His reaction was immediate. In a press release sent on Monday, AJ Auxerre expressed his regrets following the behavior of Jean-Marc Furlan, his coach, author of several fingers of honor towards the Clermont public a few moments before the defeat of his team (2-1 ). The club says it “regrets” this behavior and apologizes.
“In the last minutes of the meeting between Clermont and AJA (2-1), Jean-Marc Furlan was expelled for a gesture of humor against the public, can we read in the press release. An inappropriate attitude that the club disapproves of and which does not correspond to the values of respect and fair play that have always been advocated and transmitted by AJA. We apologize to the Clermont public, as well as to our supporters. »
Sanctioned with a red card by the referee, Mathieu Vernice, the technician, who has been on the Icaun bench since 2019, left his technical area while giving the middle fingers to the public at the Gabriel-Montpied stadium. Furlan then declared at a press conference that he “not at all” regretted his attitude, however inappropriate. “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. »
The next meeting of the Auxerrois will be next Sunday, with the reception of Nice (3 p.m.). The club occupies 16th place in the standings with two points ahead of Brest, the red lantern.