'He was trying to be clever': ESPN's Steve Nicol refuses to credit Arteta with Kai Havertz's revival

Speaking on ESPN FC, Steve Nicol said: "Kai Havertz is a good player. But not as a left-handed side midfielder.

I think we need to remember the context behind Havertz. The fact that he is scoring goals now is because he is playing centre-forward

"Which is what he was bought for when he left Germany to go to Chelsea.  Mikel Arteta was trying to be clever.

"He thought he could get somebody who could play in the middle of the park and go forward then put goals on the end of midfield play as well.

"Havertz has shown he can't do that. What he has shown us right now is that his position is upfront or just off the front. Not in the middle of the park.”"

Havertz has emerged as one of the key players at Arsenal in recent months after overcoming initial difficulties at the start of the 2023/24 campaign.

Meanwhile, it's interesting to see the British media react to the German's revival as they continue to look for reasons to criticise Arteta and his players.

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