Lights and Shadows by Timo Werner

This past summer Chelsea added Timo Werner to their ranks, a striker sought after by half of Europe due to his ease in scoring goals in the Bundesliga. Abramovich managed to convince the German battering ram with a succulent offer: a salary of 15 and a half million euros for five years. The owner of the blue team made him the highest paid player in the squad ahead of Kanté and the exiled Kepa (both 8.7 kilos per season).

If we break down his current performance after 17 games played, we see a very combinative and fast Werner, gifts well known in him. Yes, he's having a hard time scoring like he did at RB Leipzig. At this point, the footballer from Stuttgart had last year 11 goals in domestic competition, for 4 that he now accumulates.

The most striking are being his mistakes in front of goal. This season has missed 6 scoring chances with an xG (expected goals) of 0.40 or more. This metric measures the probability of scoring at a given opportunity, something inconceivable in a footballer a priori as reliable in definition as him.

Against Rennes in the Champions League, Hudson-Odoi put a candy in the form of assistance that the German player erred inexplicably sending the leather to the clouds. In that same duel, he shot the doll before the desperate departure of the French goalkeeper. Against a direct rival like Liverpool, Werner did not snag a formidable service woven from the side right. It was a sung goal.

This past weekend, against Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds, had a mistake that went around the world. The ball crossed the entire area and reached the striker, who could not finish off properly and only brushed the ball. To make matters worse, in the second play moments later, he did not connect the ball correctly, that hit the crossbar. Ultimately, Chelsea were able to beat Leeds 3-1 and at least Werner pulled out his thorn with an assist in the last goal.

Precisely, in the combinatorial aspect, he is acting with finesse and skill. His 4 assists, with subtle touches and with judgment, show a player who not only lives off the goal. Whether in space or static, his vision of play and association is perfect for a team that plays electric and dynamic. Yes, you will have to sharpen your aim if he wants to become the decisive player he was in Germany.

The play seemed routine when the ball crossed the entire area and reached Werner, but the gunner arrived with the powder wet, he could not finish a goal and only touched the ball. https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/premier-league/timo-werner-cometio-falla-jornada-chelsea-vs-leeds-united

The play seemed routine when the ball crossed the entire area and reached Werner, but the gunner arrived with the powder wet, he could not finish a goal and only touched the ball. https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/premier-league/timo-werner-cometio-falla-jornada-chelsea-vs-leeds-united