DBasia.news – The hurricane of players injury has not stopped crashing into Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Even though in the next few days, PSG will visit Old Trafford, headquarters of Manchester United in the first leg of the Champions League last 16, Wednesday (13/2) 3:00 a.m. WIB.
PSG has been confirmed to be without Brazilian star Neymar, who has an ankle injury. Not to mention Marco Verratti, the Italian midfielder, who is also doubtful due to an injury problem. Now, Edinson Cavani’s turn to be injured.
The Uruguayan striker scored the only goal through the spot when PSG won 1-0 over Girondins Bordeaux in Ligue 1. But Cavani could not continue the match due to injury and he allegedly he had a calf injury.
Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach, surrendered to the situation. In fact, he has reserved Kylian Mbappe and Leandro Paredes in the match with the intention of resting the best players to fight United.
“There are many plan B’s now. Without Ney, maybe without Marco, maybe without Edi, now we need a plan D. I can’t think of many different plans going forward. We have to analyze Manchester United, we must remain calm and confident.” said Tuchel on the Goal.
“Normally, my opinion is entirely clear: for matches against Manchester United, for matches against Liverpool or even Red Star Belgrade, you need key players with confidence, experience, quality, and are used to playing in such matches.”
“But, if two or three players are not here, it is our job to find a solution. It is very difficult to play with our best team, this is a big challenge. If we lose a lot of key players, then the challenge will be bigger than the match, “explained the German coach.
It will not be easy for Tuchel to stop the Red Devils without their core players. Especially now, United is in a good momentum 11 undefeated matches in all competitions under the care of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
If Cavani is absent, then the potential successor will be Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to accompany Kylian Mbappe on the front lines. Neymar’s position can be filled by Angel Di Maria or Julian Draxler. While Paredes replaces Verratti.