Can OM lawfully enforce repeated mises au vert? | OneFootball

OM players have been ordered to spend the week at the training centre after Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Nantes, which left them seventh in Ligue 1. According to L'Équipe, Paris labour lawyer Marlène Elmassian says clubs can lawfully impose short-term isolation to optimise results, and the UNFP has not received complaints.

The squad have been sleeping at the facility since Monday and were told the stint would run until Friday. For many, it already feels too long.

Under Habib Beye, a Spanish camp from 13 to 17 April felt relaxed. The approach was followed by a 2-0 setback at Lorient on 18 April, and tensions rose.

In the immediate aftermath, director of football Medhi Benatia outlined a tougher plan at La Commanderie, with double sessions and a lock-in from the Thursday. That was later eased and pushed to the Saturday because players had worked well.

Recent sessions feel far less productive as fatigue bites, and the latest lock-in is seen by some as a punishment. Day-to-day uncertainty over schedules is the sharper legal issue, with mental health risks and proportionality the key tests. If the measure is punctual, there is no major legal obstacle, and sporting aims can justify a mise au vert.

Refusal could give players arguments against sanctions, yet it would tarnish their image while supporters are already exasperated. So the cycle of lock-ins rolls on, and legal niceties are unlikely to halt it.

Source: L'Équipe