Will Still told Folarin Balogun not to worry after his penalty miss cost Stade de Reims a win at OGC Nice on Saturday.
Reims were the better team in the second half at the Allianz Riviera, and had a gilt-edged chance to score after Balogun was fouled in the box by Jean-Clair Todibo, but Kasper Schmeichel guessed right before the Arsenal-owned man fired wide on the rebound.
"He'very disappointed," Still said after the match. "Very, very disappointed, but it happens, and I told him at the end of the match that It's not the end of the world.
"The best players in the world, be it Zinédine Zidane or Thierry Henry have missed a penalty at some point. It's part of football.
"It's a detail and one that we'll try to correct. He's the first to recognise that, and he expects a lot of himself, and he wants to score goals. But it's nothing too serious."
Balogun has 15 goals and two assists from his 23 Ligue 1 Uber Eats outings this season, putting him top of the scoring charts.
