Arsenal legend reveals why Timo Werner wasn’t at ‘his best’ during Chelsea stint

Arsenal legend reveals why Timo Werner wasn’t at ‘his best’ during Chelsea stint

Thierry Henry, Timo Werner

According to Thierry Henry, Timo Werner suffered at Chelsea, because he didn’t ”feel the love” at Stamford Bridge. This summer, the German international returned to RB Leipzig for £25 million, ending his disastrous tenure in west London.

Werner scored just 23 goals in 89 appearances after joining Chelsea in 2020, and his lack of results was regularly criticised. Nevertheless, the 26-year-old has scored seven goals in 13 games this season since returning to the Bundesliga, including the game’s first goal in Leipzig’s Champions League victory over Celtic on Tuesday.

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Henry believes Werner was hindered from scoring at Stamford Bridge because of his lack of confidence.

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“I will call it confidence. You have players who don’t care if you put your arm around them. They will come, execute and leave,” the Arsenal legend told the sources.

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Thierry Henry explains the reason behind Timo Werne’s suffering at Chelsea

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“Then you have some players that need to feel the love. They need to feel maybe that they are going to play for 90 minutes. The best example is the second goal. First and foremost on the first control, Timo Werner would never have put that ball down at Chelsea, and then he would never have seen Forsberg.

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“He would have rushed it trying to do something, overthinking it and overdoing it. I saw it before, he was calm before and he is calm again. Maybe he would have shot [when he brought the ball down] because people said he can’t score at Chelsea – it gives you confidence when you score again. Then I see him pass it with his left foot at the right time.

“Sometimes you go to some places, they don’t show you that love, I’m not saying he didn’t have it, but if he didn’t feel it like he felt it at Leipzig, then you aren’t going to be at your best and you won’t take the right decision.”

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