As a child he built up his endurance by powering up mountains. Now Timo Werner, in his new role as Chelsea striker, is primed to come up against £75million man-mountain Virgil van Dijk.
Liverpool's Dutch defender has made two mistakes leading to goals in his last four Premier Leagues games. In his previous 154 matches, Van Dijk was culpable just once.
It sets up a fascinating sub-plot between the German speedster - who clocked 11.11sec for the 100metres as a teenager - and the Anfield colossus whose leadership was pivotal to their first title in 30 years last season. “The last time I ran 11.11 I was 15 or 16 so hopefully I’m a bit faster,” said Werner. “My dad always wanted me to be faster and he wanted to give me strength in my
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