Kai Havertz has received his fair share of criticism in recent months but the German international has stepped up in key moments for Chelsea over the last 10 days. After Raheem Sterling's aggregate leveller in the Champions League last-16 clash with Borussia Dortmund, Havertz scored the decisive goal to take Chelsea through and he played a crucial role in the Blues' Premier League victory over Leicester.
Prior to the month of March beginning, Chelsea had scored just three goals in 2023 winning just one game from 11. While the results were poor, the glaring issue was goal-scoring, with four clean sheets kept since the turn of the year.
As the man deployed in the number nine role, despite clearly not being a natural striker, Havertz took the brunt of the criticism. From 35 appearances this season, Havertz has scored eight goals, with two of those strikes coming in the past five days.
