Dirty afternoon experienced by Jean-Marc Furlan in Clermont. Beaten 2-1 on the Auvergne lawn, Sunday in the match of the 10th day of Ligue 1, the coach of AJ Auxerre unpinned in additional time of the meeting. Sanctioned with a red card by the main referee, Mathieu Vernice, he left his technical area while giving arms of honor to the public of Gabriel-Montpied.
An attitude as unexpected as reprehensible, on which the coach of the 16th in Ligue 1 returned to a post-match press conference. “I went to see the referee because I didn’t think there were enough fouls for us. When I stood up, the audience insulted me, so I turned around and gave the middle finger. So he kicked me out,” he said.
“If you knew me, you would see that I have no brain”
Before responding to a journalist who explained to him that he was surprised by his gesture. “It’s because you don’t know me,” replied the technician. Because if you knew me, you would see that I have no brain. I’m quite violent in my behavior when it’s for football. “Also questioned to know if he regretted his attitude, Furlan dropped a laconic: “No, not at all”. Before explaining the substance of his thought in a way… quite curious there too.
“When you are a coach, it is more beneficial when you are in the stands to analyze the matches and make the changes. It’s much better when you’re on top, Furlan claimed. Whatever the penalty, it doesn’t matter. The sanction will probably be very heavy but the work, you do it during the week, not on the sidelines. If there are 8,000 people, you can scream all you want, no one can hear you. »