During a World Cup press conference, Germany and Chelsea player Kai Havertz exploded, saying that questions about his position are “really getting on his nerves.”
The former Bayer Leverkusen forward was included in Hansi Flick’s team for the tournament in Qatar and was chosen to start in their opening match against Japan.
Havertz had a really frustrating game as Germany simply were unable to create enough of an impression with the four-time champions suffering a shocking 2-1 loss.
Havertz’s performance against Japan was somewhat symptomatic of his side’s showing.
Selected to lead the line by Flick, he struggled to really make make an impact before being replaced by natural forward Niclas Fullkrug.
Having failed to find the back of the net against Japan, it means that the 23-year-old has only scored two goals in his last eight appearances for his nation. Both of those strikes came in the 3-3 draw against England in the Nations League back in September.
He still has a relatively impressive record for Germany though with ten goals in 32 caps since his debut back in 2018.
What Did Kai Havertz Say?
Whilst some have questioned whether Havertz is the right choice to spearhead the Germany attack, he has hit back at those claims and suggested that his versatility is one of his major strengths.
Speaking in a press conference, the Chelsea man said: “The position issue is really getting on my nerves now.
“Everyone knows that I can play on the right, on the left, as a No. 9 and as a No. 10. Of course the positions are different, but I can play anything up front.
Germany go into their second group game against Spain under huge pressure. They practically need to win to retain hope of progressing to the knockout rounds.
Should they fail to do that then they could potentially suffer the embarassment of a second consecutive group stage exit following their miserable display in Russia.
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