Cobra Kai Havertz: No Mercy

[TakeChillPill]

Wtf is this font

Looks like he used chat gpt to write this.

 

[Game Over]

Despite him being underwhelming for Chelsea, I feel strangely optimistic about him under Arteta.

Should have paid a little less though considering he’s coming off a poor season.

 

[TakeChillPill]

More Cobra Kai and less Kia please.

 

[North5]

A shame Giroud isn't still here

 

[FinnGooner]

Why is everyone hung up on price tags all the time? It’s not our money lmao

Has to do with the concept of opportunity cost

 

[IrishGooner93]

Now that Arteta has said he'll play midfield I wonder is he gonna play alongside Ødegaard like people are saying or will he be Odes backup?

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Has to do with the concept of opportunity cost

And what exactly is the opportunity cost here you mean?

 

[DuBB]

Manager Mikel Arteta added: “Kai is a player of top quality. He has great versatility and is an intelligent player. He will bring a huge amount of extra strength to our midfield and variety to our play.

Makes perfect sense.

We call it "The Xhaka Role", but in reality we don't know what that role is really supposed to be. Xhaka was just the best we had for now.

Maybe now we'll get a better idea of what the Left 8 was supposed to look like with an actual Arteta signing playing there.

 

[Batman]

Now that Arteta has said he'll play midfield I wonder is he gonna play alongside Ødegaard like people are saying or will he be Odes backup?

I don't think we're at the level quite yet where we buy backups who are more expensive than the starter nor do I think Havertz signed to be a backup. He'll either play exactly where Xhaka played in the 4-3-3 or more likely in my opinion he will play next to Ødegaard behind Martinelli Jesus and Saka with Rice and one of Timber or Zinchenko and maybe even Lavia at times sitting behind them in a 3-2-2-3 that mirrors City's new system and what we tried in our last 2 games of the season.

 

[ptrcopp]

Manager Mikel Arteta added: “Kai is a player of top quality. He has great versatility and is an intelligent player. He will bring a huge amount of extra strength to our midfield and variety to our play.

Very interesting. Would imagine the stats that have been highlight around work rate, forward passes in final third and arrivals in penalty area are the focus for the midfield. This is exactly what Xhaka brought this season so excellently this season

 

[Riou]

He will score the winner in the English Super Cup v City, that's when I'll start to really love him!

 

[Legend14]

Mikel already saying midfield so that good start.

Fair point, but he didn’t say LCM for Xhaka either.

He doesn’t mention forward, but we will see. More to come I’m sure.

Welcome to the club Kai Havertz.

 

[Legend14]

I'm sure it will be him instead of Timber in some games. That's the point. Create the same patterns of play but with different personnel in different positions.

To make your formation work, I think you do need Timber.

I don’t see Zinchenko sitting, so I still see a back 4.

 

[Legend14]

This player is coming from a very negative environment. We need to fully support him day 1, if we are planning to get the best out of him.

 

[ragnarock]

Playing midfield at Leverkusen.
This just got exciting to me. Could be a very very good signing.

 

[IrishGooner93]

I don't think we're at the level quite yet where we buy backups who are more expensive than the starter nor do I think Havertz signed to be a backup. He'll either play exactly where Xhaka played in the 4-3-3 or more likely in my opinion he will play next to Ødegaard behind Martinelli Jesus and Saka with Rice and one of Timber or Zinchenko and maybe even Lavia at times sitting behind them in a 3-2-2-3 that mirrors City's new system and what we tried in our last 2 games of the season.

Yeah was thinking most likely that, and you're right that we're probably not in the position to pay such a fee for odegaards backup.
It's an interesting evolution of the team , even if a similar structure to last season , albeit adjusted more like city's, the personnel in it will change it now too.
Havertz in that xhaka role alongside Ødegaard feels somewhat risky but also an exciting prospect if it works.

 

[Batman]

Yeah was thinking most likely that, and you're right that we're probably not in the position to pay such a fee for odegaards backup.
It's an interesting evolution of the team , even if a similar structure to last season , albeit adjusted more like city's, the personnel in it will change it now too.
Havertz in that xhaka role alongside Ødegaard feels somewhat risky but also an exciting prospect if it works.

Havertz does have excellent defensive metrics, similar to what Ode has developed in terms of winning the ball back high up the pitch. Even though I didn't really understand the move initially, I'm optimistic that Arteta has a good idea how to get the best out of Havertz. What I like the most about the squad that we're now building is that I think it will be able to execute multiple gameplans extremely well. I think we'll have the same fluidity and top level that we had last season but with less predictability so that it's harder for teams to try to nullify our strengths and that level of adaptability is how you close the gap between ourselves and a club like City, as well as some of the giants we may encounter in the CL.

 

[bingobob]

He could be one of those legendary Wenger esque signings. A talented player who just needs a change of scenery to flourish. Im not thinking about the alternative, yet.

 

[lamby22]

How about Don Kai? Can be both positive and negative at the same time

Can't wait for the first poll.

Don Kai
or
Donkai

 

[sergio_giorgini]

Welcome home, Major!