Arsenal legend Ian Wright has labelled Timo Werner an 'unlucky' striker after the German arguably put in his best performance of the season on the South Coast as Chelsea hit six past Southampton.
Werner, 26, netted his third and fourth goals scored against Ralph Hasenhuttl's out of sought Saints who took inspiration from Chelsea's defending shown midweek against Real Madrid in the Champions League. It allowed the Blues' attacking line to have a field day and the £50million man finally came clutch after a frustrating season to date had led to questions over his long-term future come the summer with interest swirling from around the European Leagues in recent times.
His football.london player rating at St Mary's read: "If only the German forward could play Southampton every week. Werner struck the woodwork three times at St Mary's and also had a good chance denied by Forster, but he also managed to find the back of the net on two occasions. The first came after he was given the entire Southampton half to run into, and the second was a close-range finish. Werner has now scored more Premier League goals against Southampton (5) than every other top-flight side (4), but whether he starts on Tuesday night is debatable. 8." These were comments reciprocated by manager Thomas Tuchel who admitted that this contest was set for him to 'deliver' and give the fans a rare glimpse of what he was like in the Bundesliga with RB Leipzig.
