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If you don’t rate Havertz you do not understand this sport inside out.

Havertz remains the most misunderstood forward in world football. Havertz suffers from a false dichotomy … people reduce him to whether he delivers big moments, ignoring that he consistently performs in big occasions, and that misunderstanding is what leads to him being underrated but also incorrectly utilised. If you’re building a game plan where he is the ‘killer’ then you’re misguided as he is never ever going to be a reliable finisher but that doesn’t mean he can’t score. What he does give is world class link up play and pressing from the front and in the context of a cohesive unit where goals come from elsewhere ie imagine if he had a Mane and Salah either side of him, he wouldn’t be dunked down upon as he is now. I think Arsenal biggest issue is seeing him as the problem when the recruitment to supplement him has been flawed. Where is the 20-30 goal a season winger to get in behind and be the goalscorer? This is the equivalent of Liverpool putting a Firmino up front and expecting him to yield goals like Haaland despite his overall performance being good.

If you don’t rate Havertz you do not understand this sport inside out.

No matter how Arsenal’s season ends, Arteta has worked near-miracles. This squad has no business being here when you look at that attack, it’s not even top 10 in the league. Zubimendi hasn’t moved the needle and Rice has his own limitations.

Kevin De Bruyne vs Arsenal (H) 2022/23 Two goals and an assist