Chelsea legend, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes Timo Werner can unleash his best form if he is given the central striker role. He is also of the opinion that his goal may not be just enough to lead the Blues to a title win due to the problems plaguing in the defensive department.
The former RB Leipzig striker completed a £47.5 million ($62m) move to Stamford Bridge after having an impressive season in the German league, Bundesliga.
The German striker played a total of 159 matches for Leipzig and scored 95 goals that caught the attention of a number of top European teams that includes Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester United.
However, Chelsea coach Frank Lampard was successful to convince Werner to join his side and made him take his own decision. Lampard assured him that Stamford Bridge was the ideal place for him to continue his development. This made him close the agreement and he signed the contract until 2025.
Although it has been a slow start for the 24-year-old in the Premier League having scored no goals in his first four matches. But he finally managed to open his goal tally for the Blues during a 3-3 draw with Southampton.
Werner scored a superb individual goal which followed by yet another goal to give Chelsea the lead. Hasselbaink was very impressed with his form so far suggests Lampard play him more centrally rather than the wide left.
“Yes, he is very sharp,” the former Chelsea forward told as per Metro reports.
“He just turns the defender so easy and there is only one thing on his mind and that’s to get the shot off. He is not somebody who likes to play with his back to goal. He likes to see the goal and make his run always on the shoulder of the centre-halves.
“He just knows where the back of the net is. I like him when he plays through the middle but not when he plays on the left.
“He does drift and then come back but yeah, a top striker. His runs are limited because he can only come from the left and cut back into the right-sided centre-half, he is more restricted and he likes to be free.
“He likes to take his time and get the ball down. He is never with his back to goal. I didn’t like to do it, I wasn’t good enough like a Cruyff or van Basten or whatever.
“He is, in a way, the same. He knows his strength and he wants to make runs at the centre-half. For me, what I have seen of him, also in Germany, he is the real deal and he doesn’t care how they go in, he just wants goals.”
The Dutchman although believes that it will take more than Werner’s goals to aid Chelsea to win the Premier League 2020-21.
