The chaotic victory of Paris Saint Germain in front of Lille 4-3 with an agonizing goal from Lionel Messi a few seconds from the end he had seasoning both on and off the field of play. When the visit turned the result into the Princes Parkmadness broke out in the stadium and the cameras focused on the unexpected decision made by the sports director louis fields: He went down to the substitute bench and was located in the technical area next to the coach Christophe Galtier to start giving directions.
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The Portuguese manager was already at the center of criticism when he entered the dressing room in the duel against him Monaco and discuss with two figures of the establishment. This time, his actions were visible to all viewers, and the French media roundly condemned his actions. “The game is only for the players, coaches and referees, that’s all. No one else should interfere. The situation is extremely serious.”they opined on the channel RMC Sport about the attitude of Campos.
“I hurt for Galtier. Nobody does what they’re supposed to do in this club anymore! It’s scary. Will Prince Al Thani soon be the one to put pressure on the referee?questioned Europe 1 by reliving the images that travel the world. by the side of The teamsought a more subtle definition: “In Paris it is the republic of the players or the monarchy of the sports directors. In both cases, the coach’s influence is limited.”.
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Far from further fueling the controversy, Christophe Galtier decided to defend the leader with whom he embraced seconds after the final whistle. “There was no interference. In Monaco there was no interference either. Luis is passionate, a competitor with a thirst for victory and we have very high goals. In Monaco there was no interference at all. There was anger, but no interference. As for today, I was standing in front of him so I couldn’t see what happened,” the coach explained at a press conference.
And he added in this regard: “Luis is passionate, a competitor. And that shows a very great desire to succeed collectively. Luis is part of the technical and sports management, I have no problem with that. There was no technical-tactical intervention. There is passion. Passion”.
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A question that arose in the last few hours was whether the director could get into the sector where he was targeted. “The lists of names (surname, first name, rank) of the people on the bench as well as the leaders of the local and visiting clubs must be submitted for approval by the LFP services. These people must all be accredited”indicates article 552.1 of the official regulations of Ligue 1. As confirmed by the portal, Luis was accredited and no report was made on his actions After the match.
There were two similar cases in the recent history of French football in which leaders went down to the field of play to intervene in the coach’s decisions without accreditation. The first was Sylvain Armandsports coordinator of Lille, for intervening in the match against Nantes in March of last year and he was suspended until the end of the season. The second in question was Olivier Letangpresident of the same club, for making the same movement and received a punishment of two games.
Next Sunday there will be a new edition of the French classic between PSG and Olympic Marseille for day 25 of the Ligue 1. The team from the capital leads the tournament with 57 points and is pursued by said rival with 52, so the match next Sunday, February 26, willwill have a transcendental role in the course of the tournament. Later in the calendar, the clash with the Nantes on Saturday March 4 and then the return in front of the Bayern Munich in Germany, on the 8th.
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