Chelsea: Pundit discusses club's 'strategy' for transfer window
Chelsea striker Timo Werner will be unhappy with his start to life at Stamford Bridge because of his lack of goals, according to Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhuttl.
Chelsea star Timo Werner will be ‘unhappy’ with Premier League start claims ex-boss (Image: GETTY)
Lampard has played the forward in different positions, playing him through the middle against Liverpool and Brighton before putting him out on the left wing against West Brom and Crystal Palace.
He managed to score his first competitive goal for the Blues against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, but Hassenhuttl believes he’ll be unhappy with his lack of firepower in the league.
Hassenhuttl will come up against his former charge on Saturday as Southampton host Chelsea, and the former Leipzig boss heaped praise on the 24-year-old.
He said of Werner: "I have worked with a lot players and he is one of the quickest. He is really hard to defend against.
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“It would be a mistake to reduce Chelsea to just Timo, though, they have plenty of other good players in the squad.
"I hope I get to speak to him [this weekend] but not to congratulate him on a goal.
“I know this player very well. I had two fantastic years with him.
"We brought him in from Stuttgart for small money."
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