Robbie Fowler has declared Arsenal request a amended striker than Kai Havertz if they person ‘real aspirations’ of winning the Premier League.
The Gunners have travel desperately close to clinching the past 2 top-flight trophies – but narrowly missed retired to Manchester City some times.
Arsenal person not been champions of England since 2004 and face a conflict with Liverpool to get their hands connected this season’s title, with Mikel Arteta’s broadside currently 2nd and six points down Arne Slot’s league leaders.
Former Liverpool striker Fowler, who present works arsenic a shot pundit, says the Gunners indispensable upgrade Havertz to yet extremity their top-flight drought.
Arsenal paid £65m to motion Havertz from Chelsea successful 2023 with the German producing 29 goals crossed 85 games for the northbound Londoners to date.
‘If I’m being honest, he’s not my cupful of tea,’ Fowler told The LineUp, brought to you by BetMGM and talkSPORT.
‘I deliberation he’s OK but, if you’re a squad that’s got existent aspirations of winning Premier Leagues and Champions Leagues, past I deliberation you request idiosyncratic amended than Kai Havertz playing successful that focal striker role.
‘He’ll bash a occupation but I don’t deliberation he’s been arsenic accordant arsenic helium would person liked. I conscionable deliberation determination are amended players retired there.’
Arsenal ended the January transportation model without making a azygous signing this year – a determination which Fowler thinks the Gunners whitethorn travel to regret.
The northbound London nine saw a bid rejected for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins – but Fowler has questioned if their connection was genuine oregon not – portion they were priced retired of a determination for their No.1 people Alexander Isak.
‘When Arsenal were linked with Ollie Watkins it looked to maine similar an astir token gesture,’ Fowler added.
‘Realistically, with Jhon Duran leaving, determination was nary accidental Villa were going to fto him go, truthful it looked a spot to maine similar it was done to appease the fans arsenic opposed to a superior offer.’
Fowler whitethorn beryllium close successful his verdict of Havertz – fixed what the Premier League Supercomputer predicted earlier this week…
Supercomputer makes Premier League rubric prediction
The Premier League Supercomputer made a caller rubric prediction after Arsenal thumped Manchester City 5-1 and Liverpool beat AFC Bournemouth 2-0 successful the latest circular of top-flight matches.
According to the newest algorithm, Liverpool, who presently person a crippled successful manus implicit Arsenal, are predicted to triumph the Premier League rubric by a whopping 10-point margin.
The probability of Liverpool winning the league presently stands astatine 92.3 per cent, with Arsenal’s chances of glory overmuch little astatine 7.5 per cent.
‘BETSiE ran it’s algorithm to foretell however the Premier League volition cookware retired aft this weekend’s results that saw Arsenal bushed Man City 5-1 and Liverpool flooded Bournemouth 2-0,’ a Bettingexpert spokesperson said.
‘The Supercomputer simulated the league play 100,000 times.
‘The Supercomputer takes into relationship each lucifer results from past play (across each competitions), pre-season results and the existent play arsenic it progresses, projecting the the play based connected some pre-season expectations and xG earned some for and against during the season.
‘It present besides integrates squad fiscal information and subordinate values from Transfermarkt. This further furniture of information provides a much nuanced knowing of squad capabilities and imaginable show variations.’
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