Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

[oobaties]

I shouldn’t need to say this, but stop listening to Rory Jennings.

His MO is to wind simple people up.

 

[ERO]

If Jennings thinks Werner could get into Chelsea's worst ever team, Jennings clearly doesn't remember the period from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. One season in the early '80s, they were in the old Division 2 and finished 1 place and 1 or 2 points above the relegation zone.

2 points from 1 place to relegation! That's even tighter than that famous Romanian division.

 

[worcestersauce]

And that's what concerns me. I'm worried we could have a Havertz on our hands. Just look at him today. His finishing was poor because he always seemed to want to take two touches when one was potentially much better.

Meanwhile (and being honest) I'm not a fan of Werner.

So we send him back in June, no problem.

 

[wadewill]

Scores the winner on Sunday

 

[hughy]

Blows my mind how negative some people can be about a deal like this. We're not dropping £50m+ on a new forward this window, and were never going to. Getting a high-profile striker with a point to prove before a Euro's on loan with a very favourable option to buy is likely the best we'd be able to do in that department, and I couldn't think of many other players who would have been available for such a deal which I'd have preferred.

I personally think he'll do well. He wont get 15 goals between now and May, but if he can chip in with 7-10 in all comps off the bench I think we'd all take that, and then assess the situation in Summer.

 

[Tonio]

I shouldn’t need to say this, but stop listening to Rory Jennings.

His MO is to wind simple people up.

Plus he’s like 15 years old and a complete fuckwit.

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

Rory Jennings is a moron.

Was in 1 episode of Doctor Who back in 2006 but his character made more sense than he has ever since.

 

[totty]

The same lot who are moaning about Werner deal are probably the same lot who

- moan about not signing anyone early
- wanted Gif Orban
- expect to sign Osimhen, Mbappe or Toney
- moaned about Raya over Vicario, Tapsoba over Van der Ven

Unbelievable!!!!!

 

[RuskyM]

Rory Jennings is a moron.

Was in 1 episode of Doctor Who back in 2006 but his character made more sense than he has ever since.

Fucking hell he's the son in the episode where the TVs are taking everyone's faces. This has staggered me and I know it will take residence in my brain forever.

 

[Ribble]

I really hope Ange can work a coaching miracle and get Werner playing like he did 4/5 years ago.

The odds are heavily against him as Werner has zero confidence left and hasn’t performed well for years now.

I think Ange is probably the best bet in that respect, his approach should help take the pressure off of any misses he makes (and he will inevitably miss chances, all strikers do) and if he can get out of his head then he has the talent to score lots of goals.

 

[Nayim60yards]

2 points from 1 place to relegation! That's even tighter than that famous Romanian division.

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No wonder the league was so tight, the majority of the teams had the Mineruls for a scrap...
Don't worry, I've already got my coat.

 

[Hertspur]

Just watch his Haaland prediction and then ignore him moving forward. The guy is where he us because of these ridiculous predictions which get people's backs up and when people talk, he laps it up. Randomly plucking out that he won't score more than 5 goals is just madness . If Ange can work wonders with him (and there genuinely aren't many in the World I'd rather when it comes to motivating a player), it will literally only take a couple of goals and the prediction will look laughable. When he has the likes of Johnson and Son supplying him with their pace and his, we could be frightening. It's a huge risk, of course it is. But it's a low risk one and one I'm massively intrigued about.

Sooo... huge low risk? Got it!

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

The same lot who are moaning about Werner deal are probably the same lot who

- moan about not signing anyone early
- wanted Gif Orban
- expect to sign Osimhen, Mbappe or Toney
- moaned about Raya over Vicario, Tapsoba over Van der Ven

Unbelievable!!!!!

+ moaned about Ange not being good enough.

To be fair there are some legitimate concerns as to if Werner will find his old form or enough form to be really effective but as another body on a 6 month loan there is really no downside to this and we couldn't hope to get anyone much better in January so 'in that context' as Ange loves to say there really isn't any point moaning or being negative about this.

If he flops we've lost nothing apart from a small loan fee, if he is useful then he'll have gained us points and wins and saved the legs of other squad players and if he does really well then we have a great option to sign him for £15mil in the summer. Its really such low risk with potential reasonably high upside there is really no point complaining about it., sensible good move imo.

 

[sidford]

Few quotes from RB In here. Certainly sounds like he's been told he'll be playing a bit

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Few quotes from RB In here. Certainly sounds like he's been told he'll be playing a bit

I think he’ll certainly be starting LW ahead of Johnson for starters and might get some minutes up top as well as Ange tends to take Richy off after 60-70 mins.

 

[sidford]

I think he’ll certainly be starting LW ahead of Johnson for starters and might get some minutes up top as well as Ange tends to take Richy off after 60-70 mins.

Assuming he comes in next few days he'll at least make the bench for Sunday and then he has 2 weeks to impress Ange before Brentford. He has a real chance to get into starting 11 while Son is away and suppose how he does during that period will determine whether Ange views him as starting in front 3 or as a substitute when Son returns.

 

[mil1lion]

Jan 2024 - There's literally no downside to getting Werner on loan

May 2024 - Spurs lose FA Cup final , Werner misses crucial spot kick in penalty shootout

 

[robotsonic]

The next best thing about this experienced extra cover imo is that it also frees up Kulusevski to carry on in the middle until Madders is back.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Jan 2024 - There's literally no downside to getting Werner on loan

May 2024 - Spurs lose FA Cup final , Werner misses crucial spot kick in penalty shootout

I know that’s a joke but if we get to an FA Cup final that’s an incredible achievement alone that we likely wouldn’t have achieved without Werner’s help on the way there.

 

[bigfrooj]

Few quotes from RB In here. Certainly sounds like he's been told he'll be playing a bit

I hadn’t read enough to know about his injury problems and that he’d ony come back recently from an abductor injury. Two goals in eight games returning from injury isn’t as bad as it can seem when people are listing reasons not to sign him.