Son Heung-min was called up by South Korea for the Asian Cup, and this winter window, Tottenham really need to find an attacker to share the attacking pressure on the front line.
Previously, it was reported that Tottenham could sign Postecoglou in Celtic's old division, Joao Felipe.
Finally, Tottenham signed Timo Werner on loan. As soon as the news came out, it was Tottenham fans who were most caught off guard. Many people break out in a cold sweat when they think of Timo Werner's days at Chelsea and when they think of the golden scout plane about to fly over London again.
According to a number of confirmations, Timo Werner's loan contract has a buyout clause for £15.5 million.
Is Tottenham really playing too big?In the first half of the season, Timo Werner was almost out of the starting line at RB Leipzig, with Openda, Poulsen and Sesko all ahead of him in the starting order.
To be fair, there are some objective reasons why Timo Werner didn't play at Chelsea in the first place. Chelsea have not been doing well in recent years and need to sell youth to balance their books and meet the FFP. In such an environment, Werner is not alone in the Chelsea squad.
At Tottenham, Postecoglou has already built a new system, and the task and positioning for Timo Werner should be clear.
He's a striker who can play anywhere in the 4-3-3 formation, and his speed is crucial. Postecoglou's side need someone who can rush up on the flanks, especially in the absence of Son Heung-min. Otherwise, their offense will be very weak in the coming weeks.
Timo Werner is active off the ball, happy to press and likes to harass opposing centre-backs without stopping. Postecoglou, on the other hand, has demanded that the team must start pressuring their opponents from the front, and Tottenham have won the ball back 129 times so far this season.
Defensively, at least, running forward Timo Werner should be a good fit for Tottenham.
In any case, Werner has failed once before in the Premier League, and Tottenham have an element of gambling on his loan. But everything is two-sided, and from a dialectical point of view, bad things can become good things.
The player himself must be keen to prove himself again in England and, as the saying goes, the tree moves the dead, the man dies for the confidant, and if the manager can put enough faith in him, Werner's confidence could quickly increase.
During Timo Werner's time at Chelsea, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was often lacking in confidence. He was able to get shots on target regularly – 31 in two seasons in the league, the first of any Chelsea team, but he couldn't get off the score.
Before Timo Werner left RB Leipzig for the first time, his single-season record was 28 goals + 8 assists. This was more than four years ago, and if the boss can find a way to get the new ** back to half of his peak form, Tottenham have a reliable attacking point in the second half of the season that can effectively take the pressure off Richarlison and Brennan Johnson.
Timo Werner may not be the first choice for many, but Tottenham fans should be fully supportive of the player Postecoglou has named. As long as he continues to press aggressively, run diligently and regain his goalscoring touch (last but perhaps the most important), Tottenham will not lose the deal.