Monaco manager Sébastien Pocognoli quashes Ansu Fati ‘affair’ | OneFootball

Withdrawn in the 70th minute during Saturday’s 1-1 draw against SCO Angers, Ansu Fati didn’t shake the hand of new AS Monaco manager Sébastien Pocognoli as he made his way off the pitch.

However, speaking at Tuesday’s press conference, attended by Get French Football News, Pocognoli looked to quash the affair.

“We spoke after the match. He reacted in a good way. That is player is disappointed when coming off is normal, but there is always thinking behind it, be it medical or tactical,” began Pocognoli.

Pocognoli highlights need for Fati to work on ’emotional control’

He added, “Beyond the reaction (from Fati), which was clumsy, this kind of episode teaches me a lot about what we need to work on with some players and with Ansu, there is a need [to work on] emotional control. I am not a manager who closes himself off from one reaction, so long as the player has the right attitude the next day. So there is no affair beyond what we have seen. It was unfortunate, but no more than that.”

GFFN | Luke Entwistle – reporting from Monaco