” I think….” Why Declan Rice is also now angry at Arteta boy, Kai Havertz during Arsenal vs Fulham

” I think….” Why Declan Rice is also now angry at Arteta boy, Kai Havertz during Arsenal vs Fulham

Why Declan Rice got angry at Kai Havertz during Arsenal vs Fulham
Arsenal holding midfielder Declan Rice showed his frustrations with Kai Havertz during Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Fulham

Declan Rice gets angry during Arsenal match.
Declan Rice got angry at Kai Havertz during Arsenal vs Fulham (Image: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
Arsenal record signing Declan Rice was spotted showing his frustrations with Kai Havertz during Saturday’s Premier League clash against Fulham.

The Gunners found themselves 1-0 down within the first 60 seconds of the game at the Emirates Stadium following Andreas Pereira’s opener but they showed fight to claw their way back. Bukayo Saka equalised from the penalty spot in the second half before Eddie Nketiah gave his side a 2-1 lead with less than 20 minutes to play.

Despite the visitors going down to ten men following Calvin Bassey’s red card, the match ended 2-2 after Palhinha equalised from a corner in the 87th minute. It was a frustrating afternoon for Mikel Arteta’s side and one moment in particular, involving Rice and Havertz, summed up the disappointment.

With the scoreline poised at 1-0, Rice passed to Havertz, who was in plenty of space but the German international looked to pass back to his teammate instead of turning and advancing the ball forward. Rice threw his hands up in the air in frustration, clearly voicing his anger with the former Blues’ playmaker.

It epitomised a day to forget for the £65million summer arrival, who was subject to numerous groans from some sections of the home crowd. But Arteta claimed that he isn’t worried about supporters turning on the 24-year-old.

“No, I saw an action when he played backwards and he could have turned,” the Spaniard said regarding the incident. “That’s more I think the demands of everybody to play forward and to impact the game in the final third because we had the urgency to win.”

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When asked if he was confident in Havertz eventually winning the fans over, the Arsenal boss added: “Yes I think so.

“I think he’s done already really good things. Today it was tough in certain moments.

“He got in great areas and the ball didn’t arrive. In a lot of situations he should have scored a lot of goals already this season. That’s the thing that is missing there.”

Why Declan Rice got angry at Kai Havertz during Arsenal vs Fulham
Arsenal holding midfielder Declan Rice showed his frustrations with Kai Havertz during Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Fulham

Declan Rice gets angry during Arsenal match.
Declan Rice got angry at Kai Havertz during Arsenal vs Fulham (Image: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
Arsenal record signing Declan Rice was spotted showing his frustrations with Kai Havertz during Saturday’s Premier League clash against Fulham.

The Gunners found themselves 1-0 down within the first 60 seconds of the game at the Emirates Stadium following Andreas Pereira’s opener but they showed fight to claw their way back. Bukayo Saka equalised from the penalty spot in the second half before Eddie Nketiah gave his side a 2-1 lead with less than 20 minutes to play.

Despite the visitors going down to ten men following Calvin Bassey’s red card, the match ended 2-2 after Palhinha equalised from a corner in the 87th minute. It was a frustrating afternoon for Mikel Arteta’s side and one moment in particular, involving Rice and Havertz, summed up the disappointment.

With the scoreline poised at 1-0, Rice passed to Havertz, who was in plenty of space but the German international looked to pass back to his teammate instead of turning and advancing the ball forward. Rice threw his hands up in the air in frustration, clearly voicing his anger with the former Blues’ playmaker.

It epitomised a day to forget for the £65million summer arrival, who was subject to numerous groans from some sections of the home crowd. But Arteta claimed that he isn’t worried about supporters turning on the 24-year-old.

“No, I saw an action when he played backwards and he could have turned,” the Spaniard said regarding the incident. “That’s more I think the demands of everybody to play forward and to impact the game in the final third because we had the urgency to win.”

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When asked if he was confident in Havertz eventually winning the fans over, the Arsenal boss added: “Yes I think so.

“I think he’s done already really good things. Today it was tough in certain moments.

“He got in great areas and the ball didn’t arrive. In a lot of situations he should have scored a lot of goals already this season. That’s the thing that is missing there.”