Bayer Leverkusen coach Peter Bosz refuses to go along with the euphoria surrounding his attacker Kai Havertz. The twenty-year-old German equaled a Bundesliga record on Saturday with his two hits against Borussia Mönchengladbach (1-3).
Havertz, who scored one of his goals from a penalty kick, has already scored 34 goals in the Bundesliga for his 21st birthday due to his performance against Gladbach. With that, the German followed in the footsteps of Klaus Fischer, the famous former striker of Schalke 04.
“Kai played slightly better than last week against Werder Bremen,” Bosz said after the game Kicker. “But it’s not just about Kai. We at Bayer 04 did a great job and Kai was part of that. There were thirteen others who were just as good as him.”
Thanks to the victory in Mönchengladbach, Leverkusen took over third place in a direct fight from ‘Die Fohlen’ and thus continued a strong year. In 2020 Leverkusen won no less than thirteen of the fifteen league matches.
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Kai Havertz set a nice Bundesliga record on Saturday. (Photo: Pro Shots)
‘Important result for Champions League places’
To enforce Champions League football, Bosz must end up with the best four in the Bundesliga with Leverkusen. “Partly because of this, this was a very important game for us,” continues the 56-year-old Gelderlander, who was at 0-1 lead with his team at halftime.
“We played with a lot of courage and risk in our game. The first half went well, but after the break it was more difficult. All in all it was a game that we can look back on with a good feeling. We expressed that the interests were great. “
On Tuesday, a home game against number six VfL Wolfsburg is scheduled for the formation of Bosz and Havertz. On the same day, the cracker between league-leader Bayern Munich and number two Borussia Dortmund will also be completed.
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