Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has joked about Timo Werner's return to goalscoring form at Southampton.

The German, 26, scored twice as Blues smashed the sorry Saints for six and he also struck the woodwork THREE TIMES.

Werner's last Prem goals had come against Southampton in October.

Asked if he had ever talked to Werner in an attempt to gee him up, Tuchel responded: “Yeah, but it would have been a long talk from October until April.

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

“It means when you come on the pitch, you have to be ready when the chance comes — and this is what he did.

“His attitude has always been good. But he still needs to adapt, because he used to play regularly and used to play for teams that were built for him.

“He played for a transition team before and sometimes we have lots of possession.

“Werner needs to adapt to the physicality of the league. It's still a process but it was a step in the right direction."