“A real scandal!” -Eric Roy explodes after Brest-Psg

The frustration was palpable in the Brest ranks after the defeat against Paris Saint-Germain (2-5). A severe score, an intense battle, but above all an arbitral decision that turned the match. Eric Roy did not chew his words after the meeting, believing that his team had been clearly disadvantaged.

Eric Roy in all his states

If Brest has stood up to PSG a good part of the meeting, the trigger for the anger of the Brest coach lies in the second Parisian goal. In the 57th minute, Ousmane Dembélé offered himself a double by enjoying a balloon released by Bizot. An action that immediately made Brestois bench, Roy in mind.

For the technician, this goal should never have been validated:

“It's a real scandal! Nuno Mendes is offside at the start of the action. We are told that he is not doing a play action, but of course that he influences the positioning of my defender. If Mendes is not there, Chardonnet quietly leaves the ball to his goalkeeper and there is never a goal. How can we validate this? ”

A feeling of deep injustice

Eric Roy does not take off and goes further in his analysis:

“What bothers me the most is that if this goal is for us, it is refused without the slightest hesitation. There are matches where we refuse goals because an attacker is slightly in front of the goalkeeper, but there, we accept an offside that impacts the action … It's incomprehensible! ”

Brest coach stresses that his team was in full confidence at the time of the match and that this goal has completely changed the dynamics of the meeting: “We were in our best period, at 1-1, with the momentum of the match on our side. Behind, this goal cuts our legs, and Paris takes the opportunity to sink. ”

An impossible dialogue with arbitration

Roy, who tried to have explanations after the meeting, remains bitter: “The fourth referee simply told me that the Var considered that Mendes did not do a play action. But how can we get to such a conclusion? We stay in interpretation and, unfortunately, we know how much it can be with variable geometry. ”

Despite everything, the Brest coach does not want to throw everything away and retains the fighting spirit of his team, who managed to return to 3-2 before cracking at the end of the match. But his bitterness remains deep: “I have nothing against Paris, they have a big team and Dembélé made an exceptional match. But we are talking about sporting equity and a decision that directly influenced the outcome of the meeting. ”

The pill is bitter for Brest, who will have the opportunity to take revenge within ten days, in Champions League dams. But one thing is certain: Eric Roy will not digest this match anytime soon.