Montpellier coach Michel der Zakarian has revisited his training ground clash with Mamadou Sakho.
Former Liverpool and Crystal Palace defender Sakho floored De Zakarian after a row and was later sacked by the club.
The coach told Midi Libre: I know what I said to the player. I know what he did. I know where I am, I know what I did. I can look at myself in the mirror, no problem.
"I had never experienced a problem like that, I had never hung out with a player like that... I'm a guy who thinks things over. When you are a coach, you ask yourself questions. We constantly ask ourselves questions, we question ourselves to improve the next day.
"We cannot take all this lightly. This definitely marks you.
I appreciated the attitude of Laurent (Nicollin, the president) who followed me. The whole club was with me."