Read on Twitter
Kai Havertz thread:
With Chelsea set to sign 21 year old German sensation Kai Havertz, let’s analyse how the vastly talented attacking midfielder will be utilised by Frank Lampard and what we can expect from him next season at Stamford Bridge.
Havertz will likely operate in the right central midfield role in a midfield 3 that incorporates two 8s and a 6 which Lampard has recently utilised. It’s highly likely Havertz will play in the role Ross Barkley has recently been playing in alongisde Mason Mount & N’Golo Kante.
Havertz has many strengths to his game, however, when operating in an advanced position, Havertz boasts an incredible football IQ, with great movement in between the lines, Havertz often finds himself in great positions to shoot or make incisive passes.
In the 2019/20 season, Havertz scored 19 goals, an elite number for a midfielder. Many of these came directly from Havertz’s sublime movement and timing of his runs into the box. Havertz’s intelligence along with his speed make him a nightmare for defenders to track.
From a creative standpoint, Havertz is a phenomenal passer of the ball. He averaged 46.2 passes per game, with a 85.3% success rate. Additionally. He averaged 1.9 key passes per game. Havertz managed 8 assists in total for the season. Impressive figures.
A further significant strength to Havertz’s game is his ability to score goals with either foot, as well as with his head. Out of the 19 goals Havertz scored, 12 were scored with his left foot, 4 with his right and 3 with his head. An invaluable asset to have.
A question often raised with the signing of Havertz is “what happens to Mount who is coming off a brilliant debut season for Chelsea?” The answer is, the two hold the potential to coexist perfectly, and in fact, make each other better due to their styles of play and skillsets.
Havertz operating as an 8, alongside Mount would be a very promising combination for Chelsea, with both players boasting great movement between the lines and goal scoring ability, they would form a very difficult partnership for defenders to come up against.
As both Havertz and Mount have an eye for goal, defenders will need close them down, thus creating space for Chelsea’s dangerous attack of Pulisic, Werner & Ziyech to utilise. Chelsea hold the potential to be an attacking juggernaut next season.
Overall, the signing of Kai Havertz is phenomenal for Chelsea. A player with an already incredibly high football IQ and superb ability being coached by one of the best to ever play the same position as him in Frank Lampard, Havertz may just become a Ballon D’Or winner at Chelsea.
