"He would do Bayern's business": Havertz can solve Löw's problems

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Friday, November 16, 2018

By Stefan Giannakoulis and Tobias Nordmann, Leipzig

In his second international football match, Kai Havertz impresses his DFB colleagues and his national coach. Joachim Löw, who is 19, seems to have an answer to his problem.

Footballer Joshua Kimmich can do a lot. For example, he can very well defend himself on the right side, even if it did not work so well at the World Cup in Russia. Kimmich, 23, is also doing a good job in the defensive midfield. He wins a lot of duels, he can flank with precision and take turns. He can even score goals. And now in Leipzig on Thursday, during the trials of the German national team against Russia, he revealed another skill: live testing. On his list: Kai Havertz. Main objective: a transfer from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Bayern. He plays Kimmich there and should also play Havertz in the future. Find Kimmich. "I can not buy it, but it's a player that suits us best."

His recommendation to Munich club president Uli Hoeness, who wants to raise the "face of the team" of the fifth division of the Bundesliga, which has lost its age, however, is based on solid foundations. Because this Havertz, it's really a good one. And he's only 19 years old. In his debut as a start-up, he led a brave DFB team in his second half-time international match in front of 35,288 spectators for a 3-0 (3-0) win over a very weak Russian opponent. "I really liked Kai Havertz," said national coach Joachim Loew. "He is very good ball, has a good overview, realizes situations very quickly and always wants to advance the ball, he always uses the first opportunity." Havertz is already very clear to someone of his age. "Exceptional". And yes: Havertz could play an important role in the national team in the future. There is also the father's wish for thought.

Tempo, depth and strength of completion

Normally, Löw praises young players pushed into the national team or overcrowded and heavily dosed. The fact that he showed his enthusiasm this time has a reason: Havertz could become the laying Wollmilchsau that has just become fashionable again in Munich. Many problems that the coach has recognized after the disaster of the World Cup in Russia seem to be solved by the playmaker. With its speed, depth in the game and his diploma.

Only: Havertz is only 19 years old, his development is far from over. It's only been two years since he debuted in Germany. He was exactly 17 years old and 126 days old. Since then, he has raced 65 times for Leverkusen, scored ten goals and has made 17. At that age, no one was playing in the Bundesliga as often as before. All this indicates that Havertz can meet high expectations. However, you should not overload it with excessive demands.

Until then everything worked at Havertz, as he had dreamed. One setback that he had to accept in his young career. Due to school exams, he was not allowed to participate in the Champions League match at Atlético Madrid in March 2017, at the time in the legendary Vicente Calderón. It bothered him, "especially since it was one of the last games of this great bowl, and as a kid, I dreamed one day of running in such stadiums." These are the last days. has pbaded his baccalaureate.

Is there an exit clause?

For Heiko Herrlich, his coach at Leverkusen, he is "the greatest talent I've seen since Toni Kroos". His colleague and friend Julian Brandt said: "What he does technically and playfully is fantastic, and Kai has the talent and potential to become a global star." And when manager Rudi Völler talks about what Havertz can do with the ball, he likes to compare it to Mesut Özil. He is a model for Havertz: "He plays football in my own way, exudes absolute calm and never seems stressed". In fact, all this applies up to now to Havertz.

In Leipzig, he was until his replacement in the 65th minute of Schalke Sebastian Rudy exactly 50 times on the ball. So he played at the third minute Leroy Sané is worth a visit for free. 20 minutes later, he flanked the colleague perfectly, but his head failed. The game of Havertz was then crowned by submitting to Serge Gnabry in the seams of the Russian four back before 3-0. "Kais going to my door was awesome, he has a strong eye, he's playing exceptionally," said Gnabry. He also plays for Bayern – as soon as Havertz? The Leverkusen, however, were so smart to contractually bind their midfield gem. As you can hear, without exit clause.

Source: n-tv.de