My brothers a gunners fan and his take is the ‘if arteta wants him, I trust him’. I’m unsure on the signing but I don’t exactly know if he’s any good. He had some moments a chelsea, but 65m seems...
My brothers a gunners fan and his take is the ‘if arteta wants him, I trust him’. I’m unsure on the signing but I don’t exactly know if he’s any good. He had some moments a chelsea, but 65m seems a lot for something like that.
Yeah, Arteta has earned a lot of goodwill with the fans, especially after the season Arsenal has had. I'm also not sure what position Havertz can actually occupy in the Arsenal line up, and 65M...
Yeah, Arteta has earned a lot of goodwill with the fans, especially after the season Arsenal has had.
I'm also not sure what position Havertz can actually occupy in the Arsenal line up, and 65M for a backup might not be the best idea. But then, PL inflation is real.
This is more or less my take as well. At the very least, Havertz is a different profile of attacker to anyone else in our front line. Taller and decent with his head while still being very...
This is more or less my take as well. At the very least, Havertz is a different profile of attacker to anyone else in our front line. Taller and decent with his head while still being very technical. But, he's not a target man or particularly good at holding up play; definitely nowhere near the true No. 9 that Arsenal fans pine over.
I think more than anything, this indicates some sort of change in system coming in the future. If the system weren't to change at all, I'd expect Havertz to be deployed anywhere along the front three or even next to Odegaard as a left 8 in games were we're expected to dominate the ball.
I also don't think you spend $65 mil on a pure backup. Havertz will start a decent amount of games, and I think Arteta will have learned to trust his squad more as a lesson from last season. There's no reason for Saka to play so many minutes next year and be run into the ground again. Obviously Saka and Martinelli will play the most, but hopefully Arteta will be more willing to rotate Jesus, Havertz, Trossard, and even Nelson to keep the squad fresh.
I still have a healthly skepticism towards Havertz as I feel he's been pretty poor lately, but, so has everyone in that Chelsea team. I don't look forward to him squadering chances, but scoring goals is not really our issue. We need quality squad depth and Havertz improves us in that regard. There's a player in there, and while I don't like the fee, I trust Arteta and the decision makers at the club.
He was considered a wonder kid before his stint with Chelsea so what I'm hoping is that he is a late bloomer and the environment at Chelsea was not suitable for him to grow. He will get ample...
He was considered a wonder kid before his stint with Chelsea so what I'm hoping is that he is a late bloomer and the environment at Chelsea was not suitable for him to grow.
He will get ample playtime at Arsenal, playing different positions and roles for a contending team. Edu and Arteta have been very good with transfers but 65 millions seems like a lot for a player who is not a consistent contributer for the team he has been playing.
What do the gunners make of this signing? His time at Chelsea has been underwhelming to say the least.
My brothers a gunners fan and his take is the ‘if arteta wants him, I trust him’. I’m unsure on the signing but I don’t exactly know if he’s any good. He had some moments a chelsea, but 65m seems a lot for something like that.
Yeah, Arteta has earned a lot of goodwill with the fans, especially after the season Arsenal has had.
I'm also not sure what position Havertz can actually occupy in the Arsenal line up, and 65M for a backup might not be the best idea. But then, PL inflation is real.
This is more or less my take as well. At the very least, Havertz is a different profile of attacker to anyone else in our front line. Taller and decent with his head while still being very technical. But, he's not a target man or particularly good at holding up play; definitely nowhere near the true No. 9 that Arsenal fans pine over.
I think more than anything, this indicates some sort of change in system coming in the future. If the system weren't to change at all, I'd expect Havertz to be deployed anywhere along the front three or even next to Odegaard as a left 8 in games were we're expected to dominate the ball.
I also don't think you spend $65 mil on a pure backup. Havertz will start a decent amount of games, and I think Arteta will have learned to trust his squad more as a lesson from last season. There's no reason for Saka to play so many minutes next year and be run into the ground again. Obviously Saka and Martinelli will play the most, but hopefully Arteta will be more willing to rotate Jesus, Havertz, Trossard, and even Nelson to keep the squad fresh.
I still have a healthly skepticism towards Havertz as I feel he's been pretty poor lately, but, so has everyone in that Chelsea team. I don't look forward to him squadering chances, but scoring goals is not really our issue. We need quality squad depth and Havertz improves us in that regard. There's a player in there, and while I don't like the fee, I trust Arteta and the decision makers at the club.
And it seems that this is now complete according to BBC sport
He was considered a wonder kid before his stint with Chelsea so what I'm hoping is that he is a late bloomer and the environment at Chelsea was not suitable for him to grow.
He will get ample playtime at Arsenal, playing different positions and roles for a contending team. Edu and Arteta have been very good with transfers but 65 millions seems like a lot for a player who is not a consistent contributer for the team he has been playing.