He shed a tear for the runners-up, but he also added a new record to his collection.
"Kai Havertz has scored the most Premier League goals by a German player in the history of the league," the statistical publication Opta reported on Tuesday.
Arsenal defeated Everton 2-1 on Tuesday at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, in the 38th and final round of the 2023-2024 Premier League season.
The three points gave the Gunners 89 points (28 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses), but at the same time, 안전놀이터 추천 Manchester City beat West Ham United 3-1 at home to move to 91 points and finish as league runners-up for the second consecutive season.
In that match, Arsenal went down 0-1 to Idrissa Gueye in the 40th minute, but Takehiro Tomiyasu equalized before halftime. Kai Havertz added a late goal in the second half to give Arsenal a 2-1 victory.
After losing the title to City by five points last season, the Gunners won the title again this season by two points. It's a big disappointment for Arsenal, who spent most of the season competing with Liverpool and City for the top spot.
Despite the disappointing runner-up finish, Haberz did achieve something of a milestone. He set the record for the most Premier League goals in a single season by a German player.
The 6-foot-4, quick-footed striker joined Chelsea from Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2020 to join the Premier League. The £80 million ($137.7 million) transfer fee was a record, and expectations were high.
He needed a period of adjustment. 토토사이트 순위 In his first season at Chelsea, he played 27 league games, but only scored four goals. In 2021-2022, he increased his tally slightly to eight goals in 29 games, but it wasn't enough.
After scoring seven goals in 35 league appearances in 2022-2023, he left Chelsea at the end of the season to join Arsenal.
His start at Arsenal was not easy. He failed to record an offensive point in his first six league games. His debut goal for Arsenal came in the seventh round against AFC Bournemouth, which the Gunners won 4-0.
After that, he fell silent again. He missed five league games in a row before scoring his second league goal against Brentford in November last year.
His goalscoring form really picked up towards the end of the season, as he found the back of the net against Burnley in February and went on to score in four consecutive games. He followed that up with a multi-goal game against Chelsea in April and goals against Tottenham Hotspur and Everton to finish the season with a total of 13 goals in the league.
"His 13 goals equaled the record of Ilkay Gundogan," said Opta. It is the highest total by a German player in the Premier League since its inception."
Of course, there are other German players who have scored more goals in England. Jürgen Klinsmann, who played for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1994-1995 season, scored 20 goals. However, there were 22 teams competing that season, not 20 as there are today.
"Sometimes soccer is unfair," said Haberz, who was in tears after finishing second. We have to accept that. Football is really hard. I think we deserved more," he said.
He added: "I'm sorry for all Arsenal fans. We did our best, but it wasn't enough. In two or three months we'll look back and say, 'That was a good fight,' but right now I think we deserve more. 카지노사이트 We'll try again next season," he said, adding that they will be back in contention for the title.
"It's hard to think about next season right now. It's just too frustrating and hard," he said, adding, "We can only say that next year we will be a better team and we will give it our all next season."
