https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/12/19/ werner-on-performing-under-pressure Werner on performing under pressure 19 Dec 2020 Timo Werner explains how he is dealing with the pressure of life as a big-name new signing at a top Premier League club. https://i.imgur.com/bUdNozE.jpg With the global appeal of the Premier League and the huge audiences our matches attract, new arrivals to these shores must adapt to a new country, style of play and team with the knowledge that every touch will be scrutinised under the microscope of worldwide media attention. For a high-profile new striker like Werner, the spotlight can be especially intense, with many people focusing solely on his price tag and expecting instant results. However, the German insists it is something he has become used to and he is more concerned about performing well for his manager and team-mates at Chelsea. 'It does matter how much you cost,' he said. 'It's always a bit of pressure when you come to a new club and you want to score by your own but now you also want to score for your new team-mates, for your club. https://i.imgur.com/LO6Lz8K.jpg 'You have to score and the pressure you have in every new club, but I think I can handle it very well because I got the same pressure at my old club and everybody wanted me to score. It's not something new to me but now it's a new ground from where I've been so its new people and new players around me. 'So the pressure is a little bit higher than the last years but I think good footballers are the best under pressure and that's my plan, I can do very well under pressure.' However, as much as our number 11 embraces the weight of expectation on him as a new striker at a big club like Chelsea, he admits he is still settling in England and getting used to the physical and fast-paced nature of the Premier League after arriving from the Bundesliga. 'The Premier League is a little bit different to my old league that I used to play in. I have to say it's tougher than I thought. The contact here is harder than in Germany, it's what I expected but not like this. 'I think it's also hard when you play every three days and the Champions League and internationals and you have to play on Saturday against teams that can rest the whole week and think only about the game against you. It makes it not easy to be the best in every game but the Premier League is very fun to play in. https://i.imgur.com/E2Vw0Fs.jpg Werner celebrates a goal in training 'The beginning was very good, now a little bit after a lot of games I don't know if its normal but I'm struggling a little bit. There are lot of games at the moment and I think there's some chances that I've missed two or three weeks ago that were not the best thing, but I think when you are new to a country and league it's always a little bit hard to adapt and it should be no excuse. I should try to do my best to be the best footballer that I can be in this league and I think I'll adapt well.' Of course, one thing he can count on as he continues to adapt to life in the Premier League is the support of his team-mates. Fellow German international Toni Rudiger has been a particularly big help to Werner so far, not just in football but off the pitch too. https://i.imgur.com/k7dedYM.jpg Rudiger has helped Werner settle in England 'I think it's always very important when you come into a new country and you have someone in your club who can speak your language. It makes it much easier to have a guy who can speak German in the club who can help you, not just in the club but also when you have to pay bills or for the gas or electrics or something like that. He helped me a lot in these things and for me it was perfect that he was here.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/12/21/ werner-assesses-recent-ups-and-downs--pinpoints-areas-to-improve Werner assesses recent ups and downs, pinpoints areas to improve and previews a 'hard game' against West Ham 21 Dec 2020 Timo Werner believes Chelsea must find the solutions to bounce back from consecutive Premier League defeats and feels that could lie in managing games better during difficult moments. https://i.imgur.com/dDqurr9.jpg No side goes through a campaign without experiencing various ups and downs, with the current season proving more tumultuous and unpredictable than usual due to a variety of factors, including the shorter pre-season period and more congested calendar. At times, it feels like 2020/21 is being played at fast-forward speed, with snapshot assessments quickly proving out-of-date. Had Chelsea beaten Everton at Goodison Park earlier in the month, we would have gone top of the league; two losses later and the Blues could arrive at Stamford Bridge later this evening in ninth. For Werner, that just encapsulates the rollercoaster first three months of this term, though our performances in those recent games have indicated to the German where the team must get better. 'Every team has ups and downs,' he said in the build-up to tonight's London derby. 'We are struggling a little but in the last two games we were not so bad to win the games. 'We didn't do well in some situations. Against Everton, of course a mistake can happen but after the penalty, we had no control over the game and no chances. When we led 1-0 against Wolves, in the past this was always a strength for us to get the second goal and the third goal with counter-attacks or corners but there we conceded over sloppy defending. https://i.imgur.com/bP2gF8e.jpg It was a frustrating night for Werner and the Blues in midweek 'We wanted to win the game but we forgot that Wolves have a very good transition in counter-attacks. That's not the style of how we want to win games or play games and it was a little bit naive to lose the game at the end. 'We have to learn from these things and do better in these games to get a draw, like Liverpool did against Fulham recently. It's more in your favour than losing two points and that's the style of how you become champions.' Werner, who has been accustomed to a winter break during his time playing in Germany, will soon get his first experience of the frantic festive schedule in England. His manager, Frank Lampard, conceded tiredness may have been a factor in our recent defeats and that admission led to the boss giving the players two days off in the aftermath of the late loss at Molineux. West Ham, like Wolves, have been without the burden of European football during the past few months and have played five less games than the Blues to date this season. 'We've played a lot of games every three days and when you're playing against teams who are not in Europe, they are not playing so much and have one-week breaks,' Werner continued. 'It's always hard because they are fit now in the moment and maybe that's why we've been struggling because we are a little bit tired. We have a few injuries as well and we are playing with the same starting 11 in the last few games but we cannot have excuses.' The Hammers beat us home and away last season so will not be underestimated as they make the trip across the capital with six wins from their opening 13 matches. Werner is aware of their threats but insists the hosts will be up for the challenge under the lights at the Bridge. 'They're a good team and they play very good football,' he added. 'They are fast to the strikers and the strikers are very good, very fast and make lots of problems for defenders. It's going to be a hard game but we're playing at home and we want to win. It's a London derby, which is always something special, but we want to win not because it's a derby but so we keep the distance to first place. 'We can be confident when we play like we have in the whole season so far. We've played good football and scored a lot of goals. In the beginning, we struggled a bit to defend our own goal but now I think we have defended very well.' -- "We believe the same thing." "Maybe there is hope." - 9x20 The Truth --

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