FC Metz published an official press release on Monday in which the club takes a stand to defend its coach Frédéric Antonetti after his altercation with the Lille leaders at the edge of the lawn on Friday evening during the match against Lille (0-0). The Grenats coach had been excluded following this incident. The club reports that the Corsican technician has been the target of “inappropriate words” from the management of LOSC. In its official publication, Metz also asks the LFP “to put an end to provocations and attempts to pressure referees at the edge of Ligue 1 lawns” as the end of the season is fast approaching. FC Metz, currently 19th, is playing its survival in Ligue 1.
“On the occasion of the 25th day of Ligue 1 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, LOSC and FC Metz parted ways with a goalless draw. In the last minutes of this meeting, Frédéric Antonetti was excluded. If the reaction of the Grenats coach may have appeared excessive, FC Metz would like to come back to certain facts. Following the expulsion of Edon Zhegrova in stoppage time, the leaders of LOSC appeared on the edge of the lawn in order to put pressure on the fourth referee. Despite the request from the Metz technical staff to stop inveighing against the refereeing corps, the Lille leaders continued, initially from the edge of the lawn, from where they are not intended to follow the match, then in the technical area. by Frédéric Antonetti, reserved for the visiting coach. While he had first pushed them out of his technical area, Frédéric Antonetti was the victim of inappropriate remarks from one of the Lille leaders. Faced with the lack of respect and the attempts at pressure which could have had an impact on the outcome of the match, while the garnet club is fighting to stay among the elite, Frédéric Antonetti reacted to defend the interests of his team. Consequently, FC Metz supports Frédéric Antonetti and asks the Professional Football League, at the time of approaching a decisive end to the season for the future of certain clubs, to put an end to provocations and attempts to pressure on the referees at the edge of the Ligue 1 lawns”.
[ ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖́ 𝕆𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕝 ]In the last minutes of the LOSC – FC Metz match, Frédéric Antonetti was sent off. If the reaction of the Grenats coach may have appeared excessive, FC Metz would like to come back to certain facts 👇
— FC Metz ☨ (@FCMetz) February 21, 2022
