Timo Werner performance against Rangers “unnaceptable” according to manager Ange Postecoglou after 1-1 draw.
Timo Werner was singled out for criticism by Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou after his side’s 1-1 draw against Rangers.
In the 1-1 Europa League draw at Rangers, Postecoglou believes Timo Werner’s performance was “not acceptable” after he replaced him at halftime.
The 28-year-old German forward only completed 69% of his passes, lost control 16 times, and lost all five of his duels.
Former Rangers striker Steven Thompson, covering the game for BBC Sportsound, said at the time: “Timo Werner’s final decision on the ball so far has been abysmal.
“I’ll be amazed if he’s not hooked at half-time.”
After Hamza Igamane gave Rangers the lead two minutes into the second half, Werner was actually replaced before the players emerged for the second half by Dejan Kulusevski, who went on to score a Spurs equaliser in the 75th minute.
Werner, a former attacker for Chelsea who is currently on loan from RB Leipzig, has only managed one goal in 19 games. It was his eighth start.
“When you’ve got 18-year-olds [in the squad], it [that performance] is not acceptable to me,” said Postecoglou.
“I said that to Timo, he’s a German international.”
“His performance in the first half wasn’t acceptable.
“We need everybody, including him, to be contributing because we don’t have the depth to leave people out if they perform poorly. I expect a level of performance from some of the senior guys, and tonight wasn’t that.”