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'All he does is head down and run' - Van der Vaart calls for Tuchel to play Ziyech ahead of 'blind horse' Werner

Hakim Ziyech must start for Chelsea ahead of Timo Werner, claims former Ajax midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, who compared the German striker's style of play to that of a "blind horse".

Ziyech and Werner both arrived at Stamford Bridge last summer, as part of an extravagant summer of spending by former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, but neither has produced their best form in the Premier League so far.

And, along with Ziyech, Van der Vaart wants to see Mason Mount continue to feature regularly along with Olivier Giroud, saying Werner has pace but no technical skill.