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Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 4:43 pm
by TedLasso
theHotHead wrote:I still can't get over that miss !!!


Wild. The easiest sitter he could have and he sends it well wide. Then bends one in from a harsh angle when the game was won. Mercurial.

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:55 pm
by swipe right
TedLasso wrote:
theHotHead wrote:I still can't get over that miss !!!


Wild. The easiest sitter he could have and he sends it well wide. Then bends one in from a harsh angle when the game was won. Mercurial.

It’s not mercurial. It’s that he’s not a clutch striker that one needs at this level. And who can blame him given he’s played in a role he’s not suited for.

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:06 pm
by themessiah
theHotHead wrote:I still can't get over that miss !!!

Miss... Of..the season tbf.

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:12 pm
by Ach
Ball at his feet. Whole goal to aim at. Misses the target.

Easier to score than miss

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:18 am
by VCC
themessiah wrote:
theHotHead wrote:I still can't get over that miss !!!

Miss... Of..the season tbf.

What one, he is a serial offender he could provide 10 of his own miss's

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 8:49 am
by theHotHead
swipe right wrote:
TedLasso wrote:
theHotHead wrote:I still can't get over that miss !!!


Wild. The easiest sitter he could have and he sends it well wide. Then bends one in from a harsh angle when the game was won. Mercurial.

It’s not mercurial. It’s that he’s not a clutch striker that one needs at this level. And who can blame him given he’s played in a role he’s not suited for.

I dunno, as Ted said, he didn't just miss, he missed by miles then scored with a far far far more difficult chance hitting the only part of the goal he could probably have scored in

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 10:26 am
by Rockape
Must admit I was totally disgusted with that miss and was shouting a variety of expletives at the telly. But then we’ve known for a long time that he’s pretty useless at simple opportunities, but does add other attributes to the team and also does score goals when he doesn’t have time to think about it.

The sad thing is, we are now relying on him massively.
:crybaby:

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:55 pm
by alexis2015finalgoal
swipe right wrote:
alexis2015finalgoal wrote:
swipe right wrote:
alexis2015finalgoal wrote:The finish for his goal was excellent. and yes,he is posting record goals in ENgland this season. but then h's NOT IT. He can be praised on one level and critiqued on another.

What record is he posting?


He has got 15 goals in all comps right now, which is more than he's ever got in ENgland. his goals to game ratio is just over 1:2 which is near his Bundesliga.

So he’s broken his own record ????


he's never scored more than 14 ina season in England.

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 10:18 pm
by Highbury Hillbilly
Setting aside his poor finishing and cloak of invisibility when the chips are down.....it is not normal to play a CF for 90 mins week after week with no substitutions and no rest.

Nobody needs that long to be "played into form". We know what Kai's ceiling is. We need to give him some occasional rest otherwise he'll be physically busted the way Saka is now.

Havertz tries hard and doesn't sulk, but he carries this look on his face that says "I don't want to be in the spotlight" and yet Arteta keeps making him play up top for every single minute.

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 6:17 am
by alexafc12
I hate this try hard excuse.

Yes he works really hard and for that reason I'd never boo him or blame him personally.

However he's earning close to £300k and regardless It should be the basic expectation that any player works hard.

Ultimately the fact is he's not good enough

Does Arteta have another go at converting him into a midfielder ?

Otherwise he should be sold. Get £40m for him and offload a big chunk of wages.

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:51 am
by Goonerfromafrica

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 12:23 pm
by swipe right
The goals will come from everywhere.

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 4:38 pm
by theHotHead
Since the Premier League's inception in 1992/93 the league winners have had the league's top scorer only 9 times.

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 6:30 pm
by VCC
theHotHead wrote:Since the Premier League's inception in 1992/93 the league winners have had the league's top scorer only 9 times.

I bet their striker has been top 3 though ours ain't even on the list

Re: Kai Havertz (29)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:59 pm
by swipe right
theHotHead wrote:Since the Premier League's inception in 1992/93 the league winners have had the league's top scorer only 9 times.

Our strikers when we won the league

1997–98: Ian Wright, Nicolas Anelka
2001–02: Thierry Henry, Sylvain Wiltord
2003–04: Thierry Henry, Sylvain Wiltord