The resounding outing of Mehdi Benatia on the refereeing of Benoît Bastien during the Olympico, on September 22, is still being talked about. Former Ligue 1 referee and new manager-instructor, Amaury Delerue did not hesitate to tackle Pablo Longoria’s current sports advisor, who, according to him, endangers the entire profession.
Caught by the patrol. For his inflammatory statements on the arbitration of Benoit Bastien On September 22, Medhi Benatia received a three-match suspension and three suspended matches. The disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League considered that the leader of OM had gone too far by criticizing the referee of the match between his team andOL (2-3).
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The cracking of Benatia
“The referee must be sure of what he is doing in such an important match, I am not a referee, if he is there, it is because he is good. Why are we concerned when we see that it is Mr. Bastien who will referee us? Well, when we see that, we understand why we are concerned (…). Be careful, I don’t want to be advantaged, but you have to be fair to everyone, that’s a lot. Fortunately we have this character and I want to stay on that, but it’s a lot » had confided Benatia at the microphone of DAZNafter letting his rage and anger explode during half-time.
“Let’s not attack the men and women behind the whistles”
Former Ligue 1 referee, Amaury Delerue believes that this sanction is deserved. “ From a general point of view, these outings do enormous harm to the men behind the referees, from the moment we attack the probity and honesty of the men. You do damage but you also do damage in amateur football. A media outing like that of Mehdi Benatia encourages far too many actions. We have nothing to hide, we are open to discussion. Criticize our decisions if you want, let’s talk football, let’s talk refereeing technique, but let’s not attack the men and women behind the whistles” he declared on the microphone of RMC.
