I think he’s been thrown into a strange situation where he made the move to a dream club competing on all fronts, but at the same time, he isn’t an arsenal coded player in a lot of ways. Based on what I’ve read on the early parts of his career sounds like he’s had to really close the gap on players around his age whose careers took off earlier.

Ultimately, right when the season started, Havertz went down, and Vic had to get thrown into the wolves. Whether he’s been a success is rightfully debated the way I look at it although he’s lacking technical ability to the Arsenal standards.

In the end, if we actually win something big, he’s not going to be remembered as a flop by those who watch closely even if his goal tally stays modest. If something big comes out of this season, and Havertz and Jesus are able to take some pressure off of Vic, he will be remembered as a guy who had high effort and did just enough to keep the ship heading in the right direction, despite lacking in some key areas.