Cobra Kai Havertz: No Mercy

[Farzad Stoned]

He's only played 9 times in the PL as striker and has 7 goals and 4 assists in those games. Those are elite numbers from his time as an actual striker

Kai is not an elite striker you know it, i know it. What about all the other matches he played where he stunk up the joint. So only 9 of the 34 matches he played as an attacker count? Cmon i ain’t buying it

 

[Farzad Stoned]

He'd cost a bomb though, don't think we'll go for both him and Bruno

Bruno the leg breaker or Isak? Who would you choose?

 

[pireshenry]

Kai is not an elite striker you know it, i know it. What about all the other matches he played where he stunk up the joint. So only 9 of the 34 matches he played as an attacker count? Cmon i ain’t buying it

Sorry. The numbers say otherwise. Numbers don’t lie.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

Sorry. The numbers say otherwise. Numbers don’t lie.

34 matches and 12 goals is elite?

 

[Legend14]

Big game player. He is one of a few players on the squad that I don’t worry about being that deer in the headlights in big matches.

 

[fute]

Big game player. He is one of a few players on the squad that I don’t worry about being that deer in the headlights in big matches.

He is an even keel guy. Whether it is Luton or City, his temperament never changes.

That is good for our squad.

 

[SA Gunner]

Havertz is an excellent option to have at CF, with an ability to drop deeper situationally. It’s been a good season for him all things considered.

We still need a killer CF though, and I hope we go for Isak. Havertz gives us options in one variation, Isak in another. The idea is we need to add more to our game and efficiency in tight areas is what’s currently missing.

Isak, plus a pacey technical winger is what we need, and yes there are good options out there.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Just see how our man from Montpellier has been treated....

I must admit I was one of his detractors. But, in retrospect, he was made a scapegoat of our terrible recruitment (Özil & Sanchez aside) back then.

He needed someone else to alleviate the burden from him. Looking back, we should've taken both Özil & Higuain from Real.

That would've made things better for us.

 

[fute]

Havertz is an excellent option to have at CF, with an ability to drop deeper situationally. It’s been a good season for him all things considered.

We still need a killer CF though, and I hope we go for Isak. Havertz gives us options in one variation, Isak in another. The idea is we need to add more to our game and efficiency in tight areas is what’s currently missing.

Isak, plus a pacey technical winger is what we need, and yes there are good options out there.

Havertz is isn't a killer, but he is a ninja.

Isak is injury prone. No thanks. Another Jesus. Availability is just as important as ability in modern football. That is the one thing about Kai, he is durable.

 

[Sammy1887]

Bruno the leg breaker or Isak? Who would you choose?

Isak unless Bruno breaks his leg

 

[Sammy1887]

34 matches and 12 goals is elite?

Come on pal..Kai played roughly 20 odd games in midfield.

 

[LookingForEric]

Come on pal..Kai played roughly 20 odd games in midfield.

I posted his stats yesterday. 7 goals and 6 assists from the striker role and 5 goals from midfield.

95% of these numbers have come in 2024, he took a little while to settle. You’d argue that if he kept this form over the entire season he’d comfortably hit 20+ goals.

 

[drippin]

What's the great thing about Havertz as a false 9 that might not have been mentioned, is his stamina.

Well of course stamina has been mentioned, but my point is that when he drops deeper, holds the ball and gives it to wings for example, then he is still able to make those runs with his speed and arrive to the box either on time, or with a late run. This is something that Lacazette could not do in his later years, and he wasn't a target man either.

He can also be very tricky with the ball when he has confidence. For example against Tottenham before his goal I think, he was in the center circle against two players. He took the ball with a small touch, basically giving him just enough time to bounce the ball over the next guy, and Arsenal got the attack which resulted in a corner and a goal.

 

[db10_therza]

What's the great thing about Havertz as a false 9 that might not have been mentioned, is his stamina.

Second only to Odegod in the stamina rankings for me.

 

[Buhry]

We got no one to replace the center backs either. We saw last year how he won’t move white inside, kiwior is ok and Tomy is always hurt

I think tomiyasu can play CB? He played one game there this season and did well, think he does it for Japan.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

Come on pal..Kai played roughly 20 odd games in midfield.

He played as an attacking midfielder almost a second striker. I don’t buy this nonsense he only played 9 games at striker and those are the only ones that count.

 

[PrinzPoldi]

He played as an attacking midfielder almost a second striker. I don’t buy this nonsense he only played 9 games at striker and those are the only ones that count.

your takes here were more nonsense.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

your takes here were more nonsense.

If you think he is an elite striker go ahead . Mik believes it and his opinion is one that counts. So we will all see next season if these 9 games at striker supposedly have revitalized him like AM believes. So why do you care so much that i don’t buy him?

 

[PrinzPoldi]

If you think he is an elite striker go ahead . Mik believes it and his opinion is one that counts. So we will all see next season if these 9 games at striker supposedly have revitalized him like AM believes. So why do you care so much that i don’t buy him?

no one here says he is elite.

you don't buy him regardless, so I don't really care what you said.
since you like to BS here I just do the same.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

no one here says he is elite.

you don't buy him regardless, so I don't really care what you said.
since you like to BS here I just do the same.

So you concede he isn’t an elite striker? You don’t think we need one? I think we do if we want to win league or Cl