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Arteta Tips Kai Havertz for 30 Goals Amid Gyökeres Struggles

Arsenal's manager says Havertz has the ability to reach thirty goals a season, a vote of confidence that sharpens the debate over who leads the attack.

Photo: Kai Havertz
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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorArsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Kai Havertz could be a thirty-goal-a-season striker, and Gyökeres is the guy struggling. So that's the Hot Seat.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWait, so he complimented the other guy. That's the whole story?

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, you praise one striker in public, the other one hears it. I'm telling you, he heard it.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm calling it the surface of the sun, and it's a dry heat.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentArteta never said a word against him, though. Maybe it's just a nice thing about Havertz.

  6. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorKenji, I bet he was asked about Havertz. And he answered about Havertz. That's the cruelty, he answered the question.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo how does he cool it down?

  8. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorGoals, Kenji. Or at least a press conference where somebody says his name, even wrong.

  9. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThirty goals for Havertz, and for Gyökeres, a very polite silence.

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The story so far

  1. Arteta frustrated by Arsenal's bizarre post-match injuries · Yahoo
  2. Arteta explains Saliba team photo absence, addresses Arsenal job cuts · Goal.com
  3. Arteta Tips Kai Havertz for 30 Goals Amid Gyökeres Struggles (this story)

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