Player Review
90 - FUT Future Stars
To start with - don't get me wrong, Havertz is a good player in every way you can think of, but I want to tell my own experience and the performance he showed during the time in my squad.
I literally bought this guy 3 times.
First was when this card came out and i wanted to test him together with my POTM Reus (91 back then, now 94) in a 4-2-3-1 CAM-Position on the right side.
At this time, he still had 4* SB and 4* WF.
After 2 or 3 games i was wondering if i even put him in my starting squad, because he was actually a shadow on the field without applying shadow on him...
I'm not the type of guy who tests a player a few games with always passing the ball to him - i want to see the performance in the squad so i always play "normally" without providing any special treatment.
So, after realizing that i've seen nothing from him so far i switched to my standard 4-2-3-1(2) with one cam and put him there with Reus moving to the striker position.
There he came out of his snail shell a bit. He showed some good throug balls, some very consistent passing and even scored me a few goals due to his good (but not op) finesse shots.
After 10 games i had to say - he was ok. Not as present as Reus, but far away from the boost i hoped he would give my team.
A bit disappointed, i sold him with 4 goals and 4 assists and the knowledge that my playstyle might be the case i couldn't use him to his full potential.
The second time i bought him was a few weeks later because i read a lot of positive comments about him and how well he is in the cam or even in the striker position.
I thought it was my own fault back then if so many people are pleased with him on the pitch.
What can i say... this time i focused more on him, tried to match my playstyle to his strenghts and get the most out of his impressive stats... and failed again.
He was really doing a decent job in the mid, but that's it. When i test new players out i have one iron rule - they have to be present, i have to know what i can do with them in certain situations and they have to bring my team a benefit. He wasn't up to my expectations again. I sold him again.
Last time i bought him was a couple of days ago, now with the 5* WF upgrade and with a new striker role. So you can't say i gave him no chance, guys.
Long story short - he felt too weak, too easy to push around, not winning the important headers, not scoring the game changing goals, not performing outstanding in any way he should (at least sometimes) with this stats.
I sold him again yesterday. I personally think that he's not worth the amount of coins he's at right now. He's a good midfielder, a very good passer and he can score some goals in- and outside the box, but let's be honest - this type of desription fits dozens of other players as well, most of them a lot cheaper.
End of story.
- great passer
- great vision
- 5* WF
- good dribbler
- good shooting, but not exeptional
- can't seem to bring his stats on the pitch
- sometimes off balance
- sometimes off position (maybe due to med/med, i couldn't figure it out)
- feels even weaker than his physics suggests