Kai Havertz: No More Mr Nice Kai

[Maybe]

Isn't it funny how bad Martinelli and Zinchenko have looked this season without Xhaka? If only we signed a suitable replacement.

Surely they were just as bad second half of the last season with Xhaka being there.

 

[Nunowoolmez]

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Pål Lydersen had number 20 as well. Had no business playing for Arsenal.

Haha...except his career with us was all about business. Brown envelope business

#bung

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Haha...except his career with us was all about business. Brown envelope business

#bung

Rune Hauge is apparently in the world elite of bridge playing these days

 

[elemoo]

What about Trossard at False 9 instead of Nketiah?

Trossard is slow and for me, not great out of posession from a defensive standpoint. I'd even argue Trossard is better coming on against tired legs after Havertz has tired the opposition out.

I agree tho, better than Nketiah.

 

[TheEliteMaster100_]

Hardly put a threat on De Ligt and Dier... what an awful signing.

 

[TheDrunkenMaster]

Not a striker not a 8, maybe as we don’t have one competent left back we should play him there, maybe nagelsmann was right

 

[Rasmi]

I said a month ago when he was being hyped. People will have different view end of the season

 

[North5]

Zubi

Only us 2 seem to rate him. I pray if he comes here that he doesn't flop

 

[Paperino]

Not a striker not a 8, maybe as we don’t have one competent left back we should play him there, maybe nagelsmann was right

Or maybe we just revoke his contract and pretend that we never paid any money for him.

 

[2Smokeyy]

I said a month ago when he was being hyped. People will have different view end of the season

The “I told you so” came too early

Not even trying to act shameless or anything but this signing wasn’t what we needed. Not going to try and act like he hasn’t helped us this season but it’s something you’d expect from a big money signing.

 

[Rattata]

He's back to being a slightly better Eddie Nketiah. But let's look at the positives this should mean we could sell Eddie for around 50 million if my math is correct.

 

[Batman]

He shouldn't be a starter. He has a function and he makes sense in certain fixtures but he's not a nailed on starter in either position for a team with real ambition at the top level. It potentially becomes a better signing if the correct signings are made in the summer which allow the team to actually attack in multiple ways, particularly with pace.

 

[Rasmi]

The “I told you so” came too early

Not even trying to act shameless or anything but this signing wasn’t what we needed. Not going to try and act like he hasn’t helped us this season but it’s something you’d expect from a big money signing.

He did something amazing start of the season. He played so bad that he couldn’t lower the expectations and every little thing he did was celebrated as he can do something. But in the end most fans didn’t want him when we were linked and our initial thoughts were correct

 

[RunTheTrap]

What pains me the most is that he stayed on for the whole 90 minutes despite offering nothing. Arteta would move mountains to make this transfer work, and I find that upsetting because his ego comes ahead of the club.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

What good he's done recently was thrown in the the fire vs Bayern. Anonymous

 

[Batman]

What pains me the most is that he stayed on for the whole 90 minutes despite offering nothing. Arteta would move mountains to make this transfer work, and I find that upsetting because his ego comes ahead of the club.

I agree with you in theory but who was going to come on? Nketiah?

 

[elemoo]

Havertz was the least of our problems in attack tonight - Saka and Martinelli were invisible most of the time and didn’t even attempt to link play with him and we didn’t use him as a target man.

Poor game from Kai today but it would be the same for whoever you stuck ther.

 

[fute]

At CF he has been solid for us. Can't really complain.

 

[SA Gunner]

A bit slow to those direct balls, if he was able to get onto those, we’d have scored a few these last 2 games.

Will reserve judgement on his season once it’s played out, these last 2 games probably a dampener on his impact, but he has been alright. We see his strengths and weaknesses, and now know where best to play him.

 

[Maybe]

At CF he has been solid for us. Can't really complain.

I think we can complain and this was a game where solid wasn't good enough. For an academy grad or someone cheap, he would get a pass from me even when he isn't doing much, but his salary is extreme and we did pay a lot of money so I expect a lot more.

Think you can compare it with Trossard, a player who will contribute some 15 goals a season mostly from rotating, and is not a full package or a starter, for a reasonable price.

Prob the most important aspect of pro football is the financial side and this was a piss-poor job