Spurs Boss: Havertz Is Catalyst For Arsenal’s Movement

By The Editor
on 29th June 2024

Ange Postecoglu heaps praise on the Arsenal’s Havertz…

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu has heaped praise on Kai Havertz after he led the line in Germany’s win against Denmark which saw the hosts book their place in the last-eight, ITV reports.

Havertz opened the scoring from the penalty spot as he doubled his tally for the tournament, though the 25-year-old should go home disappointed that he didn’t walk away with a hat-trick.

One exquisite piece of skill in the second half saw Havertz race through on goal and, as he approached Kasper Schmeichel, his attempted chip trickled wide.

Havertz saw another two attempts at goal thwarted by the former Leicester City shot-stopper, though Postecoglu was still full of praise for his display.

Germany boss Julian Naglesmann ignored domestic calls for the Arsenal man to be dropped in favour of Niclas Füllkrug and was eventually vindicated.

“I think with Havertz, he is one of those players where a lot of people because they can’t pigeon-hole him into one position, they struggle to find ways to kind of judge his contribution,” Postecoglu explained.

“One thing he does have is he is really smart with his movement. He always finds little areas to play it forward. Once he gets into the box, he is a decent finisher at times and then he brings other players into it.

“A lot of his work is about creating space for others. When you play Arsenal in particular, they don’t have this focal point where you can say we will shut down this area. They have got so much movement, and he is their catalyst to that.”

Havertz’s overall game continues to impress and it’s why he’s been highly regarded by every manager he’s worked with.

However, with Mikel Arteta looking like he’s set to go into the new campaign with Havertz as our main striker, he needs to work on his ruthlessness in front of goal.

Unlike others, I feel this is more a psychological issue rather than a technical one. The former Bayer Leverkusen man often looks for a player to assist when he’s clean through instead of zeroing in on the target and focusing on his contact with the ball.