Former Chelsea man Ashley Cole was amongst those who lavished praise on Kai Havertz for his influential showing in Chelsea’s 2-0 derby win over Fulham on Saturday.
Havertz was at his very best in front of the goal and bagged a well-deserved brace to cap off Chelsea’s victory which further laid ground to their hold over the fourth spot in the Premier League table.
Cole heaped praise on the Chelsea forward for his showing as the ex-England international said that Havertz fully deserved his two goals in an outing where he was ‘fantastic’.
‘He was fantastic’ said Cole as reported by MSN.
‘He didn’t get too involved in the build-up but his little through balls and deft touches and control around the box, I think he deserved his two goals.
Cole was joined by former Fulham manager Chris Coleman in singing Havertz’ praises on a day where the German forward who arrived at the Bridge last summer in a mega-money move turned up at his best when given the chance to perform.
‘I was very impressed with him. His little deft touches and his intelligence, knowing when and where to run, and then when the ball arrives he’s not flustered, and all the top, top players have that.
‘They always seem to have more time on the ball. He’s still young, and he’s going to be better and better.
‘He’s had a hard first season. He’s had Covid, he’s had injuries. But he shows glimpses in games of absolute top, top quality and I think he’s going to be a very exciting player for Chelsea.’
