Disappointment and anger at Memphis Depay and his trainer Rudi Garcia after the 0-2 lost cup match against AS Monaco on Wednesday evening. The attacker of Olympique Lyon received a yellow card from referee Stéphanie Frappart for an alleged schwalbe in the penalty area. Depay may miss the game with Lorient on May 9. The the Dutch-international can still be used against Lille OSC (April 25) and Monaco (May 2), because the French disciplinary committee will only meet later to discuss a possible suspension.
According to Garcia, it was completely wrong that Depay received a yellow card in the 68th minute of the encounter with Monaco. “He has been penalized for simulation, but a foul was made on him. We have also seen the images”, the Lyon coach said in conversation with RMC Sport. “It was Youssouf Fofana’s violation.” Depay made a lot of fuss after Frappart’s decision to hand out a yellow card. Garcia, who immediately took the attacker to the side, can agree with the anger of the Dutchman.
I can’t wrap my mind around this quarter final.
Very disappointed very upsetting and everything but fair! pic.twitter.com/eJDH0u8kyw– Memphis Depay (@Memphis) April 21, 2021
“I don’t know if the referees know which players are on edge, but we also have a competition to finish”, the disappointed Garcia continued after his team’s cup defeat. “It would be very unfair to suspend Memphis for this yellow card.” Depay showed his disappointment after the duel with Monaco via a message on his Twitter page. “I can’t get to this quarter-final with my head. Very disappointing and shocking and anything but fair!”
Garcia was not happy with Frappart’s performance anyway. Maxwel Cornet’s 1-0 was disallowed for minimal offside, while Sinaly Diomandé was sent off with a second yellow card due to a high leg in the face of Fofana. To make matters worse, Monaco received a penalty ten minutes after the break. “The arbitration was not at the same level as the two teams, but that can happen. Unfortunately with this referee, it is not the first time that we are not getting what we are actually entitled to,” said Garcia, who is outraged by the treatment of Depay. . “If you make a mistake, you have to admit it. With the yellow card of Memphis you have to be at least logical. That would be a result of the mistakes that were made tonight.”
Un oscar pour depay! #OLASM pic.twitter.com/sARACPU158
– Maxime Gueraoui ????????? (@ mgraphiste06) April 21, 2021
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