Timo Werner

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another false dawn by the looks of it... frustrating. 2 goals in 100 days

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Honestly, I now just wish Werner had gone to Liverpool instead. Would probably have been better for his career development to play under Klopp and in a settled squad at Liverpool instead. Better to see than him playing in this mess of a club and then see all these weekly **** takes about him.

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17 minutes ago, Jason said:

Honestly, I now just wish Werner had gone to Liverpool instead. Would probably have been better for his career development to play under Klopp and in a settled squad at Liverpool instead. Better to see than him playing in this mess of a club and then see all these weekly **** takes about him.

Looking at Liverpool right now....would Werner even play for them?

 

Their top 3 is set in stone most days, and even behind them I dont think hes better than Shaqiri, Jota, or even Ox when fit.

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4 minutes ago, Sir Mikel OBE said:

Looking at Liverpool right now....would Werner even play for them?

Their top 3 is set in stone most days, and even behind them I dont think hes better than Shaqiri, Jota, or even Ox when fit.

That's your opinion. Considering Klopp wanted him, I'd imagine he had a plan for Werner and it's not like Mane/Salah/Firmino are getting any younger either. 

And by the way, Klopp only went after Jota after Werner decided to join us. Otherwise, he would have signed the latter instead. 

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1 hour ago, Jason said:

Honestly, I now just wish Werner had gone to Liverpool instead. Would probably have been better for his career development to play under Klopp and in a settled squad at Liverpool instead. Better to see than him playing in this mess of a club and then see all these weekly **** takes about him.

I think its pretty fair to say he hasn´t been exactly a great signing (just like Havertz and Ziyech) so far.

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2 minutes ago, Beigl said:

I think its pretty fair to say he hasn´t been exactly a great signing (just like Havertz and Ziyech) so far.

Can't really disagree with that but he's also not been like the worst signing either, like how people (not you specifically) are seemingly making it out to be. He has shown glimpses of what he can do. As much as we want to criticize the new signings, I think the second season is the best time to judge the players, especially with all the shit circumstances this season. One would hope things will return to some sort of normality next season - e.g. proper pre-season, no crazy fixture schedule - although the Euros being on is not helpful. 

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Two dives from Salah, why isn’t he booked???

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3 minutes ago, Patrick Bamford said:

Two dives from Salah, why isn’t he booked???

Wrong thread? 🤣

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5 minutes ago, Mana said:

Jota would have been less risky to buy than Werner. Jota is at least PL-proven and one of Wolves' best players.

Yet, he wasn't Liverpool's first choice. 

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I mean if even Tuchel can't get the best out of him, especially with his assistant coach, who used to coach him, who else can? 🙄

I would be happy with him despite not scoring goals if he had a good first touch. I mean Zouma has a bad touch, but at least he is a CB. Werner is a striker ffs. Why do people like Werner or Lukaku never work on their basics? 

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1 hour ago, Jason said:

Yet, he wasn't Liverpool's first choice. 

It is not like Klopp never had flops. He bought Keita, who was not PL material and Mina did not perform well either. Who knows how this new CB from Schalke is going to turn out

[King Kante 1,643]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

Jota would have been less risky to buy than Werner. Jota is at least PL-proven and one of Wolves' best players.

Prefer Neto to Jota to be honest. I think that boy could be something special. Top work rate and very good close control. 

Edited February 21, 2021 by King Kante

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1 minute ago, killer1257 said:

It is not like Klopp never had flops. He bought Keita, who was not PL material and Mina did not perform well either. Who knows how this new CB from Schalke is going to turn out

Hard to judge Keita properly when he has been injury prone since joining Liverpool.

Don't think Minamino was ever signed to be a first choice.

Kabak was clearly a desperate signing given their injury situation. The fact it's only a loan deal says it all. 

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7 minutes ago, killer1257 said:

It is not like Klopp never had flops. He bought Keita, who was not PL material and Mina did not perform well either. Who knows how this new CB from Schalke is going to turn out

I do not think Kloop picks many of the signings to be fair, I think Liverpool's signings are largely decided by their analytics team. 

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8 minutes ago, killer1257 said:

I would be happy with him despite not scoring goals if he had a good first touch. I mean Zouma has a bad touch, but at least he is a CB. Werner is a striker ffs. Why do people like Werner or Lukaku never work on their basics? 

I don't know why I'm doing this but I'll bite again. With the way people go on about Werner's bad touch, one would think every - and I mean EVERY - pass to him has resulted in a loss of possession. There are people who keep on complaining about Werner's touch and the same ones who would keep quiet over Abraham's bambi on ice control, for example.