Kai Havertz endured a mixed game as Germany lost to Turkey 3-2 in a friendly on Saturday night.<br /><br />The Arsenal playmaker opened the scoring after just five minutes after surprisingly being deployed at left-back for the clash in Berlin.<br /><br />Manager Julian Nagelsmann's decision didn't go down well in Germany, with legend Lothar Matthaeus labeling it as a 'slap in the face' to actual defenders. <br /><br />But there was one moment in the game that left supporters puzzled, ten minutes into the second half.<br /><br />Havertz, receiving the ball on the left wing from Ilkay Gundogan, controlled the ball but then shielded it out of play as he felt pressure from a Turkish player behind him. <br /><br />The referee awarded Turkey a throw-in, and Turkey ultimately won the match in what was Nagelsmann's home debut after replacing Hansi Flick in September.<br /><br />The moment went viral on social media, with one fan writing: 'I'm still baffled by this. What was he trying to do?'<br /><br />Another user came up with their theory as to an explanation as they commented: 'He forgot he touched the ball last and was shielding to win a throw-in.' <br /><br />In response to the prior tweet, someone replied: 'But even if he forgot that, did he forget his team-mate was the person that passed him the ball?'<br /><br />An Arsenal fan suggested that this was not the first time it has happened as they wrote: 'He has done this like twice in an Arsenal shirt, I wanted to enter the tele.'<br /><br />One person though said Nagelsmann decided to play him out-of-position which contributed, as they commented: 'Unfamiliar environment for him. Can't blame him for playing there.'<br /><br />Havertz has struggled to hit the ground running at Arsenal, since his £65m move from Chelsea in the summer.<br /><br />In 19 appearances across all competitions, he has only bagged one goal and provided as many assists for the Gunners.<br /><br />However, despite Germany's loss on Saturday, Nagelsmann singled out Havertz for praise believing he was 'probably our best player'. <br /><br />Nagelsmann said: 'I don’t see this (playing at left-back) as a risk for him but as a very, very big opportunity to play a key role at the Euros. For the first time in an unfamiliar position, he did extremely well and probably was our best player.’
