Thomas Tuchel explains why he won't let Timo Werner work on his finishing

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Thomas Tuchel has issued a robust defence of Timo Werner and has told his struggling striker to stop “overthinking” his difficulties in front of goal. Tuchel has gone so far as to prevent Werner from doing any extra work on his finishing in training, instead sending the 25-year-old away from the pitch because his "body and brain" already knows how to find the net. And the Chelsea head coach likened Werner’s problems to the challenge of trying to secure a dinner date, saying he will benefit from taking a “step back” from the issue. Werner missed an open goal from eight yards for Germany during their shock defeat by North Macedonia in midweek, continuing a run of form in which he has scored just two goals since November.

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