'Every time I watch him': Ben Foster now shares what annoys him about Arsenal No.29 Kai Havertz
"Every time I watch him" ????
Kai Havertz is currently playing the best football of his Arsenal career so far.
The Germany international scored a vital equaliser in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Southampton, becoming just the second player to score in seven successive matches at the Emirates Stadium after Robin van Persie managed the feat in the 2011/12 campaign.
As a result of the victory, Arsenal now sit third in the Premier League.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 3 |  ArsenalArsenal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
Havertz – who Thierry Henry admires – has now scored six goals in ten appearances so far this season, stepping up to silence those who claimed Mikel Arteta needed to sign a new striker over the summer.
However, there is one thing Kai Havertz does during games for Arsenal which irks Ben Foster.
Ben Foster criticises Kai Havertz for wastefulness in front of goal
Speaking on his YouTube channel – The Cycling GK – Foster criticised the Arsenal No.29 for not being ruthless enough in front of goal.
The 41-year-old said: “For me, it’s four good chances to a goal for Kai Havertz. That’s how it feels to me. Every time I watch him, he has so many good chances and he will only ever put one of them away.”
In our view, that could have been said of Havertz in seasons gone by, but the German does seem to be far more clinical nowadays.
What the numbers say about Havertz and his goalscoring efficiency at Arsenal
So far this season, the 25-year-old has pretty much matched his xG (expected goals) numbers.
As WhoScored shows, Havertz has an xG of 5.48 in the Premier League this term, and has actually scored four goals in seven Premier League appearances.
Therefore, the man from Aachen only has an xG difference of just minus 1.48 – a figure which would be a lot worse if he really did miss three golden chances per game, as Foster claims.
In terms of the UEFA Champions League and the Carabao Cup, Havertz, who Rafa Benitez called unique, is actually outperforming his xG – finding himself 0.37 and 0.39 goals above the metric respectively.
Hopefully, the German can keep hitting the back of the net for Arsenal, and fire the Gunners to some silverware this season.
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