FOX Sports soccer analyst and former USMNT midfielder Stu Holden counts down the top 50 players participating in the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Ahead…
country: Germany
rating: 46
Rating in 2018: 45
Position: Attacking
age: 26
Tim Werner’s first World Cup could not have gone much worse than it did. In three starts for Germany in Russia ’18, Werner did not score and, as a result, die Mannschaft did not leave the group stage.
Werner is still prone to Cole hitting stretch marks – here’s why Chelsea it was convenient to allow him to return RB Leipzig for half what they paid for him in 2020 – but one good stretch is all that coach Hansi Flick needs from him in Qatar.
“He’s a very good finisher on his day,” Holden said, “although he’s a bit streaky, so I’ve got him in 46th place right now.”
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