Qwiss Well Arteta was counting on Havertz as his unconventional new joker in the pack and he should be realising rapidly that the experiment we paid 65m for doesn’t work. Zincenko is more mobile than Xhaka, and more nimble with the ball against low blocks. He wouldn’t have the same presence off the ball, but it’s better than having Havertz, or Jorginho (as the DM) in there. Also he already has a good understanding with Martinelli and Jesus.
I remember seeing him play in midfield for Ukraine (I think against England) and he looked so assured. He brings something that Odegaard doesn’t in the same way Fabregas brought something Ozil didn’t, and vice versa. Both could unlock defences but the former was more suited to doing it in static passages against low blocks. Same here I think.
