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Kai Havertz has played for three separate Champions League teams, won the Champions League with Chelsea, and cost Arsenal €75million. Is he a number 10? Is he a number 8? Is he a striker?
What does he actually do?
Sam Tighe explains.
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Probably the least clinical talented player I’ve ever seen
One thing that fans don't appreciate enough, because it's pretty boring I guess: Havertz had 3 seasons at Chelsea, playing over 40 games each season, while playing in some of the most fouled positions, and he never had any significant time off injured. He's proven to be able to handle the league physically. You compare that to Timber, who was all very exciting in pre-season, but boom, no Timber for months. Havertz was the player who covered the most distance last season at Chelsea. He's not absolutely top of the league for distance covered, but he is very good.
With his physical record being outstanding, he should get plenty of minutes both on the pitch and on the training ground to adapt to the team and learn his part in the system(s), and when he does he stands to be a super reliable name on the team sheet for years to come.
In my view it's remiss to talk about his lack of "explosiveness" or "dynamism", without also mentioning his work rate and stamina, because the two are related. The more explosive a player is the less they will be able to keep that up. Odegaard was the Arsenal player who covered the most distance last season, so you can see how that's an important trait of the position he'll be in at Arsenal. This is also a clear reason why he suits midfield far more. Add his "duels won" that is mentioned in this video, to his work rate and stamina, to his height and strength in the air, and he's a really stellar defensive asset for the team.
All in all, I don't think Arteta bought him to be an exciting attacking prospect to rival Odegaard, but a more rounded and reliable midfielder. Which isn't very exciting I know, but reliability is very much undervalued in football and excitement is overvalued. Although with some of the transfers we're seeing, including Havertz, that could be changing.
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Average Chelsea fan: He fuckin' honks, that's what he does
what does mount do because that's another confused signing
Hes done, he is a bust and Arsenal have shoot them self in the foot thats it the end
He is a flop😢😢😢so nothing good he does
Kai Havertz is Mikel’s greatest test. If he can turn him around, no one can dispute Arteta as contender for the next best manager.
Una go explain taya. The earlier y'all realise he's not cut out for the PL, the better
Nothing!!! Just save u 9mins
Nothing!!! Just save u 9mins
Nothing!!! Just save u 9mins
Feels a bit jumping the gun to judge players a few games in a new set up. But my reservations with him have been that he hasn’t really shone much under a number of Chelsea managers or Germany coaches
Arsenal fans hoped that the geneous of Arteta will change Havertz's game and results.
I said from the very beginning this guy is a waste of money
Blaming chelsea for Kai Havertz not being a competent football player is a crazy take.
Yes he was played out of position at times, but you have to ask yourself why? He genuinely looked better up front then he did as an attacking midfielder.
He has been underwhelming since he came to England. he rarely played as a number 9 at Chelsea, he was more of a false 9. He himself said that was his best position.
Him being out of position doesn’t explain why he can’t kick a ball 5 yards, why he misses the clearest chances you’ve ever seen or his lack of intensity. He simply isn’t cut out to be one of the worlds best players.
The fact is he was played out of position at Chelsea because he wasn’t performing in his actual position. You can’t blame Chelsea for him underperforming when he was never performed from the moment he came to Chelsea.
Find the root of the problem not just the stump.
He lost his confidence
When Arsenal were interested in Julian Brandt, i watched a few Bayer games and thought Harvertz was more the Arsenal player than Brandt, just like Van Persie before him, even though Robin is a striker, Kai will have to grow the mental part of his game, similar to what Reiss Nelson has had to do, Im expecting a much better more impactful season from Reiss than from Kai, environment matters, we have seen this before with Xhaka, i doubt this transfer would have been possible if the Xhaka experiment had not worked out, being a club that Nartures talent means Arsenal will be better placed at picking up talent that has not necessarilly blossomed at teams like Madrid
He’s scoring less because the German league is scrap
“let’s see what he’s good at” and STILL has to go back to Leverkusen😭 he’ll be in Germany in two years he just isn’t it
Seems that his skill set fits better as a change player to Odergard.
Nothing. If you have a perfect eyesight as a fan, you would admit many current players are not qualified as professionals.
Lack of mentality, poor body language, lack of professionalism etc
Those fans wanted to back their manager so badly, want it to work that it affected the team's performance and results.
Havertz situation cannot be used to compare with KDB and Salah 's at Chelsea. Its completely different please
Well, part of the reason why people buy Havertz is because he is flexible and can play different positions.
That said, he is super quick, but doesn't want to sprint anymore. Chelsea fans think Havertz is slow, because he doesn't even try to run quickly.
He should be benched until he can prove that hes worthy of a start
Top content, good work as always
He's a false footballer!!!
Stealing a living
Arteta is definitely watching this right now trying to figure out what he does aswell
Bro Havertz himself doesn't know his best position
He's had all summer to figure out what he does
You had to go to 2018..
I remember his best output at Chelsea is under Lampard. When Havertz played as 10 with Tammy as 9. Granted it was against weaker team at that time, but at least he's played in position he's used to. Me too blaming Chelsea for playing him in a position he doesn't excel at. And even though Tuchel did a very compact formation, it doesn't accommodate Havertz's skillset. More so when Lukaku did his interview. Things just got from bad to worse
What I like about him is that, he have that mentality; not going back down from a challenge. Sometimes looks dangerous as he would be given a card, but I can't say I hate that. Hope him for the best at Arsenal
If he works really well attacking a back line that has been stretched by Bailey and Diaby, it would seem he should’ve moved to Villa rather than Arsenal 😂
Vizeh just did this video
This was a bizarre transfer imo, especially due to the huge fee. He’s proven in the prem, and by “proven” I mean he’s proven that he’s completely ineffective.
I think this eternal existential question will be on our minds for the next 3 years 😂 eventually arteta will play him false 9 or odegaard sub, in the meantime we all suffer
He’s a bloody good benchwarmer
Havertz is the highest paid player at Arsenal by a mile.
UTILITY player?
I swear everything lately is just man u! arsenal! liverpool!!
Shame really
I literally just told my friends this last weekend after the Fulham game that, Havertz is displaying absolutely no acceleration and speed at all while in the attacking third or for that matter in counter-attacks as well, he has been so far unable to match the pace of game that Martinelli has been demanding of him ( you could clearly see Marti's frustration with him throughout the game). Just as Ode does things as his counter-part in the right he needs to be more creative, quicker, and certainly a lot more dynamic.
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The heading of this video should be
“This is how Chelsea Destroy Potential World Beaters”
Kai havertz misses chances. So glad we sold him.
Short answer: Nothing
This is below the level of analysis I expect from Tifo. Focusing on Kai’s lack of burst and supposed inability to defend is something I could get from Football Twitter. How about talking about how his role is different than Granit Xhaka? How he’s become the main target for long balls? How he’s not making late runs and the impact on the space in the box? How his stats are different 3 games in compared to his time at Chelsea? That’s the Tifo quality I’ve come to expect from this excellent channel.
i feel like this is the best analysis of Kai that i have seen yet. well done
Why isn't there this much media interest and analysis in Mount, an England international…the next Frank Lampard. His impact and start to the season has been worse than Havertz, yet the media is silent. The Havertz agenda is real.
So, Essentially you end the video saying, Kai Havertz is good at things that are structural and are measurable. But he is not good at the eye test. If anyone has played, then one knows most of the players that seem busy arnt really doing anything. If the eye test was a real thing, Cerebral players take time, and when they start ticking they make it seem simple. Some players just need time to calibrate the movements of others. As long as they arent a detriment to the structure and organization of the team… honestly, this is a non-issue.
The metrics clearly show he is good at thinks you want him, structurally, to do.
Arteta the rookie thinks he is the genius that can reignite Kai Havertz and is too blind to actually see what everyone can se; Havertz is done with football, it's only downhill for him from now on.
This will most likely cost Arteta his job.