Hehe, Laurent Blanc admits he had words with Edinson Cavani after his "insufficient" showing in Paris Saint-Germain's 1-0 win over Rennes.
Ezequiel
Lavezzi scored the only goal of the game on Friday as PSG failed to
convert a number of meaningful chances to put the game beyond doubt,
with Cavani labouring in front of goal alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Cavani's
future has been in doubt of late after he was suspended by the club for
arriving back late to training from PSG's winter break, while Blanc stressed before the match the need for the former Napoli star to improve his understanding with Ibrahimovic.
And
the former defender concedes the duo did not perform well together on
the night at Parc des Princes, prompting him to haul off the Uruguayan
in favour of Lucas Moura mid-way through the second half.
"Yes, I had an exchange with Cavani. I had the same with Adrien Rabiot," he told a press conference.
"It
is a little personal, but I told him I found what he did to be
insufficient and that is why I made the decision to take him off.
"Today
their relationship [Cavani and Ibrahimovic] was not good. This is one
of the reasons I took Edi off. I thought I had an advantage on the bench
with Lucas and that he would have space."
Blanc accepts that PSG
fans are entitled to a more ruthless standard of play from the French
champions but insists their title defence remains on track.
"We would have liked a much bigger victory. Offensively, we expect much more," he added.
"The
fans think we will crush opponents and that each game will be like
that. We would also like this type of game, but it's not the case.
"Collectively
and individually, it was not as good as Saint-Etienne. But given the
timing, we can't all play with the same team.
"They say PSG are
not convincing but we are one point behind Lyon before they go to
Monaco. We are still there, even without playing well."
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