Timo Werner had his goal drought stretched to nine games as Chelsea defeated West Ham 3 – 0 in an English Premier League fixture played on Monday.
The 24-year-old had close range chances against the visitors but failed to poke one in, but Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is happy his player is getting in dangerous areas and feels the goals will come.
“I am gutted Timo did not get his goal at the end,” Lampard said. “That would have been great for his confidence. He is getting chances so the goals will come.”
Lampard further noted that the former RB Leipzig striker is in an adaptation phase, but would definitely come through and show exactly why he was bought for £47.5 million ($64m / €52.2m).
“I’m not worried,” Lampard said on the club’s official website. “Every striker will want to be scoring goals, it’s what they ultimately get judged on and that’s why Timo was a great acquisition for us because of the level of goals he’s scored in the last few years.
“He’s a player in a new league and we have to give him time to settle but he’s getting in positions regularly, he’s scaring teams and giving them a problem.
“It’s not quite going in for him at the moment but the moment that changes then we’ll see goals from Timo Werner for sure.”
