The form and content may surprise the uninitiated, and recall the great hours of Jean-Michel Aulas’ Lyon. But on social networks, many supporters of Olympique de Marseille welcomed the press release published Tuesday evening by the club, in which he “Asks for more respect for him”. OM “notes an accumulation of decisions taken against it during the 2022-2023 season” of Ligue 1, and believes that these “already have a major impact”.
Unsurprisingly, it is primarily arbitration that is targeted or, more precisely, “unequal treatment linked to a lack of uniformity in the application of the rules for the use of VAR”. The current third in L1, since his defeat on Saturday evening at Lens (2-1), targets four situations, precisely at Bollaert but also against Monaco (1-1), at PSG (1-0) and against Strasbourg (2 -2).
Here is an excerpt: “While the decision to let Alexis Sanchez play following contact with a Lensois defender is considered a manifest error by the VAR, the Monegasque defender’s clean sole not whistled on Sead Kolasinac in the penalty area repair was not. »
The programming of TFC – Lens in the viewfinder
In addition, OM “notes flagrant inconsistencies in the development of the sports calendars for the 2022-2023 season”. In the line of sight, matches scheduled for Friday evening on the return from the international breaks in September and March, respectively in Angers (0-3) and against Montpellier (1-1), “i.e. less than 48 hours after the return of selection of some of his senior players”.
The Marseille club is also offended (without mentioning the match) by the programming of TFC-Lens (0-1) on May 2, three days after Toulouse’s victory in the Coupe de France final. The northern rival had won in a largely overhauled team.
If we add criticism of “certain decisions of the Disciplinary Committee of the LFP”, we say that the Marseille leaders were really heavy on their hearts and that they visibly felt the need to verbalize their anger.