Kai Havertz: Page 5 - The Arsenal discussion community: One More in the Tolly

Kai Havertz

QuincyAbeyie

JazzG This guy is coming in with such low expectations from Arsenal fans

That's not the impression I'm getting at all..?

Clrnc

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-66002380

Donkey Kai?

Coombs

That's surely not real? 😆

DiabyKungFu

Just so we're all on the same page, we all agree that the "Donkey" nickname is an inside joke about his penis and the comments about how it's about his temperament are just a cover-up, right?

Big Willie

DiabyKungFu Just so we're all on the same page, we all agree that the "Donkey" nickname is an inside joke about his penis and the comments about how it's about his temperament are just a cover-up, right?

Dunno what page you're on but I'm not on one that has any info about his dick. 🤣

Clrnc

Looks great in an Arsenal shirt. Get in

KingslandBarge

Diaby Kung Fu would like to know if he looks great in no shorts too.

DiabyKungFu

I mean, it's a pro sports locker room. There's no way that anything that can be interpreted homoerotically was not intended in that way. There's no way people are buying that nonsense explanation of that nickname.

lorddulaarsenal

I heard his nickname came about as he has a knee knocker

Pepe LeFrits

Welcome, Kai.

Doc

looking forward to see what this guy can do and how he will be utilized

Think in general Edu and Arteta have done great buying quality players and building a cohesive team. If they can get Kai to realize his potential though, it takes them up another level in that area for me.. Kid has flopped at Chelsea so its always going to be a risk, an expensive risk it looks like.. and he could potentially just fizzle out into another Draxler... He has bags of potential though and could be a truly world class player but they are going to need to find a role that really plays to his strengths

Good video of what he could potentially do here in midfield

Pepe LeFrits

Doc looking forward to see what this guy can do and how he will be utilized

Me too. There are questions around how we'll work defensively in transition and under pressure without the ball, but the prospect of what he can give offensively is super exciting. Given we basically play a 3-2-5 when in possession, and spend much more time in possession than out of it, he should be a much better fit for the side than Xhaka.

Himself and Martin on the top of the midfield box 🤤 hopefully we'll have two absolute ballers for the base of the box by August...

Qwiss

Never been keen on this but if Arteta can get Xhaka playing well he can fix Havertz too.

goon

Pepe LeFrits here are questions around how we'll work defensively in transition and under pressure without the ball

There was a clip of his pressing and defensive work that would have reassured people I reckon. He might not be as switched on as Xhaka positionally and in terms of filling in spaces in defence, but I think as we develop as a team the aim will be to defend much higher up the pitch with an aggressive high press.

Doc

Pepe LeFrits

Yeah agree. Martinelli is going to love playing next to him I think.

There is going to be some work needed tactically to compensate defensively but also think a major factor we will miss with Xhaka is the 'always available' role that he plays for the team that helps us control the game.. Havertz looks like he is more interested in making forward runs into space..

Qwiss

Pepe LeFrits Given we basically play a 3-2-5 when in possession, and spend much more time in possession than out of it, he should be a much better fit for the side than Xhaka.

Yeah but its where Zinchenko plays in that formation that concerns me. It worked best when Xhaka and Partey were on it and could cover that space and keep midfield but it'd take a big tactical switch to get it to work in transition with Havertz I think. Then again I'm still not fully convinced Arteta will use him as the Xhaka replacement.

Qwiss

goon I think Arteta definitely wants him in large part due to his pressing. Winning the ball high up is very different to dropping back into defence though where you need to contain more than jump in.

Gazza M

Doc yep. we will lose something from xhakas positional play, which is why I envisioned rice in the roaming 8 role to keep providing that stability, with the added drive and athleticism. as you say, there will need to be a strategic reshuffle if he plays as the 8. I really don't want him to be a utility floater that never finds a specific positional home and role. it's an awful fee if that's what he ends up being

est

Huge fee for just an okay player.

Really hope playing in the Xhaka role allows him to take the next step. Otherwise he's going to become a nice add-on to the list of us taking Chelsea trash like Cech, Willian, Luiz and probably a few more that I've already blocked out of my memory.

Pepe LeFrits

Aren't Havertz's off the ball stats really strong too? I know he makes a massive number of off the ball runs but iirc he receives the ball and plays a lot of passes a lot too... I'd be surprised if he doesn't receive the ball a huge amount for us

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