Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed a big summer window of overhaul but there is one signing that Ange Postecoglou will already be regretting.
Spurs boss Postecoglou wanted a summer of change and he got that in the main as a number of top signings arrived and certain ‘dead wood’ was moved on.
For Postecoglou, the key now is to embed all these new players into his system and deliver consistent results.
In terms of results so far, it couldn’t be much more Tottenham if they tried. One draw, one comfortable win, and then a poor defeat just about sum up Spurs as a Premier League club.
Still, there have been enough positive signs in those games to suggest the summer window – as a whole – was a success for Spurs.
However, while certain players look the business already, it’s safe to say Postecoglou might already be regretting one signing.
And that man, is Timo Werner.
Tottenham should have moved on from Timo Werner
Spurs signed Werner way back in May when they exercised an option to take him on loan for a further season.
At the time, the moved seemed sensible and it was another player capable of covering multiple positions through the door.
However, just three games in, Spurs fans will be wondering why they bothered.
Werner has played just 28 minutes so far and coincidentally, the only time he hasn’t come on was in the game where they hammered Everton 4-0.
For whatever reason, Werner simply never looks like scoring and right now, you have to wonder where he fits in.
Tottenham’s youngsters mean Werner is not needed
There are some exciting young players emerging at Spurs right now and sadly for Timo Werner, that means he might not get a look in.
The signing of Wilson Odobert came out of nowhere but he’s already started under Postecoglou and looks ahead of Werner in the pecking order.
Likewise, Spurs are also excited by the signing of Yang Min-Hyeok. The South Korean is seen as a bargain and given his position, it’s another wide player.
Further, Lucas Bergvall has also impressed since signing and he is expected to get plenty of minutes.
Finally, the signing of Dominic Solanke means that Heung-Min Son is going to be playing in his more natural position down the left, once again, meaning Werner is surplus.
The German, then, albeit only three games in, will already be wondering if he has any sort of role to play this season.