Toaster Toes Timo Werner | Tottenham Player

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Exactly, I only raised your record against Arsenal because of someone using yours against us as bonafide proof you're miles better.
I think it's okay for people to mention this season we've won 3/3 vs Chelsea (8 goals to 1).

Arsenal beat us and we drew at OT this season.

We can dig up records over the years but all a bit silly no?
 

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The teams are very similar as per the league table.
Firmly agree, it's not our fanbase that's arguing that.

As for a combined XI I'm pretty baffled to see people omitting Pogba because he's not played with Bruno yet but happy to put Ziyech and Werner in when they haven't even played a game in the PL yet. Totally laughable and very silly.
I didn't say that (Werner and Ziyech should be in) I'm just saying that those two automatically firing as a pair isn't the sure thing that's being made out.
 

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I didn't say that (Werner and Ziyech should be in) I'm just saying that those two automatically firing as a pair isn't the sure thing that's being made out.
I didn't say you did personally but some of your fanbase here did.

Anyway I think both get into a combined XI pretty comfortably.
 

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I think it's okay for people to mention this season we've won 3/3 vs Chelsea (8 goals to 1).
To point out that you seem to have some Indian sign over us on head to heads sure, but it alone can't be used in an "who's better" argument. Worse teams than United have had hoodoos over us.
 

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To point out that you seem to have some Indian sign over us on head to heads sure, but it alone can't be used in an "who's better" argument. Worse teams than United have had hoodoos over us.
I think people have said we are pretty much even as per the league table but if you add in the head to heads it might tip slightly to United given how convincing they have been.

Don't think thats too far fetched. Anyway it's taking the thread off topic so shall move on. I think Werner is a good deal for Chelsea and at a good price. I'm not particularly jealous as he's not what United need but I can acknowledge a good piece of business and more importantly getting things done early.
 

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Matuidi was marauding forward, he had little impact on Pogba and Kante?
Bruno plays Matuidis role then since he has played as an 8 before. Either way thats a WC winning midfield that wouldnt get broken up and is the only proven commodity in this entire make believe scenario for feck sake!
Also Werner doesnt even play through the middle yet its a world besting midifield that people arent sure of?
Its absurd.
What? Matuidi was never marauding forward; in possession he stayed wide and somewhat reserved, whilst out of it he dropped into a 3 man midfield. He was needed on the left to provide cover because Pogba was given license to venture forward and was not as diligent defensively. My point is that Pogba is not a good fit into a standard two man midfield unless accommodations are made elsewhere (e.g. having the nominal left attacking mid actually be a defensive midfielder).

No. You make the formation to fit the best team you can field. That amount of attacking power forces the other team to defend more, so one main-defender in midfield is enough, you don't need Kante & Kovacic in that setup.
Bruno as a #10 also seems to be covering a lot of ground, so it is essentially a midfield 3.
Again that's all well and good on paper, but better teams have tried this and failed - see Chelsea with Lampard, Ballack, and Essien (or Makelele) - inevitably one of the attacking mids has to play more reserved and it's a bit of an awkward fit. I'm not suggesting that this is inevitable but hand-waving this away as if it's not a legitimate concern is amusing from an outside perspective to say the least.
 

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The usual bollocks being spouted here it seems by our resident Chelsea bunch after they got sucked in by @Buster15.

The teams are very similar as per the league table. United have been pretty comfortable in all the head to head though but I'm happy to admit there's some parity between the two.

1) City/Liverpool
2) Chelsea/United
3) Arsenal/Spurs.

As for a combined XI I'm pretty baffled to see people omitting Pogba because he's not played with Bruno yet but happy to put Ziyech and Werner in when they haven't even played a game in the PL yet. Totally laughable and very silly.

Anyway I'd say a combined XI would be pretty even. You'd have De Gea, AWB, Maguire, Bruno, Pogba, Rashford though without a doubt which means United nick it 6/5. You can argue about the rest but it's a pretty irrelevant discussion and not for this thread.
Sucked in.... Hardly.
 

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Werner is a good goalscorer in a league with a lot of goalscoring, especially from the top teams.

Let's not ignore that Bayern baulked at paying 21m for him 12 months back, and Liverpool likewise at 40m.

Including the 12m in agent fees, and the 175k/week wages, this is an expenditure of 102m over the next 4 years as per the BBC.


Chelsea fans are entitled to think it is a super signing but it's not a slam dunk by any means.
 

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I think people have said we are pretty much even as per the league table but if you add in the head to heads it might tip slightly to United given how convincing they have been.

Don't think thats too far fetched. Anyway it's taking the thread off topic so shall move on. I think Werner is a good deal for Chelsea and at a good price. I'm not particularly jealous as he's not what United need but I can acknowledge a good piece of business and more importantly getting things done early.
That's an entirely reasonable position to take and one we can agree on. There's not much between our squads; I suppose I just took issue (and derailed the whole thread) with the notion that a combined XI would feature 9-10 United players as was suggested.
 

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Werner is a top forward and would improve most of the top teams. The scouse didnt needed a 50M substitute so that s why they didnt signed him.

But what is always amazing is how Chelsea are doing early business and the vision Marina has for the team.

A front 4 of Zyech Werner Pulisic Abraham looks really balanced. Add Kante (even if he s not as good as before). It seems they are tracking Chilwell. They would only need a top CB to build a fantastic XI.

Just hope Ed would be as clever as Marina
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By three points. With our two best players out for lengthy periods.
We've been able to sign players, they havent. We spent £193 million on players since last summer, that more than covers Pogba

Kovacic has been Chelsea's best player and has featured in just 2 more matches than Rashford, starting even less than him
 

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Werner is a good goalscorer in a league with a lot of goalscoring, especially from the top teams.

Let's not ignore that Bayern baulked at paying 21m for him 12 months back, and Liverpool likewise at 40m.

Including the 12m in agent fees, and the 175k/week wages, this is an expenditure of 102m over the next 4 years as per the BBC.


Chelsea fans are entitled to think it is a super signing but it's not a slam dunk by any means.
Bayern weren’t in for him since Werner does not fit their setup/playing style at all.
He fits Chelsea a lot better.
 

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Werner is a good goalscorer in a league with a lot of goalscoring, especially from the top teams.

Let's not ignore that Bayern baulked at paying 21m for him 12 months back, and Liverpool likewise at 40m.

Including the 12m in agent fees, and the 175k/week wages, this is an expenditure of 102m over the next 4 years as per the BBC.


Chelsea fans are entitled to think it is a super signing but it's not a slam dunk by any means.
Liverpool havent baulked at anything.
Klopp has spoken to him so clearly wanted him. They just cannot afford him post covid. Thats the only reason they havent bought him. They didnt have second thoughts on him as a player or any of that nonsense they are trying to say now.
 

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He will be definitely in my Fantasty Football team next season :D

It will be very interesting to see what will be Chelsea's main system next season with Werner, Abraham, Giroud, Ziyech, Pulisic, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Barkley & Loftus-Cheek.
 

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Again, I walked back that initial post which I agree was OTT.

My point was in response to someone saying that Martial has been under far more pressure for the last four seasons than Werner, which I find a bit absurd as over the past four years only one of the two has been involved in a genuine title race. Furthermore, only one of the two is in serious contention to start for their national side - I guess my point is excusing Martial's production which is ~3x worse than Werner's on the basis of "pressure" is nonsense.
Which season was that Leipzig were in genuine title race? If we go by December then we were in title race too in 2017-2018 till December as we were just 8 points behind City.

Yeah I know that sounds ridiculous and that's exactly how I feel even you say Leipzig were in title race in last 4 seasons. Yeah they were this season till December but don't come up with posts as if they are in title race evry season.

You again didn't answerer my question. Is playing for Molde, Salzburg, Rosenberg tougher than playing for Chelsea as they are in title race almost every season?

Btw I agree, at this point there is nothing to saying Martial in clearly better and also these combined 11s are just a joke and should be banned.
 
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Let's see if his ridiculously overpowered annual team of the season status on FIFA is rooted in any real ability.
 

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Which season was that Leipzig were in genuine title race? If we go by December then we were in title race too in 2017-2018 till December as we were just 8 points behind City.

Yeah I know that sounds ridiculous and that's exactly how I feel even you say Leipzig were in title race in last 4 seasons. Yeah they were this season till December but don't come up with posts as if they are in title race evry season.

You again didn't answerer my question. Is playing for Molde, Salzburg, Rosenberg tougher than playing for Chelsea as they are in title race almost every season?

Btw I agree, at this point there is nothing to saying Martial in clearly better and also these combined 11s are just a joke and should be banned.
Surely you'd not argue that there isn't a massive difference between leading the league at the halfway point and being 8 points back, right? Leipzig won the Hinrunde this past year.

And no, I'd not argue that playing for those three is tougher than playing for Chelsea because those leagues are all poor. The Bundesliga is obviously on the same tier as the PL and thus while playing for United invites more scrutiny being involved in a title race creates more pressure to achieve results I'd argue.
 

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Remember when everyone was praising Lampard for 'promoting English youth' when they were transfer banned? :lol::lol:

Chelsea will always be Chelsea. Gilmour, CHO, Abraham, Mount, RLC, Tomori, James - off on loan you go fellas.
 

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Surely you'd not argue that there isn't a massive difference between leading the league at the halfway point and being 8 points back, right? Leipzig won the Hinrunde this past year.

And no, I'd not argue that playing for those three is tougher than playing for Chelsea because those leagues are all poor. The Bundesliga is obviously on the same tier as the PL and thus while playing for United invites more scrutiny being involved in a title race creates more pressure to achieve results I'd argue.
Yeah so when they are in title race then we can talk, finishing in top 4 with 10+, 10+, 30+, 15 points behind first place doesn't mean they were in title race, also just because they were closer to first team than ManUtd doesn't mean they challenged for the league either. Its just means both clubs were not in title race. As simple as that.

So you can now see the leagues being poor, playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world will always have more pressure than playing for clubs like Leipzig no matter how close they are (or how far) to first place.

Europa league >>>>> Winter champions.
 

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My Chelsea supporting friend who is usually sensible doesn't seem to rate Werner, so that's a positive
 

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Remember when everyone was praising Lampard for 'promoting English youth' when they were transfer banned? :lol::lol:

Chelsea will always be Chelsea. Gilmour, CHO, Abraham, Mount, RLC, Tomori, James - off on loan you go fellas.
Wrong but you tried.
 

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Remember when everyone was praising Lampard for 'promoting English youth' when they were transfer banned? :lol::lol:

Chelsea will always be Chelsea. Gilmour, CHO, Abraham, Mount, RLC, Tomori, James - off on loan you go fellas.
Literally not a single one of these players you've named will be going out on loan. James and Tammy in particular will remain two of the first names on the team sheet next season.
 

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Literally not a single one of these players you've named will be going out on loan. James and Tammy in particular will remain two of the first names on the team sheet next season.
So are you saying Werner is going to play LW?
 

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Literally not a single one of these players you've named will be going out on loan. James and Tammy in particular will remain two of the first names on the team sheet next season.
What makes that even more odd is Werner will likely play off the left it won't even affect any of our academy boys chances, it's actually Pulisic who's under the most pressure due to this.
 

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Remember when everyone was praising Lampard for 'promoting English youth' when they were transfer banned? :lol::lol:

Chelsea will always be Chelsea. Gilmour, CHO, Abraham, Mount, RLC, Tomori, James - off on loan you go fellas.
I'll bet you £100 per player from that list. For everyone that goes on loan next season I'll pay you, for every one that does not you pay me.
 

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Yeah so when they are in title race then we can talk, finishing in top 4 with 10+, 10+, 30+, 15 points behind first place doesn't mean they were in title race, also just because they were closer to first team than ManUtd doesn't mean they challenged for the league either. Its just means both clubs were not in title race. As simple as that.

So you can now see the leagues being poor, playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world will always have more pressure than playing for clubs like Leipzig no matter how close they are (or how far) to first place.

Europa league >>>>> Winter champions.
Fair enough. I do agree I was OTT initially.

So are you saying Werner is going to play LW?
That seems to be the plan - he's been a revelation this season playing as more of an inside left forward / second striker as opposed to leading the line as a 9. If Chelsea line up in 4-3-3, I'd expect Werner to provide the threat in behind from the left, Ziyech to drop into midfield at times to play crossfield passes into him, and Tammy to be the pivot around which the wide two function.
 

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So are you saying Werner is going to play LW?
Yes, just as he does at Leipzeig, he will surely play on the left with Tammy up top.