\n
Former Arsenal player Gilberto Silva has praised Kai Havertz for his improvement through the course of this current season.<\/p>\n
Silva said the 24-year-old has been brilliant for the Gunners, adding that he is a team player.<\/p>\n
Arsenal signed Havertz from Premier League rival Chelsea last summer.<\/p>\n
The Germany international initially played as a midfielder under manager Mikel Arteta and occasionally played as a centre-forward.<\/p>\n
Havertz struggled initially, scoring just one goal and providing one assist in his first 12 Premier League games for Arsenal.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is playing a different role from what he normally did in the past, but he\u2019s been brilliant,\u201d Silva said (via The Boot Room).<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you come from Chelsea to Arsenal, some people believe that it\u2019s not Arsenal\u2019s style. He can\u2019t fit into the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a little bit difficult for him at the start and also for Mikel to find his best position. But slowly, with patience and trying, they both have found it. Kai has been a team player, and, despite his early struggles, performed so well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Havertz has now scored 11 goals in 23 league matches and provided five assists.<\/p>\n
EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Arsenal player Gilberto Silva has praised Kai Havertz for his improvement through the course of this current season. Silva…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4130,194,15209,15,160],"tags":[237,156,15210,180,4476,201],"class_list":["post-31768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-epl","category-gilberto-silva","category-news","category-sport","tag-arsenal","tag-epl","tag-gilberto","tag-news","tag-silva","tag-sport"],"yoast_head":"\n
EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star - Niger Delta News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star - Niger Delta News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Arsenal player Gilberto Silva has praised Kai Havertz for his improvement through the course of this current season. Silva…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Niger Delta News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-12T20:00:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gilberto-Silva.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1468\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1959\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"web\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ndnewsng\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ndnewsng\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"web\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/\",\"name\":\"EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star - Niger Delta News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gilberto-Silva.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-12T20:00:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-12T20:00:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/464bc60b0ad2e2cefb4acb1ef5d7fb70\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gilberto-Silva.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gilberto-Silva.jpg\",\"width\":1468,\"height\":1959},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/\",\"name\":\"Niger Delta News\",\"description\":\"Reporting from Niger Delta\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/464bc60b0ad2e2cefb4acb1ef5d7fb70\",\"name\":\"web\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40ef2b7d9a5e0f8e21921232ba5c9607?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40ef2b7d9a5e0f8e21921232ba5c9607?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"web\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/localhost\/nigerdeltanews\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/author\/web\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star - Niger Delta News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star - Niger Delta News","og_description":"Former Arsenal player Gilberto Silva has praised Kai Havertz for his improvement through the course of this current season. Silva…","og_url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/","og_site_name":"Niger Delta News","article_published_time":"2024-05-12T20:00:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1468,"height":1959,"url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gilberto-Silva.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"web","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ndnewsng","twitter_site":"@ndnewsng","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"web","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/","url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/","name":"EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star - Niger Delta News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gilberto-Silva.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-12T20:00:28+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-12T20:00:28+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/464bc60b0ad2e2cefb4acb1ef5d7fb70"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gilberto-Silva.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gilberto-Silva.jpg","width":1468,"height":1959},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/epl-hes-been-team-player-gilberto-silva-hails-arsenal-star\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"EPL: He\u2019s been team player \u2013 Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal star"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/","name":"Niger Delta News","description":"Reporting from Niger Delta","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/464bc60b0ad2e2cefb4acb1ef5d7fb70","name":"web","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40ef2b7d9a5e0f8e21921232ba5c9607?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40ef2b7d9a5e0f8e21921232ba5c9607?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"web"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/localhost\/nigerdeltanews"],"url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/author\/web\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}