Arsenal fans have been told to ‘have a little patience’ with Kai Havertz, who will come good at the club despite his early struggles.
That’s according to former Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler, who believes it is only a matter of time before Havertz gets up to the pace with the Gunners.
The midfielder joined Arsenal in a surprise move from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, bringing an end to something of a disappointing spell at Stamford Bridge following a big money move from Bayer Leverkusen.
The Germany international never truly looked comfortable at Chelsea, where he was regularly moved across various positions and failed to settle as a result.
The belief had been that he would be able to kick-start things at Arsenal, where Mikel Arteta has put him back into a more natural midfield position as part of a new look set up.
Havertz is yet to get going, though, with a series of disappointing performances at the beginning of the season leading to questions being raised about him and the decision to sign him.
Indeed, some Arsenal fans are already writing him off, but Adler says it is far too early for anything like that, and all Havertz needs is time and, more crucially, patience.
“Kai Havertz will also be up and running soon, even though he’s still having a bit of a hard time getting started and he’s still yet to score his first goal. Don’t worry about that, dear Arsenal fans,” he wrote in his column for Sky Sports.
“Even though he still lives in the same city, it is still a different environment at the Gunners, different mechanisms, different expectations and a different system.
“It’s completely normal that it takes a certain amount of time to get there. Now he is suddenly playing in the eight position again; at Chelsea FC he had different roles from coach to coach and was often lined up as a number nine.
“It remains to be seen whether the former Leverkusen player is ultimately the player and has the winning mentality to lead Arsenal to their first championship since 2004.
“But I’m completely relaxed. Havertz is a very clever player who fits Arsenal 1A. Have a little patience.”
