Kai Havertz not sure what position he plays for Chelsea

By Josh Barker


Published: May 10, 2021 4:58 pm

Last Updated: May 10, 2021 5:09 pm

Kai Havertz’s Chelsea stint

Chelsea’s marquee signing of the delayed summer transfer window was Kai Havertz.

The then 20-year-old had been a rising star in the Bundesliga for several years and looked set to grow into one of Europe’s elite forwards.

So, it wasn’t too surprising to see Bayer Leverkusen demand £71m from Chelsea to part with their best player.

Since making the switch to England, though, we have not really seen the best of the German.

Under Frank Lampard, Havertz struggled to fit into the Blues’ system and also had to deal with catching Covid-19 early in his Chelsea career.

‘To be honest, I don’t know!’

Under Thomas Tuchel, Havertz has been handed something of a new lease of life.

The midfielder has been moved into a more central role of late and has begun to show why the Londoners splashed £71m on him.

But, despite becoming a more regular feature under Tuchel, Havertz is still unsure of his position.

Speaking in Chelsea’s matchday programme ahead of Arsenal, the youngster admitted that he does not know what position he actually plays:

“To be honest, I don’t know! 

“I play somewhere up front – number nine, number 10, something in between – to be honest, I don’t know 100 per cent.

“I just enjoy the position right now because I feel very good there. I have a lot of fast strikers next to me right now, so that’s very nice and I think it’s the perfect position for me. I can be dangerous in the box, I can have the ball a lot and that is what I like, so right now it’s very nice for me in this position.

“I think the first year wasn’t very easy for me but I think I’m getting better and better, getting more confidence. But, for me, the team effort was the most important thing this season, and that we get victories – that’s more important than my own personal things. But, of course, I always want to play my best and I’m getting better now, so it feels good.”

Quotes via Goal.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	35	46	80
2	Manchester United FC	34	31	70
3	Chelsea FC	35	23	64
4	Leicester City FC	35	20	63
5	West Ham United FC	34	11	58
6	Liverpool FC	34	18	57
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	35	20	56
8	Everton FC	33	3	52
9	Leeds United	35	0	50
10	Arsenal FC	34	9	49
11	Aston Villa FC	34	8	48
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	35	-12	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	34	-20	41
14	Newcastle United FC	35	-18	39
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	35	-5	37
16	Southampton FC	34	-20	37
17	Burnley FC	34	-16	36
18	Fulham FC	34	-20	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	34	-34	26
20	Sheffield United FC	35	-44	17

Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	11
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	10
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	9

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Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	10
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	7
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	7
Dunk, Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	2	5
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	7
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6