Mason Mount in his first 2 games for us. His replacement Eriksen (halfway through the 2nd half ) had a pretty similar number of passes/touches in 1/3 the time.I have to admit Havertz's role as a central midfielder is the strangest I've seen. I've never seen a central midfielder average less passes attempted per 90 than the goalkeeper (33.9 for Havertz vs 34.0 for Raya).
It was confusing to see him play there at the start because it was clear he was being ignored in the buildup of play, which made you think why he was there. It seems more clear now that he is playing primiarly as a second striker to add their threat up front, with Arteta playing the box midfield and Zinchenko coming into central midfield from LB. Zinchenko coming in means they aren't missing any control in midfield even if Havertz isn't involved in buildup.
It was working better recently, as mentioned with his player of the month award in November, but overall there has been a decline in the team, and he ofcourse is being made the scapegoat for it.
Both are laughably poor transfers, and it's embarrassing to compare which is worse.
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