If anyone can empathise with Timo Werner right now, it is Sam Kerr. Like Werner, Kerr is one of the best strikers around. Like the German, she was signed by Chelsea with high expectations. And like Werner, the Australian is still finding her feet in English football.
Kerr arrived in the Women’s Super League last November as the all-time leading goalscorer in the American and Australian leagues but a dream start eluded her. Ninety seconds into her debut, she was clean through on goal but blasted over. She found the net only once in six games before coronavirus put a stop to the season.