Journalist noticed something ‘interesting’ about Kai Havertz’s shooting in the warm-up before Liverpool

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Kai Havertz’s finishing has been truly terrible this season.

The German’s decision-making and technique has been all over the place this term, and while he does have four goals to his name, he should have so many more.

He squandered more chances against Liverpool on Sunday, but before the game, he was apparently looking very sharp in front of goal.

Indeed, speaking on the Handbrake Off podcast, James McNicholas has shared what he noticed about Havertz in the warm-up before the game, and he says that his finishing in those drills was actually brilliant.

Havertz’s finishing in the warm-up was brilliant

McNicholas shared what he noticed about the German.

“I was in the stadium watching the warm-up, and the players were doing their shooting drills, and the likes of Kai Havertz, Reiss Nelson and Bukayo Saka who had standout misses in the game were tucking away chances really comfortably. Havertz curled one ball into the corner immaculately, but when the chances came in the game and the pressure was one they couldn’t get the shots away. It’s so interesting the difference between the technique and the execution in those vital moments,” McNicholas said.

Not the same

It’s all well and good being able to finish in a training drill, but doing it in a game is completely different.

When you have 60,000 screaming at you and a world-class defending closing you down, your finishing is going to be affected.

Let’s be real, every single player in the Premier League could score goal after goal if given time and space like you get in a warm-up, but in-game chances are completely different, and that’s what Havertz needs to get to grips with.

Havertz does have the technique in his locker, but he needs to figure out how to find the net when under pressure from both fans and opposing players.