MATHEO
Active Member
Was gonna write a long post on how the striker position is the most demanding physically and technically as you have less time and space to operate. This means that you can hide Havertz's technical shortcomings by playing him deeper, while maintaining his biggest strength which is his presence and movement, players like Fellaini were effective the most inside the box even though they were midfielders.
But instead of writing that post, I just want to call out the people who dismiss him as a midfielder as BORING. I cant understand how can you not be excited by the fact that playing Havertz in midfield allows us to switch to 2-striker systems at will during our attacks. Dismissing the romantic era of 4-4-2 just like that !
Also I want to note that we played our best and most fluid football when Trossard was upfront and Havertz played as a CM, it seems like a memory long forgotten. Yes, Havertz hasnt mastered his role as a midfielder yet but its a positional awareness issue rather than anything else, this comes with time as he understands the role more and more but some here are blind to his potential and only look at past performances.
I also have a lot to say about how Arteta tinkered with his fullbacks and how that changed the dynamics of the team and how this particularly affected Havertz's role in the team, but I'll leave that for later.
But instead of writing that post, I just want to call out the people who dismiss him as a midfielder as BORING. I cant understand how can you not be excited by the fact that playing Havertz in midfield allows us to switch to 2-striker systems at will during our attacks. Dismissing the romantic era of 4-4-2 just like that !
Also I want to note that we played our best and most fluid football when Trossard was upfront and Havertz played as a CM, it seems like a memory long forgotten. Yes, Havertz hasnt mastered his role as a midfielder yet but its a positional awareness issue rather than anything else, this comes with time as he understands the role more and more but some here are blind to his potential and only look at past performances.
I also have a lot to say about how Arteta tinkered with his fullbacks and how that changed the dynamics of the team and how this particularly affected Havertz's role in the team, but I'll leave that for later.