Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel is unconcerned by striker Edinson Cavani's shaky form in front of goal.
The French champions thumped Amiens 5-0 on Saturday to make it 10 consecutive wins since the start of the Championnat season but the Uruguay international looked out of sorts and missed two good chances, while Marquinhos, Adrien Rabiot, Julian Draxler, Kylian Mbappe and Moussa Diaby all scored.
"Yes, Edinson is going through a difficult moment," said Tuchel post-match. "However, he has travelled a lot while on international duty.
"I wanted to take him off after 70 minutes and I had hoped that he would score as it would have been good for his confidence. In these situations, patience is needed -- the goals will come back.
"I am sure that Edi will get chances to score against Napoli."
Tuchel also confirmed that Marco Verratti and Angel Di Maria were substituted as a precaution and that captain Thiago Silva also did not feature because he needs them all fit to face Napoli in the Champions League next week.
"Marco and Angel came off because they had muscle complaints," the German tactician said. "For the moment, I think that they can play against Napoli. "Thiago too -- he had a muscle issue in training and Amiens was too big a risk."
PSG boss Thomas Tuchel admitted Edinson Cavani "is going through a difficult moment” but added that he is not concerned for the Uruguayan's form.
Left-back Juan Bernat was criticised in an incredible rant by Bayern Munchen president Uli Hoeness during the week but when asked about it, the Spaniard refused to speak ill of his former club.
"Out of respect towards Bayern's leaders, I do not want to respond," he said. "I still have many friends in Munich. I do not want to react to his comments."
WasimRaz
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lf Neymar & Mbappe is available then they should leave Cavani.....
AshtonLima
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Would love to see him in Chelsea. They need a world class striker after Costa left to really put them over the top.
#Benzema2Chelsea
Aryan-02
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Cavani should leave
Yatacdloyz
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I'm guessing the beef between Neymar and Cavani really hasn't left PSG.
did u hear neymar name call other then u call it smh too mixup how neymar comes into that
Geeraffery
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And Cavani is not a team player btw, he wants to be the one who scores, well deserved.
Hunterron
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I'm guessing the beef between Neymar and Cavani really hasn't left PSG.
particles
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Would love to see him in Chelsea. They need a world class striker after Costa left to really put them over the top.
gadgets
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Everytime neymar or mboopi send a ball to row z when cavani is not there its actually them trying to pass to cavani
lightfor
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Everytime neymar or mboopi send a ball to row z when cavani is not there its actually them trying to pass to cavani
Mkuchu
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Regarding the figure, it's slightly misleading in that 1) Cavani has been subbed out a few times and 2) it's normal for neymar and mbappé to connect more since mbappé is usually much deeper on the wing.
resourced
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Terrible positioning from the keeper. It would have been difficult for Cavani to score if Mendy was on his line.
zaseyub
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that 0.5% figure hurts. Poor Cavani :( I think he will leave next summer provided ney stays for another season which is a fairly big if.
FCBmessi
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i wonder if Cavani for Diawara + Zielinski is good value for both clubs. What's your opinion?
Sharing
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Cavani has only been a shadow of his former self sadly (in terms of goal scoring), he could still absolutely do well in another team though, would be so sad to see him leave