Arsenal cult hero Lukas Podolski has given his ideas to talkSPORT on the long-running debate about Kai Havertz’s greatest place.
The World Cup-winning Germany star is aware of a factor or two about being versatile up entrance, having shone all through his profession in a large number of positions within the remaining third.
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A Gunner from 2012 to 2015, the Cologne legend was all the time at his greatest with a striker in entrance of him, and looks like the identical will be stated for Havertz.
Regardless of his Champions League-winning aim for Chelsea in 2021, Havertz usually seemed misplaced up entrance for the Blues, however since his 2023 change to Arsenal, he’s seemed much more practical in Mikel Arteta’s system.
Nonetheless, Podolski nonetheless believes that with another person forward of him Havertz can shine much more.
“I don’t know if when he was youthful his place was a correct quantity 9, however for me he’s not a traditional quantity 9 striker,” he stated.
“He does effectively, however I feel whenever you put Kai behind a superb striker he has extra potential, however let’s see, it’s solely my view from exterior.”
Podolski is hoping for the change, because it may see a aspect he nonetheless holds pricey in his coronary heart transfer nearer to a primary Premier League title since 2004.
“Let’s cross our fingers that this season will likely be good and we win the Premier League and possibly one thing occurs in Europe,” he added.
“I feel they’re constructing one thing nice, good construction, good ambiance, however we because the followers from exterior, we wish one thing on the finish [of the season].”
Arsenal are but to play within the FA Cup, which means they nonetheless have 4 trophies obtainable as they’ve already progressed within the Carabao Cup.
Within the Champions League they presently sit seventh within the league part, which might safe computerized development to the final 16.
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In the meantime, within the Premier League, a 2-0 win over Manchester United helped them shut the hole to leaders Liverpool to seven factors as they drew 3-3 in opposition to Newcastle.
To this point, Havertz has actually performed his half, with 9 targets in 20 video games giving him a goals-per-game price of 0.48, his greatest since transferring to England from Bayer Leverkusen.
Nonetheless, Arsenal have dropped key factors, notably with latest defeats to Bournemouth and Newcastle, and cries for an out-and-out quantity 9 within the January switch window look set to proceed.