Cardiff City boss Neil Harris insists he has no problem with players expressing their passion after a defeat following Leandro Bacuna and Callum Paterson's ugly, on-field bust-up.
The Bluebirds fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night and the frustration spilled over after the full-time whistle, with the City duo becoming embroiled in a heated argument on the pitch.
Bacuna appeared to grip Paterson by the throat before Will Vaulks swiftly intervened to stop matters going further.
It was an ugly scene after a pretty insipid performance from Harris' side, but the Bluebirds boss has no problem with it, as long as it is now consigned to the past.
"I played like that, I manage like that," Harris said following the defeat.
"I like personality, I like character, I like a winning mentality and there is an argument at full-time then it will be boiled down to the fact we didn't win the game.
"In the heat of the moment, I've got no problem with that. But as long as the heat of the moment is dealt with, which it is, I saw that it was.
"I've got no complaint at all about passion.
"In the modern world we just have to be careful doing it in public, out on the pitch. It could be seen as something more major than what it is.
"It was just heat of the moment. They are two good lads."
It appeared to cause quite a stir on the pitch, with players rushing to split up the two fiery characters.
While Harris was unsure on the cause of the fracas, he insisted there is no underlying issue between the two players.
In fact, he insisted the players made up very swiftly in the changing room afterwards.
"Pato and Leo have come into the changing room cuddling through the door," he added.
"They weren't smiling, but understanding the frustration. You don't want to see a disagreement between players in public.
"It's a passionate game and they are passionate players.
"It shows a caring nature to the changing room that they want to go well and we want to do well."
Harris will certainly need all his players singing from the same hymn sheet this Saturday when Brentford come to town, with City now having lost each of their last two games.
That game against the Bees now becomes massive.
