After establishing himself as one of the best strikers in Europe during his adventure with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, Werner made a move to join Chelsea ahead of the start of this season.
Werner started his Chelsea career fairly good, scoring eight goals in his first twelve games in all competitions but he has not been the same since.
The 24-year-old has not found the back of the net in the Premier League for the last ten matches and some fans are already losing patience in the player who cost Chelsea around €50 million.
The former Stuttgart man’s early failure in Stamford Bridge has forced people to draw comparison between him and Fernando Torres, who could not hit his known heights when he joined Chelsea.
Lampard has admitted that Werner is going through a torrid time but has backed the German to turn things around and start showing his worth in England.
“I don’t want to compare him [Werner] with anybody because if we narrowly compare him with some Chelsea signings I think it will be the wrong way, everybody’s story is different,” he said to the club’s website.
“Fernando Torres had difficult times here but came away winning the Champions League and being a pivotal player in that run to winning it, so I don’t think we should compare too much.”
“All we need to do here at the moment, Timo and myself and his team-mates around him, is to create the best environment to get the best out of Timo, which means firstly himself working hard. When you see the chance he missed the other day, that is just about repetition on the training ground.”
“Everyone will go through those patches whether you repeat it a thousand times or not, but when you are in that moment you must repeat and keep working, and then he also needs support and help around him and he needs to keep his head down and focus.”
He added: “My job is to support him, give him positivity and confidence. Timo Werner didn’t by chance score the amount of goals he has scored over the last few years.”
“He has scored those goals because of his huge talent. It is a tough time here for him at the moment but it is a small period in what I believe will be a fantastic career for him going forward at Chelsea. I have no doubts over that and I hope people around me can also see it that way.”
