Thomas Tuchel wants Timo Werner to stop worrying about his goal drought after the Chelsea forward's glaring miss contributed to Germany's shock loss against North Macedonia.
Werner's failure to tap into an open goal in the 2-1 loss was crucial to Germany losing a World Cup qualifier for the first time since 2001 on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old has managed just two goals in 31 games for club and country since a brace in Germany's 3-1 win over Ukraine on November 14.
With Werner's first season at Chelsea after his move from Leipzig turning into a disaster, Chelsea boss Tuchel said he banned the forward from extra finishing practice to protect his fragile morale as they prepared to take on West Brom on Saturday.
After the training session, where Werner was joined by Hakim Ziyech, Mason Mount and other Chelsea stars returning from international duty, Tuchel said: "This guy has scored goals since he was five years old, and he never stopped, so he can trust that his brain and his body remembers to do that because it is absolutely usual for him to score.
"So it will come back; it is just a matter of time. But it is much easier said than done because for me this is the moment not to think about it and not to read about it, and not even to train extra.
"I sent him in from training because he wanted to do some finishing with us. I just sent him in.
"I said 'you don't need that, your body, your brain knows how to score; you did it since you were five years old so don't worry, it will come'."
Despite 10 games without a goal for club and country, Tuchel confirmed Werner will start against West Brom at Stamford Bridge.
"Work hard against the ball, work hard, be reliable with the ball, do your runs, don't hesitate and be fearless," he said.
"This is how I see it. He will start and here we go."
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