Harry Kane was received by the Munich audience like “a messiah who walks on water”. In the Supercup nothing works for Bayern. “Frightening” is what coach Tuchel calls the 0: 3 against Leipzig.
Harry Kane’s great desire for FC Bayern and his maximum belief in many goals and titles eased the Munich pain a little after the Leipzig Supercup watschn when he presented himself as the new superman of the Bundesliga.
Only 14 hours after the ineffective lightning debut as an offensive joker in the “terrifying” 0: 3 (0: 2) of the German champions against the famous DFB Cup winner in the season overture for coach Thomas Tuchel, the 30-year-old was back in the Allianz Arena.
His pregnant wife Katie and his parents also listened carefully in the media room when the new Bayern star announced great deeds in a dark blue suit with an open shirt collar. Kane looked back on a “magical” Saturday evening given the affection of the Munich fans. “Thank you for the warm welcome. We will certainly have reasons to celebrate together,” he said the day after the false start with his new team. “There’s no reason to panic,” said the goalscorer, bursting with energy after a stressful 48 hours at the end of the tough exchange poker.
Olmo steals the show from Kane
Harry Kane was not a goal hurricane against Leipzig right away. Rather, a Leipzig storm named Dani Olmo swept over Munich at the start of the season. Three shots, three goals. The Spaniard stole the show from Kane and did exactly what Bayern made more than 200 million euros available for in total until 2027.
Kane made a promise. “Of course I’ll score goals. But I don’t panic if I don’t score. My game is more than just scoring goals,” he said confidently. After 19 years at Tottenham, FC Bayern is the ideal challenge to finally win titles. The premier class final in 2024 at London’s Wembley Stadium is particularly appealing to him: “That’s great. I’m also here to win the Champions League.” And England’s captain wants to contribute as a “leader”.
The bliss of the Munich audience to see Harry Kane in person in the number 9 Bayern jersey even seemed to make the Supercup beating of the Tuchel-Bayern bearable in their own stadium. Max Eberl followed the hysteria about the most expensive Bundesliga player in amazement. “I think it’s almost too much what Harry Kane is being charged here. It’s like a messiah walking on water,” said Leipzig’s sporting director.
New transfer dimension for Bayern
The Kane-mania-stricken Bayern fans appreciate the fact that their club has entered a new dimension for Kane. More than 100 million euros, that’s not the case in Munich. In addition, there is a further 100 million euros in salary for four contract years. For once, there was no limit for the Munich bosses when it came to Kane, the player they absolutely wanted. Proudly sitting next to Kane, CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen emphasized: “I wouldn’t want to say that 100 million is the new normal. That’s an enormous amount for us.”
Meanwhile, Bayern’s coach sounded the same as after the bitter defeats and lost titles in his early days in Munich. “I don’t have a solution now,” said Tuchel helplessly after a mistake for which he was responsible as a coach. In frustration, he spoke of “hundreds of mistakes” and that he felt sorry for Kane: “He probably thinks we haven’t trained here for four weeks.” That is indeed what it looked like.
“It feels like a complete continuation of last season,” said Tuchel, revealingly honest. He complained about “big deficits in defensive behavior”. His conclusion was devastating: “We lost the first half, we lost the second half, that’s clear.” Kane got a few minutes of action. The striker was hardly on the ball, he only had a harmless action in the penalty area. But that should change quickly.
Tuchel gives a guarantee of use
Tuchel gave Kane an unlimited commitment. “He plays. He plays every game. Done. Over. He’s our number nine,” replied Tuchel annoyed when asked how he now intends to build up Kane as a player. “There is no structure. He trains with us and starts against Werder Bremen. We have to get to know him, not he us,” said Tuchel.
The Bavarians – and especially their coach – need a constantly hitting Kane very quickly. The king transfer can only close a construction site. Captain Manuel Neuer, who has no comeback date, is still not in goal. “We were very close to Chelsea’s star keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga,” said Dreesen. But Kepa chose Real Madrid. In defence, for which 50-million-man Minjae Kim came from Naples, Tuchel tried constantly changing occupations.
Tuchel’s longing for a defensive six is a risky vote of no confidence in Joshua Kimmich and Co. National player Leon Goretzka has been demoted to bench press. And the offensive department around Kane can only now find itself. The supposed defense chief Matthijs de Ligt stated after the Supercup beating: “It was bad in everything we did.”
The famous guests are different. Leipzig lost top players like Christopher Nkunku, Josko Gvardiol, Konrad Laimer and Dominik Szoboszlai in the summer. And yet the Saxons – led by the Spaniard Olmo – seemed more harmonious, more greedy. “We woke up the competition a bit with the game, okay, we can really count on Leipzig,” Eberl rejoiced. Of course, they continue to count on Bayern for the Supercup winner – and Hurricane Kane. “Now Harry is here too. It will probably really rattle there,” said RB coach Marco Rose.
Source: Stern
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