Werner was one of the stars of the 6-0 thrashing we dished out to the Saints at St Mary’s on Saturday, with the German posing a constant threat to the opposition defenders and finding the back of the net twice, as well as going close on a number of further occasions as he hit the woodwork three times and was denied by goalkeeper Fraser Forster.

Our head coach was pleased to see the 26-year-old grab his opportunity with both hands at Southampton and hopes it will increase his confidence for the games ahead.

‘I hope so. He looked confident today, he took the chance that he got,’ said Tuchel. ‘There were a lot of things made for him and his style of play and it suited him very good.

‘He took the chance and he made his point and could have scored more, but of course these are the kind of performances that strikers need and we need from the strikers. It’s a give and take.’

Tuchel also admitted he has been trying to keep Werner’s spirits high when he has found goals difficult to come by, but underlines the fact that at this level you just have to accept the pressure and rely on yourself and your own abilities to bring you success.

‘At some point there are no words, you have to help yourself. You sign up for Chelsea, you sign up for a top club, you have to live up to it and you have to accept the pressure that comes with it and you have to help yourself.

‘That means in training and when you come on the pitch as a substitute. This is what it is and you have to be ready when the chance comes to be there and this is what he did.

‘His attitude has always been good but he still needs to learn to adapt through moments like this, because he used to play regularly and used to play in teams that are built for him and he played for a transition team before, and sometimes we have a lot of ball possession.

‘So he needs to adapt and adapt to the physicality still of the league. It’s still a process and the process is surely not finished, but it was of course a big step in the right direction.’

Our head coach was asked what he found most surprising about our 6-0 win at St Mary’s, but insists his trust in the potential of his team meant he wasn’t surprised by the margin of victory, even if he found our ability to cut through Southampton’s defence particularly pleasing.

‘The amount of clear chances that we were able to create, there was a huge amount of clear chances, but no surprise. We expect a lot from ourselves and we know what this group can deliver.

‘It’s not always easy because we’re not only relying on talent and we don’t solve questions and problems on the pitch by pure talent, but it comes by work rate and by attitude and to show it all the time is not always easy. So it was good to see how many chances we could create, but I don’t know if it was a surprise.

‘We did not expect to win by six goals. So now we have this result and this performance and this is good because I’m sure it lifts everybody’s spirit.’