Arsenal’s Kai Havertz has been labelled as ‘out of touch’ for his recent comments blaming Germany fans for their poor showing at the World Cup.
BILD, via journalist Alfred Draxler, cover the player today and question the logic of his comments in a press conference for Germany.
The midfielder appeared in a presser for his country this week ahead of their European qualifying fixtures as they look to bounce back from their disappointing showing in Qatar.
There is something of a furore around the German national team at present, with many believing that they’re not performing to their best and the criticism plentiful.
That was something the Arsenal star was questioned on during the press conference and he turned attention on the fanbase.
“Anyone should have noticed when looking back at the World Cup that we didn’t have that much support in the country,” he said.
“As the saying goes, the fans are the twelfth man and provide support even in bad times. We didn’t always feel it 100 percent.”
Those comments, though, have not gone down well with BILD or Draxler, who questions the player today and criticises his remarks.
‘How out of touch are you?’ he writes regarding the comments, asking him if he’s ever spoken to a fan or asked them why they’re criticising him in the first place.
He points out that the performances on the pitch in Qatar were simply not good enough and questions how everyone is to blame and not just the players on the pitch.
Furthermore, he points out that tickets to watch Germany are expensive, to say the least, with prices for a clash against France next week costing between €25 and €100. If a family wants to watch the nation, ‘it’s really, really expensive’.
That should make the Arsenal man think about why they are currently so critical and Draxler believes Havertz should instead be apologising to them.
‘We know that we played really badly recently. We are sorry if we disappointed the fans. We can understand the criticism’ is what he believes he should have said. Instead, he blamed the fans and seemingly lost Draxler and many others’ respect in the process.
