can happen at the end but not that way. There is no will to attack the adversary. I do not understand all these boxes, there were only one way… Already in Nîmes, the last time, it happened like that with a first box for Amavi after thirty seconds. We are the hardest team (sic) of the championship. This is the case with me and it was already that without me, before … »

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