Ange Postecoglou has jumped to the defence of amid criticism over his form in front of goal.
The ex-Chelsea man is spending another season on loan in north London but is yet to show the prolific qualities he did previously in Germany. Werner didn't last long in Blue before they , but the boss is confident he has a quality player on his hands.
Werner missed two golden opportunities during over last weekend and was again denied in a one-on-one scenario when Tottenham played Ferencvaros in the on Thursday. Postecoglou though has likened the German to Brennan Johnson before he began enjoying his purple patch. The Welshman deleted his social media several weeks ago in light of constant criticism and has since scored in five successive games.
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The Australian said: "It was 14 days ago those questions were asked of Brennan. It's where we're at in this . We just think, 'he's missed two chances, so he's hopeless'. No, he's not hopeless. All footballers at this level are very, very good footballers. In terms of his general play, I think his last two games have been really good for us. He's been taking on his players, getting in the right areas.
He also added: "Yes, goals help. We've seen that with Brennan. But that doesn't mean he's not a good player and that's where I get really annoyed when they put everything on that moment to say he's not a good player. Of course he's a good player. He's a fantastic player. Scoring goals would help him, would help us, yes. But we'll persevere with him because I still think he's contributing to the team."
Dominic Solanke, as well as Johnson, was questioned in the opening weeks but the new frontman at Tottenham has since found his goalscoring touch and has just been named in the England squad with Postecoglou keen to underline how quickly it can all change.
Werner remains very much in the first-team picture and could get the opportunity to silence his doubters when the north Londoners take on this weekend. Since returning to English football with Tottenham the German has scored just twice - both of those strikes coming last year.
His best season when he was on Chelsea's books saw him score on 12 occasions. Those numbers though are a far cry from the kind of figures he posted whilst in the Bundesliga. His most impressive year at Leipzig saw Werner hit a career high 34 in 2019/20.
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