Kai Havertz mocked for failed two-yard pass in Arsenal’s Fulham draw – with one supporter comparing him to Crystal Palace’s Jordan Ayew – but others insist the £65m star needs time

Fans attacked Kai Havertz for a failed pass against Fulham on Saturday, while others insist he just needs time to find his rhythm at Arsenal.

Supporters picked up on the particularly unfortunate moment, when Gabriel Martinelli tagged Havertz expecting to get a give-and-go, but instead the £65million man put the ball back where it lay, in a clear communication breakdown .

It led to an arbitrary comparison with Crystal Palace’s Jordan Ayew, who may be wondering what he’s done to get in on the discussion.

A sloppy six-foot pass was low-hanging fruit on social media where people could vent their frustrations, but others acknowledged that chemistry and understanding each other’s moves on the pitch is often a gradual process.

People also vented when he received the ball with a chance to turn and pass Eddie Nketiah but instead gave it back and lost the ball.

Fans poured in on the Havertz topic, with some criticizing him and others expressing sympathy

One fan wrote, “How can a man like Havertz, who can’t even make a short pass correctly, be on the field is beyond me.”

Another supporter on AFTV said, ‘We’ve got a guy running around and we could have caught Jordan Ayew! Jordan Ayew does the same as Kai Havertz!’

A tweeter responded to that laughing off the comparison, saying, “Jordan Ayew and Kai Havertz in the same statement? No, that’s a disrespect to the Ayew family.’

Some took a sarcastic route, with one commenting, “Havertz top pass. Wow’.

Others picked up the pass where he should have turned and played through Nketiah. One tweeted: Nketiah will be furious. He already expects a through ball from him to run after the defenders. Havertz quick thinking is zero. He has to go back to Germany’.

In someone’s eyes, Havertz is Arsenal’s worst signing ever. “Havertz is actually our worst signing ever, after Mustafi and Pepe. He literally offers nothing, he hasn’t even made a positive pass in three games,” they wrote.

Fans on Twitter mocked Kai Havertz for his pass against Fulham, although some came to his defense

But some were quick to defend the Germany international on a day when many of Mikel Arteta’s players fell short of their usual standards.

One, referring to Bukayo Saka’s back pass that led to Andreas Pereira’s goal after a minute, wrote: ‘Saka gave away a goal but no one talks about it. Havertz made one bad back pass that had no consequences, but you’re all on his back like a scorpion’s children.

Another wrote, “From an objective point of view, Kai Havertz isn’t as bad as people make it seem. Arsenal’s players have yet to understand his movements on the pitch because I’ve seen many cases where he makes perfect runs but doesn’t get the pass. Not entirely his fault.’