20-year-old Chelsea loanee David Fofana punished after clashing with coach Fischer
David Datro Fofana clashed with coach
Published By: Michael Adesina
David Datro Fofana has been suspended for one week by Union Berlin after he refused to shake hands with the head coach Urs Fischer in the side’s Champions League defeat to Napoli on Tuesday.
The suspension was issued after the Chelsea loanee issued an apology.
Fofana – who joined Chelsea in a £10m move from Molde in January – moved to Germany on a season-long loan in the summer, but has struggled to find his goalscoring touch.
The 20-year-old is yet to register a goal, or an assist, in 567 minutes of action for the Bundesliga side, and his frustration boiled over on Tuesday as Union Berlin were beaten 1-0 by Napoli.
Fofana was withdrawn in the 70th minute and snubbed manager Urs Fischer’s offer of a handshake, and refused to make eye contact.
The Swiss boss was visibly irritated by the reaction of his player, who then sat and raged on the bench before appearing to break down in tears.
A number of Fofana’s teammates attempted to calm him down and sporting director Oliver Ruhnert even came over to speak to him.
Fofana later took to social media to apologize to everyone for his reaction to being substituted, and insists he just desperate to help his team to succeed.
‘Following my behaviour during my exit from the field, I wanted to apologise to the club, the coach, my team-mates and the supporters,’ said the young striker on social media.
‘This gesture was not intended and in no way does it represent my attitude, all this was generated as a result of frustration because I wanted to continue helping the team to obtain a positive result.
‘We will continue to work and come back even stronger in the championship and in this great competition.’
