November 18th 2023.
Kai Havertz made headlines on Saturday night after he was shockingly deployed as a left-back for Germany in their 3-2 defeat to Turkey. The 24-year-old Arsenal star has already established himself as a versatile player, having been used in various roles such as a No.10, false-nine, striker, right-winger and most recently deeper in midfield as a No.8.
The move to left-back seemed to have paid off for Germany initially, with Havertz opening the scoring early in the game. However, Turkey fought back to lead 2-1 at half-time before Germany levelled the game shortly after the break.
Unfortunately, Havertz ended the game as the villain after conceding a penalty for handball inside the box, which Turkey scored to win the game. Speaking to RTL before the match, German manager Julian Nagelsmann said that Havertz "won't always be in this position". He added that it was "a very good option" and that Havertz "won't always play as a classic left-back".
It remains to be seen what Nagelsmann has in store for Havertz in their upcoming game against Austria. As for Arsenal, they travel to Brentford next Saturday and Mikel Arteta might be tempted to shift his £65million star into defence given his lack of offensive output so far this season.
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