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Arteta needs to pick an easily winnable game and instructs them to just pass to Havertz once he’s anywhere near the opponent’s box.
“Havertz my dear boy, whenever you get the ball in the final third, just fooking shoot. Don’t pass. Don’t think. Just shoot.”
Can we afford to do that? Luton game perhaps?
Doesnt have to be an “easily winnable” game tbf, Havertz is constantly in good positions, up to his teammates to find him.
But you also know havertz won’t force goals, right he should also be hungry which he doesn’t look like it
So first off if he’s consistently in good positons and his team mates never find him is he actually in a “good” positon. Might look like it to you watching from up high but you’re not on the pitch. A good positon is relevant to what your teammate is doing, where they are and what they can produce.
Secondly when he is found in good positons he doesn’t do anything with it anyway. He either tamely passes it on or doesn’t hit the target. I can think of two off the top of my head at utd and sevilla. Utd he didn’t even hit the fucking ball. At sevilla he at least got contact with the header but nowhere near the goal. In fact I’ve got a third, again against sevilla where he dallied on it until a player could block
Nah this pity goal stuff should’ve ended after the Bournemouth penalty. He needs to earn it like everyone else. He’s getting chances, he’ll eventually score through merit lol
What do you think changes after he scores?
I don’t know. He might’ve returned to his Leverkusen form. Or he might’ve just stalled. At least he’ll probably get some of his confidence back.
How about next game Arteta just runs on the pich and keeps holding Havertz’ hand all game so he feels more comfortable and confident? That way he might get a shot on goal.