“A Caen supporter insulted me and spat on me”
Expelled after the final whistle against Caen last weekend, Fabien Mercadal received a four-game suspension, two of which were suspended. Before the last day, the former weed trainer returned for a long time to the double finger of honor made in the direction of the Caen public.
“I am aware that my gesture was inappropriate. I suffered the vomit of social networks for two days. But it is logical. Before the Disciplinary Committee, I wanted to tell the truth because there is a lot of bullshit that has been mentioned. Clearly there were things that happened at half-time that I didn’t like and I’m defending my club. We are not a small club, we are a Ligue 2 club like the others. My gestures of the end do not concern the supporters of Caen, they concern a supporter of Caen who insulted me and spat on me. I shouldn’t do those things. But it was written in the report that I had made these gestures towards the referee while my back was to him. »
“I also appreciated that Caen played the game”
“I liked the atmosphere in Caen. For me, 18,000 people, that’s football. I also appreciated the fact that Caen plays the game and it’s very sincere. Because if that was the case for all the teams at the end of the championship, it would be much better. It was a good football match, I respect Moulin’s work. I also nominated him among the best coaches in Ligue 2. I obviously have nothing against this team from Caen. I overreacted to someone insulting me, spitting on me and missing me. Like what it’s not just the attackers who are sometimes clumsy. »