Julian Brandt on Kai Havertz:
“If he plays in the centre, he and Arsenal will enjoy great success together,” he confidently predicts. “Chelsea interpreted his game completely differently, they made him a 9, more or less. He took to it well because he enjoys scoring goals and he’s superb in the air. But my honest, personal opinion is that he’s not a striker. He’s an 8 or 10, a player with an incredible feel for space and a rare talent: his first touch. He takes the ball with him in a way that leaves opponents stranded, they can’t get to him. He doesn’t have to dribble, or do step-overs, the pitch opens up for him because of his first touch. It’s a shame that they haven’t really seen that in him yet in England. I’m not sure why.”
https://theathletic.com/4716353/2023/07/25/julian-brandt-kai-havertz/