Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has offered an explanation for Timo Werner’s struggles at Chelsea.
After two disappointing seasons at Stamford Bridge and a stint as Germany’s forward, the Germany forward left the Blues for RB Leipzig.
Having arrived for £50million with high expectation, Werner scored 23 goals in 89 games and ended up leaving for around £27m.
Although he won the Champions League and reached a number Cup finals, the 26 year-old was rarely a success at Chelsea.
During a reunion, he was closer to his former self. Celtic wins 2-0Tuesday night’s Champions League saw the creation and scoring of the first and second goals.
Analysing his performance, iconic France striker Henry insisted some strikers need to ‘feel the love’.
He stated that CBS Sports: “I will call it confidence. You have players who don’t care if you put your arm around them. They will arrive, execute, and then leave.
“Then you have some players that need to feel the love. They should feel that they will be playing for 90 minutes. The second goal is the best.
“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 [Emil] Forsberg.
“He would have rushed it trying to do something, overthinking it and overdoing it. He was calm before I saw it, 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 watch him pass it with the right foot.
“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.”
