Frank Lampard insists he is not ‘worried’ about Timo Werner’s goal dryness for Chelsea after his NINTH game without scoring in a win over West Ham – and the Blues boss believes £ 53m striker remains ‘scaring teams’
- Timo Werner’s disappointing scoring form followed for Chelsea on Monday
- The German widened his thirst to nine games in a 3-0 win over West Ham
- Manager Frank Lampard is asking Werner to find his feet in the top plane
- He maintains that he is ‘scaring teams’ and does not feel bothered by his lack of goals.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has thrown his support behind unscrupulous striker Timo Werner after the German extended his thirst to nine games in their 3-0 win over West Ham.
The 24-year-old reached Stamford Bridge in the summer in a £ 53 million deal with one of Europe’s biggest fears, but the club have yet to see the best of him. so far. He has scored just four Premier League goals in 14 games.
With Werner ‘s lack of form in front of goal he has moved out to the left wing, with Lampard favoring Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham as his mediocre striker in recent games. Former RB Leipzig has shown quality by joining fans and getting into promising careers.
Timo Werner’s lack of form followed the lead in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over West Ham
Frank Lampard defended Germany despite going to a ninth scoreless game for the Blues
After scoring 34 goals from 45 games last season, many expected Werner to top the England goal-scoring records, but Lampard has been quick to praise his performances and supporting him to start hitting the back of the net soon.
‘I’m not worried,’ he said after the game at Stamford Bridge.
‘Every fighter wants to get a goal goal, that’s what they get in the end and that’s why Timo was a huge boost for us because of the level of goals they have. got it in the last few years.
‘He’s a player in a new league and we have to give him time to settle down but he’s getting jobs on a regular basis, he’s scaring teams and causing them trouble.
‘It doesn’t completely go into it right now but the moment we change we will definitely see goals from Timo Werner.
Werner was moved out to the left wing after scoring just four league goals so far
Lampard urges 24-year-old to pick up form soon as ‘scaring teams’
‘That’s when Timo is in. It’s unfortunate but he gets in the posts – when someone enters he’s a runaway.
Another yet-to-be-shining German sign for Chelsea is Kai Havertz, who came in for an even bigger sum of £ 71m from Bayer Leverkusen after attracting interest from some of Europe’s biggest teams. .
The 21-year-old, who excelled in the 84th minute of Monday night’s win, has struggled to adapt and had to deal with a progressive coronavirus test in another setback to his progress.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher said after the game that Lampard may be struggling to pinpoint where Havertz enters his line but believes he has stronger options. the current young manager in N’Golo Kante, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic.
Kai Havertz has also struggled since joining Chelsea and was on the bench for the 3-0 victory.
‘At this point he (Havertz) is finding it difficult in a new country, obviously he had Covid at the start of the season,’ Carragher said.
‘Sometimes players come into that category where you’re not sure they fit in. I think Frank – it’s still very likely he’s not sure where to put it. He has spent a lot of money on it so you have to try to find a location for it in some ways.
‘But for me, right now Chelsea are looking stronger with Kante, Mount and another. And when I say another one I mean Kovacic or Jorginho.
‘He looks a lot stronger than midfield to me. I still think Frank is waiting to see what kind of player Havertz is and how he will fit into this 4-3-3. ‘