Foot OL – OL-Monaco: The choice of the referee will make Aulas scream – Olympique Lyonnais
While OL finally put behind them the Olympico episode with a 2-1 success on Tuesday evening, the memories of November 21 are resurrected with the appointment of the referee for Saturday’s clash in Monaco. A choice already little appreciated in Lyon since it is Ruddy Buquet.
French clubs and especially their supporters never have objective opinions on arbitration and its representatives. Each team has its pet peeves in the field and shudders at the designation of the one who will have to arbitrate the debates for the next match, especially when it comes to a clash. At OL, some referees are not very popular. Clément Turpin after the penalty awarded to PSG at the start of the season or Stéphanie Frappart after the cup quarter-final against Monaco last season are well placed to know. But, another referee has become almost undesirable since last November 21.
Buquet at the whistle for Monaco, the scandal is already breaking out!
This man is Ruddy Buquet. During the controversial match between OL and OM stopped by the throwing of a bottle at Dimitri Payet, the referee was at the heart of the post-match debates. The decision to resume the meeting was first notified to the stadium announcer before half an hour later, Ruddy Buquet decided to end this match. Uncertainty has since hovered over the first decision, attributed to Mr. Buquet by President Lyonnais when the latter indicated that it was the latter who had pressed to resume the debates as he mentioned in his post- match.
It’s great art @LFPfr 👏!
#RuddyBuquet @OL https://t.co/o8r9LhveSt— Barth Ruzza (@barthruzza) February 2, 2022
Suffice to say that there has been some tension between the two men since then and that Lyon supporters are trembling at the idea of seeing Ruddy Buquet referee a future club meeting. The ax fell on Wednesday with the designation of the man in black for Les Gones’ trip to Monaco this Saturday. A decision that upset some Lyon supporters, in particular Barth Ruzza known for hosting OL TV evenings and who was moved by it on Twitter with an ironic comment. ” This is great art ! @LFP he posted. However, the one who will be under the most pressure will remain the referee whose decisions will be carefully scrutinized, especially during this crucial clash for the podium.