Lyon’s press release denouncing the sanction against Aulas … and tackling OM again
Jean-Michel Aulas was suspended for 10 matches, including 5 firm, for putting pressure on the OL-OM referee according to the LFP disciplinary committee. A sanction that does not pass on the side of Lyon.
The tension does not fall in Lyon. After the immediate reaction of Jean-Michel Aulas following his suspension, it is now an official press release from OL which denounces the decision of the disciplinary committee of the LFP. The Lyon president was thus sentenced to 10 suspension games, including 5 firm, for his remarks towards the OL-OM referee, Ruddy Buquet.
“Olympique Lyonnais regrets the very heavy decision of the Disciplinary Commission concerning its president Jean-Michel Aulas. This same decision raises a number of questions. Since the start of the procedure initiated after the OL / OM match, the Olympique Lyonnais and Jean-Michel Aulas have always wanted all cases to be studied objectively without being blamed for facts that have occurred in other stadiums. Was the case and that once again the club and its President find themselves in a situation where they serve as an example in a context of strong pressure places from all parties. “
Lyon annoyed by press leaks
The Lyon club continues its demonstration by denouncing the leaks in the press during the procedure: “Olympique Lyonnais is surprised that elements of the file such as the referee’s report submitted to the Disciplinary Commission could have been published in the press even before Jean-Michel Aulas could express himself, contradictorily, on these words.
Likewise, and while the summons addressed to the President of Olympique Lyonnais aimed at remarks qualified as “excessive and / or inappropriate”, the press echoed statements qualified as “intimidating and / or inappropriate”. or threatening ”. Curiously, after the debate, and while it had not done so from the start, the Disciplinary Commission finally chose to opt for the same stronger gradation published in the newspapers prior to the decision, clearly showing that the latter had been awarded even before Wednesday’s hearing. “
OL give a layer on OM and Sampaoli
Another target for OL since Wednesday and the sanction against Aulas: OM and Jorge Sampaoli. Phocéens who are therefore again pinned in the Rhone press release: “It is finally particularly regrettable that the Disciplinary Commission of the LFP, after having heavily sanctioned Olympique Lyonnais, did not draw any consequences from the elements brought to its attention , like the behavior of the coach of Olympique de Marseille and some of his players, whose threatening character is clearly attested by the referee and the delegates present at the meeting pressure from the communications director of the Olympique de Marseille in front of the doors of the LFP, while the committee judged the OL / OM file inside, marks the crossing of a new, unprecedented milestone. hopes that football does not enter an era where those who are the most aggressive and shout the loudest can win or change the fate of a match in this way. “