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Chelsea are hoping to trim down their squad and offload some of their high earners. This means players like Kai Havertz could be on their way out. Surprisingly Arsenal are one of the teams keen on bringing the German to North London.
Havertz is a versatile attacker, but hasn’t been great for Chelsea. So why do Arsenal want him?
JJ Bull explains.
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44 Comments
I think what Arteta values most in players is attitude and character. Just like Pep he looks for an exact profile to fit into the team. Havertz has shown nothing but complete willingness to play in uncomfortable position, And tried his best to adapt to what he was required to under every different Chelsea manager. Never seen him complain or have any drama that alot of players in his situation would have.
It is wild to me that Chelsea is confortable letting him go but keep Mudryk and CO who are way less talented than he is. Havertz is constantly the Focus point of criticism for his finishing yet he is no striker and Chelsea seems to make an efford not to sign one.
Arsenal would be the last Kroenke team to have not won the most coveted silverware on it's respective league. Arsenal fans should be rejoice, he'll spend money like madman.
I was suprised he ended up at Chelsea is the first place, always thought Liverpool would go him, even now as a Firmino replacement
I think he might even be able to play as a backup to Saka given how often he drifts to the right.
havertz will replace xhaka. i don't really understand why jj is making things so complicated in terms of havartz' role in the arsenal team.
From the vid I am thinking that Havertz performs the Raumdeuter role like if he finishes then he could be like Muller
I just think he’s too often like Bambi on ice – he’s would excel in a 10 role off the right but that’s we’re odegaard operates… personally I’d be happy to sell him
Not gonna lie, as good as arteta has been, I can't help feeling that signing two attacking players with Jesus and now potentially Havertz is strange. Both are below average finishers and have proven to be inefficient over multiple seasons with both finishing below their XG. Surely a direct foil to Jesus and his energetic but poor finishing would be a good idea
He work better on the wing then as a 9. Hes not better than Jesus as a 9, so thats nonsensical. But, hes better than Matinelli. Thats where I see him, as Sakas wingpartner
this gonna hurt
The best Havertz is basically Antoine Griezmann
he seems like the ideal impact sub type player if he's willing to play that role
Can he just replace xhakas position and have free roam on the attack and his defensive numbers are good also when we get havertz we’ll have so much more options but what will arsenal do about halogen I would sell nketiah and bring in Balogun as a backup and what about if he does really well maybe he’s a starter what will arsenal do ??
Remember when Chelsea fans threw Lukaku under the bus and said Havertz is better?
Now after underperforming those same fans are making excuses for him 😂
This is so brilliant, I was just talking with my coworker about this trade and he said it was a waste. As someone who watched Havertz at Leverkusen and understands that his last season with Chelsea was truly underwhelming because Chelsea was just awful, I couldn't find the right ways to convince him of how ingenious this purchase could be for Arsenal, til now. I've shown him the video.
Havertz is coming in to replace xhaka. I think he can do everything that xhaka can do, but with a bit more silk and flair. Can see mikel turning him into an 8
Would much rather spend a bit more and get Joao felix
As a Chelsea fan I really hope we keep him. I do feel as if this will be like with KDB all over again if we sell him.
Not only do I want to keep him as he's quality and a big part of the current squad, but also with us investing all in this youth, we need more players in their peak and with Mount, Ziyech going and Nkunku coming in, we would be in a lot better position to get the most out of him.
jeus doesnt score as much either.
Plenty players we need to get rid of ahead of Kai and Mount. Frusturating. Poch would get a great tune out of Kai like he did with Delli and Mount is literally made for Poch (and every manager really).
Going from spending too much time with a literal PE teacher in Lampard (literally half his time at Chelsea was under Lampard) to Mikel Arteta, coaching genius, should be illegal. The gains he's about to make.
So where is Trossad gonna play?
Where did you get a chart like that for his player statistics at 1:48? Does anyone else know?
I am glad that Marin has finally found a career for longer than just a season
I'd buy mitrovic instead
Kai ‘tall Mario Götze’ Havertz
He's a big game player, but Arseanl only have 5 big games a season.
5:35 thats exactly what i think how havertz will be played at arsenal. He will take xhaka position but more forward role. Thats why arteta wants to buy Rice to provide more security at the back.
He's amazing off the ball, both in offensive and defensive situations. He improves Arsenal's press on Day 1. This is an amazing signing.
Gonna be a G. Jesus situation: level raiser, but not the clinical finisher we need and this will get the fans restless.
Feels his best position is in midfield .Would be a good replacement for Xhaka or as a false 9 . Think Chelsea didn't use his passing range and creativity to the fullest.Still think Arsenal shouldve tried for Firmino as back up st
Brilliant video
JJ " he hardly scores goals….is he a number 9 is he a number 10 nobody knows" this is so accurate as a Chelsea fan I wish we had a striker to play with him
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No matter how you paint the guy, he is just not any great. Take that from a chelsea fan
As an arsenal fan, I'm praying this move doesnt happen. Ive never seen anything special in this guy. He's not technically gifted, hes not a great playmaker and hes a terrible finisher. Even when he scores it looks like an accident.
All this analysis is cool but Havertz is a poor signing, you don’t need to go into detail to realise that
Kai needs arteta more
Why do people say "He scored in the Champions League final" as if to say that means he is a great player..
Do they realize he's only scored 6 CL goals in his career from 31 games? Meaning he scores on average 1 goal every 5 – 6 UCL games…
That CL Final goal was literally the only CL goal he scored that season -_-
Not saying anything about him as a player but why bring up that one point over and over, expecially since 2021..
Should have gone for Florian Wirtz instead. Similar player with more end product
Could be that Havertz is like Thomas Muller, but with a more physical playstyle?
If i ever need to know what a player will offer my team, Tifo are my first port of call. I understand Havertz a little bit more now than i did. Thanks guys!
Havertz sucks something awful