‘Horrible’- Paul Merson disagrees with Thomas Tuchel’s Timo Werner Chelsea decision vs Brentford
Paul Merson has slammed Thomas Tuchel’s decision to start out of favour forward Timo Werner, for the Premier League west London derby return against Brentford, with the pundit making a ‘horrible’ remark against the £50million man who failed yet again to make a ‘difference’.
Werner, 26, made his 81st outing from the start in a surprise fashion against Thomas Frank’s Bees as the former RB Leipzig man was selected to play in a front three consisting of fellow national compatriot Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech. It was somewhat of a surprise to see the German start in this one, especially considering his lack of first-team minutes in recent weeks before the international break and his frustrations with his time in west London were summed up with what he had to say during the break.
Speaking on Soccer Saturday ahead of kick-off, whilst disagreeing with Tuchel’s decision to start Chelsea’s number 11, he said: “If Werner is not there, I’m not being horrible, but it won’t make much difference. “He hasn’t fulfiled his potential, or he hasn’t come with what is expected at Chelsea. The way he was playing at Leipzig, he was a different player. I think playing in the pandemic didn’t help anybody. I don’t think he’s recovered from that. He has been given another chance today, and who knows, football can change quickly. If he plays today and plays well, then all of a sudden, Tuchel goes, ‘you know what, I’ll play him against Real Madrid’, and he could become a superstar once again.
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