Disappointed and frustrated, again, by the refereeing, OM coach Didier Deschamps refused to lay all the blame at the feet of the man in black...
It was an unlucky evening for OM, especially on the refereeing front...
I have the feeling, that is more or less a certainty now: when there's a bit of doubt for our opponents, it gets given. But there, there's not even any doubt, it's clear and it's the same very game! When I see the handball by Tremoulinas in the Bordeaux game, or the Champions League between Chelsea and Barcelona, where it wasn't as obvious but still gets given... There we are talking about top level referees. The feeling of injustice is the worst feeling. At half-time, we are trailing 1-0. I'm not contesting the penalty given away by Morel, but there was the same action up the other end and then the other incident in the second half! The players are working hard and doing some good things, but the decisions keep going against us and it's unfair.
It is a lot... there was also the foul on Brandao against Brest…
That's where it all really started, but there were also some decisions at the start of the campaign. But since that game against Brest, they are coming thick and fast. I don't want to hide behind that. When we concede goals, it's not the referee that's scoring, it's because we are making mistakes. If we look at the game, against a side playing at home where they usually dominate, then we see we played well. But with decisions from the referee like that... you simply can't do anything! There's a lot of anger there and it's building within the players... The worst feeling to try and cope with is injustice. It's so infuriating, even more so today because we played well.
How are you coping in this period of poor results?
It's not easy. It's very hard to accept and we don't know what's awaiting us on Wednesday at home to Nancy... it could all happen again! We haven't taken our chances in front of goal this season and the result has gone against us time and time again. Tonight is another evening without any points. I'm trying to keep calm, but my body and soul have limits. I'm working very hard to keep my composure and bring the temperature back down...
