Thomas Tuchel omitted Timo Werner from his first game in charge of Chelsea because he fears he is suffering self-doubt under the weight of his poor form.
Werner has not scored a Premier League goal for almost three months and Tuchel found him in low spirits when he arrived at Stamford Bridge this week.
‘Sometimes as a striker it does not help if you care a lot,’ said Chelsea’s new head coach. ‘Sometimes as a striker it’s better to not care at all. But he’s not that guy. He cares and he’s not happy with himself and with the way things went lately.