With Chelsea in search of a goal against Leeds yesterday, manager Thomas Tuchel replaced Hakim Ziyech with Timo Werner for the last 25 minutes in the hope that the German could break the deadlock.
However, the forward once again flattered to deceive, and barely troubled Leeds’ centre-back partnership of Pascal Struijk and Diego Llorente. After another disappointing display, fans on Twitter did not hold back with their criticism:
Completely useless
— Los Lobos (@Brundin92) March 13, 2021
He isn’t the same player in the league he’s too afraid of the opposition.
— Josh (@MillarJosh14) March 13, 2021
Are we sure Timo's nickname is " Turbo" He couldn't catch Struijk :/
— Tuchel stats at CFC (@TTuchelTime) March 13, 2021
NGL that was a pointless sub. Or should we say, a 1-point sub
— Nicholas Benedict (@mailme2x) March 13, 2021
He's not running to press, he's just jogging everywhere looking uninterested
— Joe Fidell (@JoeFidell7) March 13, 2021
played better under Lampard tbh.
— Matthew JK Smith (@ConsistentMedia) March 13, 2021
Werner infuriates me what does he do
— Tanay Singh (@TanaySi15420485) March 13, 2021
He hasn’t shown any pace either for being a late sub…
— Earth (@earthhearterath) March 13, 2021
Werner needs to be dropped. We need to see more of Giroud
— Matthew (@ChelseaMatt33) March 13, 2021
We have a crisis as far as the strike force is concerned
— Mal Kats (@malkatsandelity) March 13, 2021
It was hoped after Tuchel’s appointment back in January that it would have sparked Werner into life but the 24-year-old has scored just one goal in the 12 matches since the new manager’s arrival.
The striker’s confidence seems to be at rock bottom and there have even been rumours that the Blues may cut their losses on the player just one year after signing him from RB Leipzig. Things could change over the next couple of months but it doesn’t look too promising at the moment.