Pompey boss Paul Cook wants to see controlled aggression from Amine Linganzi.

Cook has challenged him to add a more physical side to his game - but not with the kind of rash tackle that saw him sent off at Cambridge.

He told The News: 'Amine shouldn’t go for those challenges (like the one he was sent off for ... It was definitely a straight red. You just feel there is a player in there, but he has got to come out of that more, he has to be more aggressive in everything he does.

‘Not that tackle at Cambridge, definitely not, but he has so much physicality and body strength that he can impose himself on the game. At the point in the game where you need those type of players he went and got sent off.

‘He also has to do things quicker, moving the ball quicker at times. If you don’t play a lot of games and are not up to match speed when you go into the team that can happen. You don’t then want to take them out because you have to give them a chance.

‘Amine has been involved in a good run, he’s a lovely lad who needs games to get fit. He can pass the ball well, can break up play well and has a lot of good qualities. ‘But you can’t tackle like he did at Cambridge.'

Linganzi has another two games of a three-match ban to serve.

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