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Kai Havertz has had problems making an impression at Chelsea so far – and Jamie Carragher has told Frank Lampard that the summer signing should not take place, his first choice midfield
Havertz was excluded from Frank Lampard’s starting line-up to visit West Ham when he chose to play Jorginho alongside Mason Mount and Nâ ???? Get Golo Kante.
German playmaker Havertz, who came from Bayer Leverkusen for a huge fee of £ 72 million plus add-ons, had problems making an impact at Stamford Bridge early on.
Carragher admits he’s struggling to see a role for the 21-year-old on the Chelsea grid.
And he told former English team-mate Lampard that his best midfield next to Jorginho or Mateo Kovacic also has to be Kante and Mount.
Carragher said of Havertz before the West Ham game on Sky Sports: « I think he’s having a hard time at the moment. « . It wasn’t easy to find a new country, obviously it had COVID too.
« I said earlier in the season, sometimes players fall into this category, you’re not exactly sure where they fit in. « .
« For Frank, I think he’s probably not entirely sure where it fits in. « . He’s spent a lot of money on him, so you have to try to find him a job one way or another.
â ???? But to me, Chelsea looks stronger with ridge, mount and one, and when I say each other I mean either Jorginho or Kovacic.
« So it’s Jorginho in this position tonight. « . To me the midfield just looks a lot stronger.
« I think Chelsea, Frank, the public is just waiting to see what kind of player Havertz really is and where he’ll fit into this 4-3 in the long run. « -3 from Chelsea, it looks like the Frank system has really settled in this season. â ????
Before the game, Lampard announced his decision to leave Havertz and Olivier Giroud off the grid.
« I have choices to make and whatever I make there » is probably a good case for others.
â ???? With Tammy some energy in the team for the front. Oli was fantastic and of course Oli can also come from the bank. I have a choice with these two almost every week.
With Kai I also have midfielders who compete against each other. I have to have a good level of competition.
« Nothing against Kai, he’ll find his feet and he’ll find his feet, just the midfield that I chose tonight. « . â ????
Kai Havertz, Chelsea F. . C.. . , Glenn Hoddle, Frank Lampard, Timo Werner, Bayer 04, Leverkusen, Premier League
Ref: https://www.mirror.co.uk