Fourteen matches, on the scale of a season, can represent an eternity. Especially for an attacker, when the series corresponds to the number of games without scoring. Timo Werner, recruited 53 million euros by Chelsea last summer, has lived through this period of famine in recent weeks. And ended it Saturday, by opening the scoring on the lawn of West Ham just before the break.
Big smile, released, the German striker did not fail to celebrate this liberating goal with his teammates, who never let go. “Callum [Hudson-Odoi, ndlr] told me I was going to score today, and 30 seconds later Tammy [Abraham] came to see me to tell me that I was going to score today. They told me to point my finger at them when I score“, told the former Leipzig scorer at the microphone of Sky Sports after the meeting.
It’s like the guys who go clubbing and want to go home with a girl at all costs
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The two young Englishmen of the blue house were not mistaken, and saw Werner end a terrible period without scoring, which put the German under fire. Before the meeting, as part of a podcast produced by Chelsea, Timo Werner had found a comparison quite original to illustrate his dearth: “It’s like guys who go clubbing and want to go home with a girl at all costs. They can’t do it, because they absolutely want to. The next day, they go back and stay in their corner, and there 100 girls come to see them because they like them. It’s the same in football.”
No one is more decisive than him at Chelsea
Scorer on Saturday, moreover in a crucial match in the race for Europe in the Premier League won by the Blues (0-1), Timo Werner is not completely cured. In the 55th minute, the German had a golden opportunity to make the break and put Chelsea in the shelter on a ball badly cleared by Fabianski. But only against the empty goal, the number 11 of the Blues crossed his shot too much, which ended up fleeing the frame. A huge miss that earned an epic reaction from his coach, Thomas Tuchel, who also praised his ability to “always give everything“.
More fear than harm for Chelsea, this missed opportunity did not cost the Londoners all three points. Quite relaxed after the meeting, and above all very happy to have found the net, Timo Werner returned with a lot of sarcasm and self-mockery on his contrasting afternoon. “The second chance, I have to mark it, but I have to come back slowly. One goal is good, two goals may be too much“, joked the German player at the microphone of Sky Sports.
We almost forget that Timo Werner is, in terms of statistics, Chelsea’s most prolific player this season. The forward is involved in 20 Blues goals in 2020-21 (11 goals, 9 assists). His renewed confidence is timely as Chelsea will play their Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid on Tuesday. And with a fit Werner, the Londoners will have strong arguments against Zidane’s men … But always afraid of seeing him miss big opportunities. This is its whole paradox.
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