FURIOUS Clarets boss Stan Ternent has demanded young French defender Arthur Gnohere "grow up" after his antics near the end of a thrilling 2-2 draw with Millwall last night.
After the 23-year-old ran gesticulating to the Millwall bench following Ian Moore's dramatic 85th minute equaliser he was chased away by his angry manager who sprinted on to the pitch to make his point.
Gnohere has been left in no doubt about his responsibility to the club as Ternent said: "He has to be more professional and he has to grow up. I can't have him running up to other people's dug-outs and gesticulating like that.
"I would apologise to Mark McGhee and all of his people in the dug-out because that is bang out of order.
"He was totally unprofessional and it was behaviour unbecoming of anyone who plays for Burnley Football Club. I will deal with the matter internally."
Gnohere's antics, the culmination of a running battle with veteran striker Steve Claridge, completed a frustrating evening for Ternent, who saw his side's three-match winning run come to an end and left him relieved to have at least picked up a point.
"I thought we were by our standards over the last three or four games a million miles off the pace," he said. "We were nowhere near what I expect from the lads and one or two players are nowhere near the standards they set themselves, although that sometimes happens.
"That is for whatever reason I am not sure but I am just thankful that we got a point because we didn't play well.
"That said we had numerous chances to score although so did they. We have to look on the bright side because we have to be much better than that."
With no Millwall fans allowed at the game the two away goals were greeted by an eerie silence, not least the goal for former Blackburn striker Kevin Davies that gave them the lead despite having fallen behind to Dean West's early penalty.
David Livermore levelled in the first half before his keeper Tony Warner made two great saves to deny both Dimitri Papadopoulos and Gareth Taylor.
But with no away fans at the game Ternent was scratching his head as to why his side under performed. "We appeared to be very jittery and I don't know why," he said.
"In the second half we were all over the place but we managed to get back into it and there is no doubt we had the best chances over the game. But we were still lucky to get a point."
That said Ternent was relieved that it is now five games since they lost and he said: "We are building a run although we were not very good last night.
"The way to get better is through hard work, endeavour and commitment and we know we must improve on last night."
This afternoon the Clarets had a reserve match at Bury's Gigg Lane but Ternent said: "I have to be very careful because I can't risk losing anyone although a few people need matches."
One of those is skipper Steve Davis who could be back in the reckoning for the trip to Valley parade at the weekend.
And having incurred the wrath of Stan last night, Gnohere might be the man whose place is under most threat.
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