The German forward struggled to deliver up to the expectations following his big-money transfer from RB Leipzig last summer.
Timo Werner admits to being affected by criticism during his debut season at Chelsea.
Werner was a subject of criticism for fans and pundits alike throughout the previous campaign as he showed a lack of efficiency in the final third of the pitch.
Much was expected from the striker who garnered 36 goal contributions in just 34 Bundesliga appearances in 2019-20, but that burden of expectation and the weight of a heavy €50 million price tag prevented him from hitting top form.
That said, he didn’t exactly have a disastrous debut season at Stamford Bridge. Despite his lack of composure in front of goal, the 25-year-old was a constant threat to the opponents with his adept ability to run behind the defense and his intelligent link-up play.
“I think the most important thing in football is to keep your mentality up, keep your head clean from outside,” Werner told Chelsea’s official website.
“The media is getting bigger and bigger nowadays. Of course, when you play good you are the hero everywhere, but when you play badly it is a totally different story.
“You have to step away from that and concentrate on your football. It’s not always easy because you have media on your phone, media always around you which can bring something up you can see, but you have to be straight, in your own bubble, to think only about the football.
“It’s also important to always have people around you who help you, and give you strength to go on. Also, in the good moments they can bring you down a little bit, so you don’t think you are the hero.
“So they stop you in the good moments, and lift you up during the bad ones.”
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