Werner begins his and Chelsea's healing process

Southampton’s high line gave Werner the opportunity to use his pace

Chelsea's Timo Werner celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game during the Premier League match at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton. Picture date: Saturday April 9, 2022.

IF any one player illustrated the surge in confidence within Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side as they clinically unpicked Southampton and put distance between themselves and a painful week, it was Timo Werner.

Werner’s frustrations in front of goal have seen the forward drift into a fringe role within Tuchel’s squad. The head coach, though, identified the trip to St Mary’s as an ideal opportunity for the Germany international and Werner took full advantage.