What Cesar Azpilicueta and Jorginho did to boost Timo Werner’s confidence ahead of Real Madrid

The final six months have not been simple for Timo Werner. The Chelsea ahead, who was signed final summer season from RB Leipzig, has even accepted as a lot.

“Last 12 months I scored 28 targets [in the Bundesliga] and possibly by this time within the season I had 25, practically 5 instances greater than now,” Werner defined in an interview with Chelsea’s membership web site after the win at West Ham United wherein he scored the one purpose of the sport.

“It is at all times troublesome to have a state of affairs like that however I’ve discovered loads out of this on this season, so when you might have a down in your profession you get even stronger out of it. I hope I can proceed scoring now.”

Werner has netted 11 instances throughout his debut season at Chelsea. Yet solely three of these have been struck because the victory over Sheffield United on November 7.

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He’s not been devoid of goalscoring probabilities in that point. The Blues have original a number of for the German worldwide however his ending has been poor.

In the Premier League this time period, solely two gamers – Jamie Vardy and Patrick Bamford – have missed extra ‘massive probabilities’ than Werner (17). There have additionally been different high-profile alternatives wasted, the newest of which was within the first leg of the Champions League semi-final towards Real Madrid.

Werner continues to be having an affect inside the Chelsea aspect, nonetheless. It’s why he continues to get picked. His tempo is a big weapon towards opponents who play with a excessive defensive position, whereas he’s additionally a keen employee with out the ball, at all times prepared to press and harass opposition defenders.

“He is knowledgeable man a prime man, he works laborious,” Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel stated after final week’s 1-1 draw with Real Madrid.

“He is in [goalscoring] positions and from there on we go. We won’t ever cease pushing, we are going to by no means cease believing.

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“I’ve the sensation that everyone accepts the state of affairs like it’s and as a striker it’s simple, you rating the subsequent recreation and no person speaks about it.”

Werner began within the victory towards Fulham on Saturday. There wasn’t a purpose for the German however he did once more have probabilities, particularly within the opening interval.

The greatest of which got here through a Hakim Ziyech go. The Moroccan star slipped the ball in behind Fulham defender and Chelsea academy graduate Ola Aina and Werner was in a position to take a contact and ship a shot throughout purpose.

Unfortunately for the 25-year-old, Cottagers’ goalkeeper Alphonse Areola was equal to the trouble and obtained down low to save.

Werner, having fallen to the bottom as he struck the ball, pounded the pitch in frustration.

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But Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta and vice-captain Jorginho, each of whom have been on the Stamford Bridge sideline warming up, have been fast to supply encouragement to the ahead.

Azpilicueta shouted “good, Timo!” whereas each he and the Italian midfielder, as they’d additionally achieved minutes earlier, applauded the efforts of Werner.

And within the second interval, Chelsea’s No.11 did play a decisive half within the second purpose of the sport, as he performed a superbly weighted via go for Kai Havertz to end and put the competition past Fulham.

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