Chelsea coach, Frank Lampard was asked in the media conference about Timo Werner’s current struggle on the field to convert goals. Lampard to which said that this is something all players in their career go through.
When asked about the possible solution to the German striker’s current off-form, Lampard said that he can manage him on the training grounds. It is his responsibility to help him regain his confidence as he is well aware of the talent Werner possesses.
Werner was totally out of form which was quite evident in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Fulham. He even missed several clear cut chances to bury the game way before in the first half.
The 24-year-old has been on a goal drought for the previous two months until he scored a goal in the FA Cup against Morecambe. It was the only shot of his whole 90 minutes of the game.
‘I can speak with him and I can manage him on the training pitch because that is where little periods like this always turn around. It is something I experienced a lot in my career and something that all players will experience in their careers in their own ways.’
‘When you are a top player like Timo has shown that he is, all eyes are on you and then it becomes magnified. The basics are the same and that is what my job is, to tell him that and work with him on it,’ said the boss as per Chelsea’s Official Website.
Lampard was also asked if it was solely down to the matter of confidence level in the new club or not, to which he referred to Fernando Torres’ example. Werner has been compared to Torres quite some time and the Blues manager says it to be totally wrong of them to compare Werner to anyone.
‘I don’t want to compare him [Werner] with anybody because if we narrowly compare him with some Chelsea signings I think it will be the wrong way, everybody’s story is different. Fernando Torres had difficult times here but came away winning the Champions League and being a pivotal player in that run to winning it, so I don’t think we should compare too much.
‘All we need to do here at the moment, Timo and myself and his team-mates around him, is to create the best environment to get the best out of Timo, which means firstly himself working hard. When you see the chance he missed the other day, that is just about repetition on the training ground.
‘Everyone will go through those patches whether you repeat it a thousand times or not, but when you are in that moment you must repeat and keep working, and then he also needs support and help around him and he needs to keep his head down and focus.
‘My job is to support around him and give him positivity and confidence. Timo Werner didn’t by chance score the amount of goals he has scored over the last few years. He has scored those goals because of his huge talent. It is a tough time here for him at the moment but it is a small period in what I believe will be a fantastic career for him going forward at Chelsea. I have no doubts over that and I hope people around me can also see it that way.’
Until then, the coach is working to get the best out of his summer signing by providing as much cushion as he can in the new atmosphere. He reassured the fans that they will again witness the prolific goal-scorer that they all have seen with Leipzig very soon.
