After Kai Havertz scored a brace against England in the Nations League on Monday night, there has been some discussion among Chelsea supporters about what position the 23-year-old should play for the Blues.

At Wembley, he was deployed as a number 10, much deeper than he has generally played during his time at Stamford Bridge. It has led some to argue that it is his best position.

We decided to take a look at the statistics (from FBRef) to see whether this view is accurate. The data suggests, however, that Havertz’s game is NOT suited to playing in a deep-lying role. We would like to emphasise that these stats are (for the most part) taken from his performances across the last year, so it may be the case that if he plays as a no.10 more regularly, these numbers will improve, but we still feel the stats are relevant.

Press the next page as we explain why Havertz isn’t likely to be a good no.10.