Timo Werner at Tottenham Hotspur: Diving into German forward's potential in Ange Postecoglou's Spurs system

While Timo Werner concedes that he might not be the main goal-scoring figure for Tottenham Hotspur, he recognises how he can contribute to Ange Postecoglou's system — a setup he feels aligns well with his playing style.

The 27-year-old joined Spurs last week on a six-month loan deal from RB Leipzig and Postecoglou's side will have an option to buy the forward.

This isn't Werner's first rodeo in the Premier League. He signed for Chelsea from RB Leipzig back in 2020 as the Blues triggered his release clause worth £45 million ($62m). At that time, he had made 157 appearances for the Bundesliga side, scoring 93 goals and contributing 40 assists.

But the German could only manage 10 Premier League goals in his two seasons at the London club before returning to Germany as Leipzig paid a £25m ($29m) fee to re-sign him. This season, he lost his starting place with the Bundesliga side.

So why did the Australian manager bring Werner back to the Premier League despite his struggles at Stamford Bridge?

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We witnessed promising glimpses of what Werner can bring to Postecoglou's attacking system as he played an important role in Spurs' 2-2 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Although the Spurs boss admitted he had no choice but to start him given their injury crisis, and with Son Heung-min being away at the Asian Cup, Postecoglou was impressed with his new signing's display.

"Timo, he's had two sessions with us, he hasn't started a game for ages but I saw today I think he can be really exciting for us once he gets to understand our game and gets up to speed with our training," Postecoglou said.

The Spurs forward attempted five shots against United, two more than any other player on the