Exceptionally equipped with a microphone on Friday during the opening match of the 28th day of Ligue 1 between Lyon and Nantes (1-1), referee Benoît Millot was criticized for not having warned Nicolas Tagliafico by the Nantes coach Antoine Kombouaré.
“It will sometimes calm communications and exchanges.” Benoit Millot sees a good eye on the sound system of the referees, tested by him on Friday during the Lyon-Nantes match (1-1). A relatively quiet meeting during which he only distributed one yellow card (to Nantes Joao Victor). Antoine Kombouaré would have liked to see at least one informed Lyonnais. In particular Nicolas Tagliafico, guilty according to him, of a too muscular load on Ludovic Blas. “How can you not put a box there”, gets angry at the moment the Kanak on images broadcast by Prime Video. “I just see the end of the duel”, replies Benoît Millot.
“Boxes? Is it better to have more or not enough?”
After the final whistle, in the corridor of Groupama Stadium, Antoine Kombouaré returned to the referee to put on a second layer. “Mr. Millot, you forgot the boxes,” he says without aggression. Answer, or rather questioning from the referee: “Is it better to have more or not enough?” “No, but there, he can hurt him a lot.” “Yes it’s not false, on the action I see an end to the duel.” The exchange, very courteous, is brief.
A few minutes later, Antoine Kombouaré, unlike Laurent Blanc (“it’s going to be sometimes crispy”) will be thrilled by the sound of the referees: “We were aware. I am in favor of doing what “it is necessary, so that everyone stands squarely. It is also good because the players will have to respect the refereeing body better, but we will also hear everything that the referees say. There will be more transparency, “said the coach of the Canaries.
