Timo Werner has chance to turn Chelsea career around in defining week

When backing Romelu Lukaku to rediscover his form at Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel said last week that the fortunes of a struggling striker can turn around in the blink of an eye.

Tuchel could well have been talking about Timo Werner, whose toils since his £47.5million move from RB Leipzig in 2020 are well documented.

But, as Chelsea gear up for a defining week in their season, Werner has a chance to transform his image at Stamford Bridge.

Ahead of two huge matches this week against Real Madrid and Crystal Palace, Werner scored twice in a brilliant performance as the European champions bounced back from successive defeats to thrash Southampton 6-0 on Saturday.

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Tuchel said Werner’s first Premier League goals since October were a reminder that he is “still an important