With a red Bayern backpack and without a word, Harry Kane left the dressing room wing of the Allianz Arena. The new Munich star striker did not give interviews after the violent 0: 3 (0: 2) in his Bayern debut in the Supercup final against DFB Cup winner RB Leipzig with three-time goalscorer Dani Olmo.
The captain of the English national football team will speak in detail for the first time today (1.00 p.m.) at his official presentation about the move from Tottenham Hotspur to the Bundesliga.
Tuchel’s plans for Kane
A year after the departure of Robert Lewandowski, Kane is the new Munich hope. The 30-year-old record purchase is intended to guarantee the German record champions goals on the assembly line after investing more than 100 million euros.
“He plays every game, done,” said coach Thomas Tuchel when asked how he plans with Kane in the future. “There is no build-up. He trains with us and starts against Werder Bremen,” said the FCB coach, looking ahead to the start of the Bundesliga on Friday.
Thunderous applause from the audience
On the day of his commitment, Kane came on against Leipzig in the 63rd minute to thunderous applause from the audience. It was already 0:2. He didn’t have any notable actions. “I’m sorry for him. We didn’t create enough chances for him,” said Tuchel.
The coach assured: “I’m not expecting a superhero. Harry is just a top guy with a top personality. He will help us. We need his attitude.” Leipzig’s sports director Max Eberl commented on the excessive Kane hype: “I find it almost too much what Harry Kane is being charged here. It’s like a messiah walking on water.”
Tuchel’s remarks about the stuttering start to the new season were reminiscent of his helpless game analysis during his first months as a coach in Munich. The 49-year-old couldn’t explain “the discrepancy between our form in the friendlies and in training and our energy and mood”. It was clear alone: ”The discrepancy is just too big – huge.”
Bayern are still easily vulnerable
Above all, Tuchel criticized “large deficits in defensive behavior”. Dayot Upamecano looked anything but confident, while Alphonso Davies made several mistakes at left-back. After several weeks of preparation, there is no sign of a stable framework, Bayern are still easily vulnerable.
“We conceded very easy goals. We lost the first half, we lost the second half. That’s clear. We imagined it completely differently,” admitted Tuchel.
The appearance in front of 75,000 spectators not only reminded him of disappointing performances from the previous season. At that time, Munich had just won the championship title. In the cup and in the Champions League, the German record champions failed in the quarter-finals.
“I can’t explain it at the moment because we were on a completely different path,” groaned Tuchel. Leipzig’s coach Marco Rose did the groundwork: “Now Harry’s here too. It’ll probably really rattle there.” Maybe already in Bremen. It would calm Tuchel and FC Bayern.
