Kai Havertz: No More Mr Nice Kai

[Sanchez11]

He plays in those areas

We need a winger, back up for Ode and no8, plus a lb. See what happens after that.

 

[sub_sub]

Loved both of his goals tonight. The first was easy to fluff with the pressure from the defender. The second was such a cute strike. Great to see him celebrate as well.

 

[Rattata]

If Arteta manages to punch the striker gene into him we got a great player but I'm not really convinced this will happen. I have to say this was the most striker like performance we got from him all season. 4 shots on target is surely a season high for Havertz.

 

[RandomHero84]

His run timings and the way he bends them are brilliant. Such a donkey sometimes, but he's done a lot right.

I think he's a thinker. Very tactically astute, but you could see in two very similar situations the first one where he should shoot, influenced the latter, where he clearly should have passed. Overthinking things. Indecisiveness seems to play a part in this, resulting in passes without conviction, and weak shots.

If you could get him finishing with confidence it would be lovely. But he's really not done bad.

 

[MaraDon]

the embodiment of a nightmare for defenders.

can you please stop? seriously, enough, please....

 

[MaraDon]

Probably a player we never will fully understand. He will frustrate you often enough in a match and then still will have his 2-3 briliant actions.

His pace is really underrated. Easily outpaced them for the third goal.

Learn about football.

 

[MartiSaka]

Back at striker where he should be.

 

[Blankety Blank]

Except for the bad pass instead of shot he was good in the first half as well. His other 2 chances were good saves by the gk and immediately AM wants him subbed off. He had a great game.

Overall 10 non penalty goals. No way he's a flop.

Thismay be closer
I said he had a mixed 1st half due mainly to a couple of poor decisions in front of goal but some of his play was very good.

The 2 goals in the 2nd half were class.

Too many on AM are overly emotional or don't know ball.

 

[Gooner_girl14]

I'm convinced Arteta will only make him better. Should have scored a hatrick tonight but we'll settle for the brace. I was worried that he'd go into his shell after a couple of poor decisions in the first half, nice to see that wasn't the case. 2 very good finishes from him, good to see the strength to hold off the defender for his first too. Also think he's linking up better with his team mates - little flicks and knock downs (even a backheel!) are really coming together.

 

[Synical]

That first goal was the best one he's scored all season. I must admit it I thought he was going to miss

 

[El Duderino]

Not a midfielder.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

@Farzad Stoned

He is still a bad striker, even fat chicks get laid

 

[fute]

He is still a bad striker, even fat chicks get laid

twice in one night?

 

[DJ_Markstar]

his second has to be my favourite finish of the season, love when the keeper gets completely wrong footed

And I love when a forum gets completely wrong-footed

 

[PrinzPoldi]

B

We need a winger, back up for Ode and no8, plus a lb. See what happens after that.

Back up for Saka also

 

[tactica442]

The way Kai finishes the goals is so Thierry like.

 

[LookingForEric]

Not a midfielder.

Can people stop with this, he was never meant to be a LCM. Partey’s injury literally forced us to use him there.

Second striker/just behind the striker making those lovely runs.

I said he’d achieve 15-20 G/A with us this season and was laughed out this thread.

I. Know. Ball.

 

[Bloodbather]

Not a midfielder.

Not a central midfielder, definitely not. Attacking mid/second striker works but not in our system. Would work for Real in Bellingham's role, for example. (They were interested in him, weren't they?)

 

[OnlyOne]

Thought he was excellent. Didn't follow AM during the game and I thought first half he was frustrating but did alright, second half was something else.

 

[Maybe]

Can people stop with this, he was never meant to be a LCM. Partey’s injury literally forced us to use him there.

I'm fairly sure our season opening was Partey starting as RB to accommodate Havertz in mid. You gonna ignore that pretending that you know what the plan was like being the best buddy of Mikel?