Kai Havertz's three-word response speaks volumes about Mikel Arteta's influence at Arsenal

Kai Havertz has go a cardinal subordinate astatine Arsenal nether manager Mikel Arteta, but the striker has 1 country of his crippled that helium is looking to amended connected moving forward

Kai Havertz has admitted helium would similar to amended his defending, with the Arsenal prima already among the hardest-working players successful the Premier League.

Arsenal's determination to wage £65million to motion Havertz from Chelsea successful 2023 raised immoderate eyebrows astatine the time, but the Germany planetary has thrived aft Mikel Arteta decided to usage him arsenic a striker.

Playing up beforehand for Arsenal, Havertz has made 21 extremity contributions successful 32 games crossed each competitions and helium is besides cardinal to the mode the Gunners property nether Arteta. In fact, helium has covered much region successful the league this play than immoderate subordinate speech from Bruno Guimaraes.

However, contempt his pressing quality being important to Arsenal's antiaircraft success, Havertz believes it is an country helium tin amended on. When asked which prime of 1 of his team-mates helium would similar to have, Havertz told club media : "Defending from Saliba".

Earlier this year, erstwhile Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher explained however Havertz's enactment arsenic a striker had helped Arsenal amended defensively. "I deliberation that Arsenal, defensively, are arsenic bully arsenic anyone successful Europe close now," Carragher said connected Monday Night Football backmost successful May.

"They person decidedly improved successful 2024 amended than successful the archetypal fractional of the season. One of the reasons for this is the relation of Kai Havertz. He is simply a centre-forward, and helium is helping Arsenal to bash what they are doing close now, which is fundamentally being truthful beardown defensively."

Arteta has besides hailed Havertz's antiaircraft contributions, stating successful April: "He has unthinkable qualities successful the attacking signifier arsenic good arsenic successful nexus up play. His publication defensively is outstanding with the enactment complaint helium puts into the team.

"He has much games to travel and helium volition beryllium trying to amended his numbers. It is conscionable his archetypal play for america and has been moving successful antithetic positions. He is precise intelligent. I don't deliberation [we person seen his champion yet].

"At this age, and he's conscionable started with us, it's his archetypal season, he's gathering those relationships. He's moving successful those positions arsenic good and he's that good, and with the intelligent that helium has helium tin beryllium overmuch better."

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