[Thread] With Kai Havertz move to Arsenal looking imminent, here's a comprehensive thread — 23 Tweets and 1K+ Words — on another mercurial German talent arriving at Arsenal.
You need to be a generational player to play alongside Declan Rice and still come out as the best midfielder on the day.
Zubimendi is phenomenal.
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Havertz’s biggest asset? He just keeps running
Misses a chance? Runs again. Gassed? Keeps going. Game’s wrapped? Still stretching the pitch.
It goes unnoticed, but his constant movement is what makes Arsenal such a threat in transition. That’s how he got his goal today as well.
Was watching back the game and fell in love with this particular sequence, such an improvement from the Palace game.
Weighted passes, calculated risks, aggressive off the ball calm on it, multiple passing options, control and poise. Brilliant.
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Donnarumma gets plaudits for making saves, Lammens is all over the TL for plucking crosses.
David Raya does all that and is stupidly good on the ball to go with it.
We don't prop him enough 🌹
Saliba incredibly outpaces Nuñez and blocks off Salah's left, Rice maintained adequate separation to delay Salah's pass, Raya makes himself big forcing Trent to go over him.
Trent should have still scored but Arsenal forced the error.
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