Kai Havertz scores again
Kai Havertz is on a role, having taken a while to find his feet, he now looks comfortable and in the last few games has been extremely impressive for his new club. He has silenced a lot of his critics and has been putting in a decent shift for Arteta and his Arsenal teammates. Havertz was a shock signing for a lot of Arsenal fans and I personally didn’t understand why Arteta was so keen on bringing him in.
Havertz had a good career at Chelsea but for me he was never someone that really stood out for me, but as I look back, i find myself wondering why I hadn’t noticed his talent before.
Since coming back from his last international break of the year with Germany, where he himself scored against Turkey, Havertz looked in fine form and a little more confident. When he first joined Arsenal he looked a bit shaky and didn’t look like he was quickly finding his feet, but after Odegaard passed him the ball for the penalty against Bournemouth, he looks to have finally settled in and has been a great addition to Arteta’s squad and has quickly proved just why Arteta was so keen on signing him.
Scoring the winner against City I think really changed the tide, and since then he’s been one of our best players. Havertz himself is pretty versatile and at Chelsea played as a striker a lot, but at Arsenal he’s been in the midfield and for someone who can smell goals when he’s played up front. He’s taken the midfield role in his stride and has become a danger for our opposition.
On the weekend, he scored again, adding to the ever growing tally of goals in Arsenal colours, having scored 3 in his last 5 games, scoring a late winner against Brentford, scoring the opening goal in the 6-0 thrashing of RC Lens in The Champions League and a goal on the weekend to pull Arsenal back level, getting Arsenal back into the game that we ultimately ended up narrowly pinching the win after a very good performance from Luton Town.
Havertz has now quickly become a fan favourite and Arsenal fans have finally accepted him as an asset to the club. Coming from a rival Premier League club will always be hard but to transfer from another club in the same City will always be a bit more difficult to settle in, but I think the fans getting behind him made it easier for him to settle and the 60M we spent in the summer doesn’t seem as crazy anymore.
What’s your thoughts on Kai Havertz at Arsenal so far Gooners?
Daisy Mae
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Havertz has always been a quality player but the main issues was is he suited for the EPL given he struggled at Chelsea for 3 years and is he gonna regain his confidence which was at an all time low. His huge 60m transfer fee and the fact that he came from Chelsea contributed to the intense scrutiny he has been subjected to. Had he come at 30m from a club abroad, fans would have left him alone like Vieira doesn’t get much flak.
Arteta bought him, Arteta will fix him, and I believe he can be a great signing. Arsenal is back again 🫶🎅
Sorry but no.
It takes more than scoring a few goals to convince me he is a good signing just yet.
Chris Kiwomya and Chris Wreh scored a few goals for Arsenal, and you would never call them good signings would you?
He is definitely on the right road though and I am sure he will get there.
The question really is where exactly is his best position?
Took the words right out of my mouth
We’ve said it many times…the guy became a star because he scored at will with Bayer Leverkusen….as a center forward or behind the forward….while playing in another position at Chelsea, he just disappeared, the same happened here, he now plays his role a little better, and it’s like we have an extra goktz when we attack… in contrast when we defend, it’s for crying, and a mobile bomb…With Luton just before we conceded the goal I noticed that he scored outside the area exactly, he was a little better than my grandmother. These players Mr. Arteta don’t score, digest it. Like a transfer Value, it always was, just confirming the rule of the scorer
I cannot understand whatever it is you are trying to say to us!
Lol, thought I was the only one confused
If he remains consistent, he’s good to go with his latest performance.
DAISY is now well known for contributing regular articles . But she is also well known for making factual errors that real fans OUGHT to know.
EXAMPLE:in this piece she says that “Havertz scored against City”, but that is factually wrong, as our only goal was scored by Martinelli.
I find it hard to take seriously any writer who keeps making basic factual errors about the team she or he is writing about.
Just my take,so I admire her enthusiasm to write, but not her propensity for errors of fact!
After all, such easy to check facts are better being checked and BEFORE being incorrectly written about.
On the substance of her piece, I DO NOT AGREE THAT Havertz is widely accepted as “a player of quality” At the very best, from his point of view, I would say the jury is still out.
But put more simply, I personally do NOT believe he is a player of top quality at all and would rather not have him here, but a better, more effective, more determined player instead. And on a far lower, more realistic wage too.
He started to produce goals, but I expect him to possess Zidane’s first touch and ball control skills because Arsenal spent £65m for an AM
He isn’t as good as Zinchenko and Odegaard in tight spaces, so we just rely on his physicality to make pre-assist, assist and goal
Xhaka wasn’t good in tight spaces as well, but he used other skills to succeed in the left-sided AM position
If Havertz keeps playing LB for Germany, I think he’ll improve his positioning skills
Gai, players like Zidane are rare in this generation. Havertz has his own skill set different from Odegard and Zichenko who are play makers. Havertz abilities in the box to me resembles Ramsey. When he deputies for Odegard he played well. I think if better coached by Arteta we shall see a better version of him. The good thing is that he is on an upward trajectory. His aerial ball winning abilities is a very big plus against many physical opposition where Odegard and Zichenko would be bullied. In my opinion Havertz would be needed more than Zichenko against Aston Villa.
Yeah, Zidane was a rare playmaker. He was quite tall, yet he controlled the ball as if he had a much lower center of gravity
The comparison with Ramsey was spot on. Ramsey always worked hard and never hid in duels, which is similar to Havertz
For the Gunners to beat the Vilians in the Epl semi-big game match encounter tomorrow Saturday at their Villa Park Stadium backyard,. The Gunners will need to step it up in their game against the Vilians. More than they have stepped up in their games this season. And Karl Havertz who is gradually becoming important for Arsenal in games, as he has shown in his recent games he played for them. Him and his fellow Gunners who will start the Aston Villa match or come on off the bench for it. SHOULD all step it up considerable in their game against the Vilians. Beyond the level of the game that the Villains have on offer in the match to deploy it against the Gunners. And beat beat them in the match as they often do when they are at the Villa Park to take them on in the Epl.
Final score-line: Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal @full-time +.
He’s a German international, from a tender age as well, he’s a champion league player not just a passenger, but actually played and scored the winning goal as a result lifted the big jug of that competition, that’s some accomplishment if you ask me.
That’s playing at the very highest level, he had a lull in recent time, but has return to life and he’s now expected to figure prominently
He is settling into the team and beginning to understand the complex movement between Jesus and Martinelli. I think there is a lot more to come from him.
To me, it looks as if he’s finally become comfortable playing for us. As if he’s finally found his home. He also seem to be gaining confidence in whatever position he lays in.
Havertz is ordinary. His main quality is arriving late at the back post or other positions. If he gains some confidence he could become a David Platt type player, but he will never excite and we paid £65 mill for him. We could have got James Ward Prowse for half that.
Haverz last couple of games were obviously a lot better than the previous clump. He still looks lacking in ability but if he improves again and stays (and this is the key) consistent he will be a player for us. Not anywhere near yet, goals apart. He has at least improved.
If in the middle of the season this question is still asked then the answer is very clear.
If those who followed his Chelsea time said he is no good and their was universal astonishement that we were going for him the answer is very clear.
To be a top players in the PL they have to push their bodies and mentality beyond everyone else. You can easily see this in players such as Martinelli and Rice.
Sadly Havertz lack this. If one is generous we will say he is not suitable to the PL but in my opinion he lacks the drive. Reminds me of Ozil in last years of his Arsenal career. Happy to do the basics and collect the check.
If he were going to be great for us he would have by now but he won’t and never will as long as he plays in the PL.
He might be a great player if he returns to the Bundesliga.
Fairly skilful but not top EPL class. He’s not new to this league and should have proved himself by now. We overpaid to get him but went one step further and made him our top earner at £300k + per week on a 5 year contract. Does anyone seriously think he justifies our huge investment in him? Conversely,although I still feel we overpaid for Rice, his consistently superb performances since have already gone a long way in justifying a similar investment.