Former Chelsea coach says player has not improved since leaving Blues despite claims

One former Chelsea coach has spoken out this week about a player they had whilst at Chelsea, not improving since he left the club.

There’s been a lot of debate about this player, debates that seemed to have been around his entire career so far even when he was at Chelsea.

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Kai Havertz thought he had scored against his former club during Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Sunday night, only for his goal to be ruled out after he shushed the crowd at Stamford Bridge and celebrated.

Blues fans have now seemingly turned on a player who scored a winning goal for them in the Champions League final in 2021, but it is the player who has now burned these bridges by the way he has acted.

Arsenal fans were once raving about Havertz and plenty made claims about how much he has improved since he left Chelsea. But Chelsea’s former assistant head coach Jody Morris, does not agree.

Not much difference

Morris was at Chelsea when Havertz was signed, having been Frank Lampard’s assistant between 2019 and 2021.

Asked if Mikel Arteta is getting more out of Havertz than he and Lampard did, he told White & Jordan on talkSPORT: “Well, I think the numbers would maybe suggest that, but I don’t think there’s a massive difference in him.

“I think there’s still question marks over what’s his best position.

“In fairness to Kai, and he’s a great lad, I think when he and Timo [Werner] came into the club, like I said before, it was middle of COVID. It’s hard to integrate these players.

“They’ve just come to a new country. Young lads. I think he’s grown up a little bit since he’s been at Arsenal, I have to say. And you’ve got to say that Arteta has done a real good job with him.

“There’s questions still being asked, do Arsenal need a number nine? So I’m not sure that he isn’t being questioned himself.

“But he’s a player that I think on his day can score goals, but he’s also a player that can go on a run with maybe not producing as many goal scoring opportunities.”