Paul Merson, Arsenal legend, can’t believe Kai Havertz is out of action after tearing his hamstring during training in the Middle East.
The Germany international suffered the injury while on a winter training camp in Dubai and will miss the rest of the season.
That they decided against so doing has quickly come back to haunt them, and left the first-team management clutching at straws as to how they best progress from this point.
One suggestion was for the club to use Mikel Merino as an auxiliary front man, but that’s been met with short shrift by Merson.
“Not in my book it won’t, not in my book. I don’t like that,” he said on เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา Sports News when asked if it was a solution that could work.
“I think most of the time (I will miss him), if he’s not playing up front he’s dropping in. He understands Odegaard really well. And He can drop back or play as a centre forward. “He
gets a little slammed but I’m a big fan of Havertz. He might miss a few chances but he’s in that position. He’s a big miss. “
Hamstring strain is unacceptable. When you have to stretch, if you stretch properly it’s almost impossible to stretch the hamstring. “
When I heard he had a hamstring strain during the warm weather training camp, I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe it.