Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

[fishhhandaricecake]

It's only a body through the door for cover until the summer and that's it.

Any available cash will be used on the CB and CM targets, dragon (yeah, know) and Gallagher, if we can get it through.

Exactly, people complaining about this are being unrealistic, we aren’t going to splash cash in Jan on a CB, CM and ST, one of them was always going to have to be a creative loan.

Werner is quick, direct, can play across all 3 front positions and knows the premier league. Sure he’s not perfect but this isn’t some dud player he’s a really decent international footballer.

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

I think it’s a good idea.

Question is why are Leipzig ok to let
him go on loan.

They want rid of him as he’s 4th choice attacker and nowhere near as good as their other options.

 

[King of the Lane]

I think it’s a good idea.

Question is why are Leipzig ok to let
him go on loan.

Because he has been poor for them and is behind Openda, Sesko and Poulsen in the pecking order.

 

[Gbspurs]

Reading up on some RBL fans views on him and it doesnt make for pretty reading. They think he is a shadow of his former self, is their 4th choice striker and I keep seeing comments about how he has lost his speed.

Lets hope a fresh start and new system will reinvigorate him. I just hope we arent getting bodies in for the sake of it as players that are in poor form and move in Jan dont usually make an impact.

What would our fans said about Son last season?

 

[cliff jones]

Confidence is so vital in forwards, under Ange’s guidance he’ll get a couple of early goals and take it from there…

His versatility is also a bonus with the squad so stretched

 

[Derryank]

Any stats since he returned to Germany?

 

[DanNolan]

Is he not the exact same profile as Brendan Johnson aren’t we pretty much buying someone with the same weaknesses the Brennan has? Bit weird

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

Is he not the exact same profile as Brendan Johnson aren’t we pretty much buying someone with the same weaknesses the Brennan has? Bit weird

More of a striker than Johnson, less capable out wide than Johnson imo.

But a terrible finisher and can’t dribble. Another attacker with poor ball retention and poor technical quality.

 

[Nayim60yards]

Is he not the exact same profile as Brendan Johnson aren’t we pretty much buying someone with the same weaknesses the Brennan has? Bit weird

I think he scored more in one season than Johnson has in his career so I think he has something different to offer.

 

[EastUpperDK82]

If we get Werner there are a lot of positives.

* he fits Ange's style and he wants him

* he knows the Premier League

* he has pace and has proven before that he can score goals

* he is hungry and has unfinished business in England

* he wants to get his regular spot back in the German national team. Goal: the EUROs in his own country this summer.

* he's still a very good player at a good age. And Ange has the personality to get the best out of Werner.

Yes from me. Especially with an option to buy.

 

[King of the Lane]

What would our fans said about Son last season?

He hasnt been good since his last move to RBL and that was years ago. Im not saying he wont be decent for us, I am just providing some perspective from fans who watch him regularly.

 

[Nayim60yards]

They want rid of him as he’s 4th choice attacker and nowhere near as good as their other options.

And he's joining us because he will immediately be our first or second best striker while Son is away.

 

[Steffen]

Best thing about this transfer, is that it puts the Toney rumours to bed.

 

[daveduvet]

… given the talk about January being a difficult time to bring in quality players, Werner is still - save wages - a very left field approach. However, our squad is getting thinner through injury & other competitions, so I feel it’s worth a punt; great if Ange coached him back to his pre-Chelsea days on several layers.

 

[SE Spurs]

There's very little (if any) chance of getting a top quality front man in Jan, so as an option or cover maybe he can do a job.

A poor finisher, but has good pace.

 

[only1waddle]

Any stats since he returned to Germany?

14 games 2 goals 1 assist across all comps

 

[EastUpperDK82]

Any stats since he returned to Germany?

14 games this season in all tournaments... 2 goals. 1 assist... but he hasn't been a regular starter. A mixture of starting 11 and sub.

Edit: he's also been injured for 5-6 games.

 

[Teegart]

During the end of yesterdays game, I was thinking to myself “We could really do with an option from the bench for the front 3 that is a pressing machine and fast to boot”. So with that in mind I’m actually pretty happy with this news.

I know I’ve mentioned a very specific thing above, but I honestly think that’s a huge hole in our squad. Even when we used to throw on Veliz, he had no mobility up top and was zero threat on the counter. For a 6 month loan it’s a very shrewd move to me anyway.

 

[Singaspursofsixspence]

And from henceforth his song shall be:

(to the chorus of “Guantanamera”)
One Timo Werner
There’s only One Timo Werner
One Timo Werrrrrrrneeerrrrrrrr….
There’s only One Timo Werner

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

The issue with Werner at Chelsea was that he was a £60m signing expected to come in and be the main man in their attack. He's a perfectly good attacking option, clearly better than Solomon, Gil or Sessegnon.

People are acting like he's been a terrible player for years now but that's simply not the case. He had a goal contribution every other game for Chelsea, he scored 16 goals last year for Leipzig. He's a perfectly decent player, he's just not a £60m headline signing. Given the role we're signing him in, there's zero risk to this.