Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes Kai Havertz nonetheless has ‘one other degree’ to achieve regardless of his wonderful current run of type.
Following on from a powerful 2023/24 marketing campaign, Havertz has made a effective begin to the brand new season.
The Germany worldwide scored the equaliser in Arsenal’s 3-1 comeback win over Southampton on Saturday, extending his file for the season to 6 objectives in 11 video games throughout all competitions.
Havertz has now scored in every of his final 4 appearances throughout all competitions, whereas he’s additionally discovered the online in seven consecutive video games on the Emirates Stadium.
Arteta believes ‘one thing has modified’ in Havertz, who he feels nonetheless has much more gears to work by means of.
“When he’s working towards, he desires extra and he’s not glad with what he’s doing as a result of there may be nonetheless, I feel, one other degree from him,” Arteta advised reporters at his post-match press convention (by way of Arsenal’s official web site).
“Clearly, he’s surrounded by unbelievable gamers however one thing has modified in him and that confidence, you actually sense it and now he’s placing it into video games and he’s successful soccer matches which is nice.”
Arteta hails Kai Havertz’s ‘soccer mind’
Havertz’s goalscoring type is all of the extra spectacular contemplating he’s not even an out-and-out striker.
However the 25-year-old’s ‘soccer mind’ as an attacking midfielder offers him one other dimension that’s a nightmare for defenders, in keeping with Arteta.
“You may inform [his confidence has grown], he takes the ball and he runs with the ball,” the Spaniard added.
“He’s on excessive press, he goes full gasoline, the way in which he holds the ball, the place he takes within the field. He’s an attacking midfielder, he performs as a 9, you don’t know the place he’s, that’s his soccer mind. His focus now could be ‘I’m going to win the sport, I’m going to do it’ and that’s a special factor.”
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