Timo Werner made his mark in the Champions League on Wednesday evening with two goals and an assist, but the Chelsea attacker was unable to convince Rafael van der Vaart. The analyst of Ziggo Sports admires Werner’s last goal, but can’t do anything with the comparison that presenter Wytse van der Goot throws up. “If you compare Werner with Robin van Persie, then I will walk away,” said Van der Vaart with a wink.
Werner thought to help Chelsea to the winning goal on a visit to Zenit St Petersburg (3-3) by coming in from the left and printing. “You can’t really say anything bad about that,” says Van der Vaart. “A very good goal, briefly passed, inside and well shot.” Van der Goot then said: “I think it’s a bit Van Persie-esque, but with the right.”
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That was not the case at all with Van der Vaart. “If you say that one more time, I will really walk away,” said the former midfielder. “That short strike? No, you can’t compare this at all… Werner with Van Persie… No, not that goal either. Such a player, that is not possible.” Van der Vaart also saw Werner suffer a lot of ball loss, the analyst showed on the basis of images.
“It is a player that actually annoys you all the time,” said Van der Vaart. “Compare him a bit with Luis Suarez, who also walked with his head down on the ball. I can make that comparison, because I played football at a high level”, he winked. “But it’s all so wild and blind, no overview at all. I just expect more from a player who has been obtained for so much money (53 million euros, ed.). He is a very special footballer, but he does score his goals. That is what some say, but I can be surprised about it. He is lucky that he is very fast, otherwise he would have just been a mediocre footballer.”