{"id":297625,"date":"2023-11-20T14:25:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297625"},"modified":"2023-11-20T14:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:25:24","slug":"baffled-fans-question-havertz-over-viral-moment-from-germany-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/baffled-fans-question-havertz-over-viral-moment-from-germany-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Baffled fans question Havertz over viral moment from Germany game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;What was he trying to do?&#8217;: Baffled fans question why Kai Havertz shielded the ball out of play for a throw-in immediately after he controlled it during Germany&#8217;s defeat to Turkey<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kai Havertz played at left-back during Germany&#8217;s 3-2 victory over Turkey\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He scored early in the game, but one moment of his left supporters baffled\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Sutton is stunned by Ian Ladyman&#8217;s England Euro XI: It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kai Havertz endured a mixed game as Germany lost to Turkey 3-2 in a friendly on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal playmaker opened the scoring after just five minutes after surprisingly been deployed at left-back for the clash in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Julian Nagelsmann&#8217;s decision didn&#8217;t go down well in Germany, with legend Lothar Motthaus labelling it as a &#8216;slap in the face&#8217; to actual defenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But there was one moment in the game that left supporters puzzled, ten minutes into the second-half.<\/p>\n<p>Havertz, receiving the ball on the left-wing from Ilkay Gundogan, controlled the ball but then shielded it out of play as he felt pressure from a Turkish player behind him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78021671-12770853-image-a-45_1700486942611.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kai Havertz has left fans confused with a moment from Germany&#8217;s loss to Turkey which has gone viral<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78022259-12770853-image-a-64_1700488367344.jpg\" height=\"331\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Havertz received the ball and controlled it following a pass from Ilkay Gundogan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78022261-12770853-image-a-65_1700488389690.jpg\" height=\"330\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He then decided to shield the ball out for a throw-in &#8211; despite last touching the ball<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78021679-12770853-image-a-46_1700486956709.jpg\" height=\"98\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Supporters have taken to social media questioning what Havertz was trying to do<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The referee awarded Turkey a throw-in, and Turkey ultimately won the match in what was Nagelsmann&#8217;s home debut after replacing Hansi Flick in September.<\/p>\n<p>The moment went viral on social media, with one fan writing: &#8216;I&#8217;m still baffled by this. What was he trying to do?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another user came up with their own theory as to an explanation as they commented: &#8216;He forgot he touched the ball last and was shielding to win a throw-in.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response to the prior tweet, someone replied: &#8216;But even if he forget that, did he forget his team-mate was the person that passed him the ball?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>An Arsenal fan suggested that this was not the first time it has happened as they wrote: &#8216;He has done this like twice in an Arsenal shirt, I wanted to enter the tele.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>One person though said it was through Nagelsmann&#8217;s decision to play him out-of-position which contributed, as they commented: &#8216;Unfamiliar environment for him. Can&#8217;t really blame him for playing there.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Havertz has struggled to hit the ground running at Arsenal, since his \u00a365m move from Chelsea in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78021683-12770853-image-a-47_1700487066638.jpg\" height=\"138\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78021687-12770853-image-a-48_1700487071668.jpg\" height=\"172\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78021685-12770853-image-a-49_1700487082189.jpg\" height=\"142\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78021673-12770853-image-a-44_1700486870119.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Havertz (right) did open the scoring for Germany in a game they ultimately lost 3-2<\/p>\n<p>In 19 appearances across all competitions, he has only bagged one goal and provided as many assists for the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite Germany&#8217;s loss on Saturday, Nagelsmann singled out Havertz for praise believing he was &#8216;probably our best player&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nagelsmann said: &#8216;I don\u2019t see this (playing at left-back) as a risk for him, but as a very, very big opportunity to play a key role at the Euros. For a first time in an unfamiliar position, he did extremely well and probably was our best player.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/13\/78021693-12770853-image-a-50_1700487109220.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite playing in a new position, Julian Nagelsmann said Havertz was &#8216;probably our best player&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12770853\/What-trying-Baffled-fans-question-Kai-Havertz-shielded-ball-play-throw-immediately-controlled-Germanys-defeat-Turkey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;What was he trying to do?&#8217;: Baffled fans question why Kai Havertz shielded the ball out of play for a throw-in immediately after he controlled it during Germany&#8217;s defeat to Turkey Kai Havertz played at left-back during Germany&#8217;s 3-2 victory over Turkey\u00a0 He scored early in the game, but one moment of his left supporters&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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