![[Jake Entwistle] Despite playing 12 minutes, Kai Havertz won more aerial duels against Chelsea (3/5) than any Arsenal player.](https://alien.top/pictrs/image/30c5820d-e5e4-4d6e-90a1-a84ad4bd5e2c.webp){kind=link}
Need more Kai prop
I still think there’s some wasted potential by playing Raya and not Havertz. Today Chelsea closed off all of our passing lines by overloading the midfield with a false 9. Either we bring on a ball carrier or we hoof it up to Havertz. We took too long to adapt. Whether it’s the tactics or players not following instructions, it’s the coaches’ job to change things up mid-game.
Oh fuck the fuck off
Why does literally everything have to be about this player.
Just let him play a game without a landmine in the sand
The fan base needs a replacement similar to “72 million pound Pepe”; someone new to blame who checks all the right hate boxes.
Getting better and better. Adds a different dimension to the team
Thought Havertz was pretty effective at finding space as well.
Shame the ref called a foul on him when cucurella threw himself at Havertz and then onto the ground bc we had the ball in a dangerous area
Yeah he was good today, love to see it!
When he came on, we started winning fucking 50-50s and aerial duels for a change, like if its raining that heavily and you can’t pass it because of their press and the ref is giving you absolutely nothing, he really should’ve come on earlier considering odegaard’s performance.
We were 2-0 down and they dropped deeper to be fair so naturally more headers are won
Right on all counts.
Today is just another bit of evidence towards my theory Ode doesn’t have the legs for two competitive games a week.
Another game where we sorely missed Partey imo
Still fuming over that duel he won against Cucurella so cleanly and ref gave a foul
Cucurella’s game is all about dark arts. Kicking the shit out of you, grabbing, and then going down crying murder from nothing. Once he finally got booked, Saka cooked him.
He took over from Alonso in being an absolute prick that is just a disgusting football player. At least he did not kill a person.
Right as they gave the handball pen he went into Saka from behind in a way that really should’ve been a yellow.
That’s what Getafe does with a man
I’m convinced he keeps his hair like that just to make his falling over more dramatic.
Same guy who got accused of racially abusing Militao
It’s insane that he didn’t get booked untill the 70th minute, he was literally kicking especially Saka all the time.
Not even a surprise anymore refs always give defenders a free reign to attempt murder on Saka. Looking forward to Newcastle 🙃
I was hoping for a double yellow there a-la-martinelli, cos of the way he went over and yelled at the linesman
Wasted 2 min berating the officials. Insanity he’s just been told to calm down
Every time is like that. I have no idea why refs tolerate his way of playing. He makes 15 fouls to receive 1 yellow.
He kicked through the back of Sakas legs 3 times and took a ridiculous swan dive, all in the first five minutes
Every time Saka had the ball it was Cucurella pushes and pulls for days, not a foul in sight
It’s bullshit but at the same time I’d take that of my fullback is up against a world class winger
Yeah but the refs job is to ensure players like Saka don’t get kicked out of the game like he was in the first half. Cucurella didn’t do anything special against Saka. He kicked him constantly until he finally got booked. Meanwhile for an entire half our best player isn’t playing the game. No coincidence that once he had to stop pulling and kicking we immediately improved and found goals.
A comment from the r/soccer match thread was dick riding hard on warra world class performance he put in, a not fully fit, bad performance saka dribble pass him like 3 times got and assist
What does warra mean
‘Warra’ = where a (where is)
That’s why you’ll see Messi fans saying things like ‘Warra World Cup for Ronaldo’
let’s not forget Brighton bought him from Getafe, notoriously the dirtiest team in Europe
He bitched so much about that booking and it was blatant
Yes. Midget couldn’t get a jump and he rushed with his head in Kais elbow… Foul, like what?
Referees clearly never seen anyone head the ball before
Genuinely so annoying it was in a good position for us too, just awful awful refereeing.
Yeah that was some bullshit.
Omg where Cucurella just jumped up into Kai’s armpit and won a foul? Absolutely pathetic officiating.
Yeah thats the one, pathetic officiating indeed.
Surprised that Arteta has not yet adapted the hoof it to havertz tactic.
Enter the cobra!
Arteta took way too long to change it when it very clearly wasn’t working
This is an evergreen comment btw because I’ve said it lots too. I love Arteta, but he’s stubborn as hell
Didn’t he win us the game against City with his subs?
Yes. He’s definitely getting better. We’ve seen Zinny get bullied for an entire match only to be subbed off after we concede. Yesterday Arteta saw the writing on the wall and made the sub
This has been Arteta’s problem since he joined.
It was a problem last year too when we conceded the MOST goals in the 60-75 minute window
And that’s how we should use him imo. Play him second striker. Let him hold Up/head thru and let Jesus run around him
Havertz ain’t flashy, but I think I get why Arteta puts his trust in Kai. He’s not yet 100% world class but as he learns, he’ll make sure we keep the balls to give to our tranistioners
He won that against Cucurella fair
Weird how the same fan base bashing Kai are now fuming at Arteta not playing him sooner. If anything his performance showed why we need a target man in January. Sure Toney would be ideal, but if it’s Chris Wood till the end of the season I’m happy.
Right now his best role is as a sub in the 9. it’s clearly a tactic to hoof it to him and bypass the midfield and it’s been working very well.