Timo Werner’s sudden dip in form has continue to gain attention in the football circle with the latest coming from former Chelsea assistant coach Gianfranco Zola.
Zola, who was Maurizio Sarri’s assistant when Chelsea last lifted a European title–the Europa League suggested that the Germany international be used as a wide attacker.
The 24-year-old forward has now played 12 matches without a goal for the Premier League heavyweights despite the big-money summer transfer.
Zola believes Werner would provide the team with the needed attacking depth in wide areas, along with Callum Hudson-Odoi, saying the 24-year-old is not suitable for the central striker role.
The Blues legend told talkSPORT: “I think Werner has got very good qualities, unbelievable qualities, but in my opinion he plays best when he’s got a lot of pitch in front of him, when he has to attack the space.
“The problem with Chelsea is that there many times you play a team that is defending deep; that is a different matter and in that case players with the ability of Olivier Giroud or Tammy Abraham, they can do better in that contest.
“So if you want to play Werner, maybe it’s right to play him in the wide areas. Also I think it’s down to Timo to work and also be effective when the spaces in front of him are less and work as a team.
“This could be a strength for Chelsea, because if you’ve got many players with ability you have to understand very well the abilities of the players and use them differently in the games, because not every game is the same.”
