Thomas Tuchel gave his emphatic backing to Timo Werner after his horror miss for Germany.
The Chelsea boss told his fellow countryman to stop trying to force things after Werner fluffed his lines from close range — moments before North Macedonia’s shock winner condemned Germany to their first World Cup qualifying defeat since they lost 5-1 to England 20 years ago.
The miss came with Werner, 25, on a run of one goal in his last 17 games for club and country. And one publication cruelly poked fun by awarding Werner honorary citizenship of North Macedonia.