Three big questions: Chelsea’s Timo Werner and simply scoring

3. Will that noise incident be something to be concerned about?

In 2017, Werner asked to be subbed off just 32 minutes into an away match against Besiktas. He tried to wear ear plugs but ultimately, he was unable to continue through the noise. Eventually it was deemed a circulatory issue and Werner had become dizzy on the pitch.

The incident has not happened again since. The player gave no cause for alarm as he continued to excel in the Bundesliga. And while Besiktas is surely loud, it is not as though Bundesliga teams are not noisy.

There is surely no real reason to be concerned about what seems like a one off incident. It was surely a medical episode of some sort and even if not, young players react in new environments in different ways. It is all but certain that whatever happened that day has been treated, either medically or simply through experience. Obviously, given he passed his medical.

Still, there is that lingering concern of what if buried deep. The last thing Chelsea will want is their new star striker to have to go through that again. Not only that, but the “fans” reaction to such an incident would surely be less than pleasant.

Ideally, this is a one off incident that is only occasionally remembered. As already stated, Werner has given three years of performances since without concern. Someone, at some point, will surely bring it up again over the course of the season. And hopefully it is only ever brought up in that context instead of a reoccurrence.

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