Payet explodes against violence in stadiums

Without a doubt, the escalation of violence that has occurred this season in the stands of Ligue 1 stadiums has become a matter of state in France. The last victim was Dimitri Payet, which on November 21 received a bottle in minute 4 of the match between Lyon and Marseille. The playmaker reacted harshly in an interview with the newspaper The world in which he wondered if he has to stop throwing corners or even stop football.

“They are the players and we are the ones who suffer. And, in this case, I’m the one taking the corners. Should I stop throwing them? Should I stop playing? Tell me (…) I am surprised that the actors – the government, the league, the clubs – do not assume a little more responsibility. It is an unbearable form of collective resignation. I would like to see a reasonable collective responsibility ”, acknowledged Payet in The world. The match, which still has no date to play, was immediately suspended after a full bottle hit the face of the Olympique de Marseille player.

Furthermore, he complained that the match should have been automatically suspended after the incident and did not wait two hours for the LFP’s verdict: “I would like the two players and the two coaches to meet in the center circle and decide not to restart the game. It is also up to the players to assume their responsibilities now. I know that will get the club managers and broadcasters to address it, but I would like this idea to gain more ground because enough is enough. “