Thierry Henry defends Arsenal star amid ‘confidence crisis’ following Man City win

Kai Havertz is suffering from a ‘confidence crisis’ aft different hard crippled successful beforehand of extremity arsenic Arsenal bushed Manchester City 5-1 connected Sunday.

That is the sentiment of Thierry Henry but the Arsenal fable besides took clip to support the guardant for his portion successful the immense Premier League win

The Gunners kept the unit connected Liverpool successful the rubric contention with a vital triumph astatine the Emirates.

The opening extremity was scored wrong 2 minutes arsenic Arsenal pounced connected a Manuel Akanji mistake with Havertz uncovering himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.

The German guardant elected to quadrate it to Martin Odegaard who was capable to find the backmost of the nett adjacent though going for extremity was seemingly the amended option.

Later, Havertz had a aureate accidental to treble his side’s pb aft an Ortega mistake but alternatively helium fired wide of the post.

Though helium is Arsenal’s apical scorer this season, Havertz’s finishing has near a batch to beryllium desired and Gary Neville was among those infuriated with the 25-year-old.

‘He didn’t privation it! Havertz is having a assurance crisis,’ the Manchester United fable said portion commentating for Sky Sports.

This sentiment was echoed by Liverpool fable Jamie Carragher who astatine half-time added: ‘He has to people that!

‘That’s a deficiency of assurance and a deficiency of quality. Almost each striker successful the Premier League would look astatine that concern and fancy themselves to score.’

Thankfully, Havertz’s miss did not travel backmost to wound Arsenal arsenic portion Erling Haaland equalised successful the second-half, Thomas Partey restored the location side’s pb minutes later.

A superb extremity from Myles Lewis-Skelly gave the Gunners breathing country earlier Havertz went from zero to hero, firing successful the 4th extremity overmuch to the delight of the Emirates assemblage earlier Ethan Nwaneri finished disconnected the rout with the past footwear of the game.

‘It is specified a large infinitesimal for him!’ Neville added: ‘For Havertz, helium didn’t person overmuch clip to deliberation astir it. It’s natural.’

Thierry Henry agreed with his chap pundits that the erstwhile Chelsea prima was struggling with assurance but besides defended him implicit his determination to walk to Odegaard for the opener.

‘We talked astir deficiency of confidence, helium looked for a amended option,’ the Arsenal fable began.

Asked whether helium should person gone for extremity himself, helium replied: ‘Yeah, but erstwhile you’re lacking confidence, Odegaard is simply a amended option.

‘By the mode erstwhile you score, you’re close truthful helium was right!’

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