Kane's Bundesliga debut was unsatisfactory, Manchester City or let him win the cup sooner?
In the early morning of February 11, Beijing time, Tianwangshan Stadium ushered in the 21st round of the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen, who are at the top of the table, opened up a five-point gap to the Bundesliga with a 3-0 home win over Bundesliga runners-up Bayern Munich. English star Harry Kane started 11 men and played the whole game, but he only had one shot into the net but didn't score a single goal, and his performance was like an ornament.
Prior to this game, Bayern had only two points separating them from Bayer Leverkusen, and this win would further widen the gap between them and Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel lined up a 433 formation for the game, with 19-year-olds Pavlovic and Goretzka in midfield, and Kane partnering Mushara and Leroy Sane up front. At the back, Dier, Kim Min-jae, Yu Parmecano. With 18 minutes played, the Bayern defender made a sleepwalking mistake when the striker, who had been on loan at Bayer Leverkusen last season, tripped in the box and then slotted the ball in to give Leverkusen a 1-0 advantage at half-time.
In the second half, Bayer Leverkusen continued to attack, and in the 50th minute, Nathan Te played a through ball and Grimaldo's header crossed to equalize the score. In the fifth minute of extra time, Bayer Leverkusen's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer made a mistake and Frimpong's shot earned the win.
Bayer Leverkusen had a 39 per cent advantage in possession, scoring three goals with eight of their 14 shots, while Bayern Munich scored just nine. English star Harry Kane had just 19 touches, one shot and not a single goal in this game. Other than that, he didn't have too many breakthroughs and didn't have too many key shots. In the German football league, the British are like a living messenger of hell.
But Kane can't be blamed for being the way he is. In Tuchel's view, it is about turning a centre-back who can pass and shoot into the box"Stacks"It's not an easy task. Kane did not get effective support from his teammates throughout the game, his passing, shooting, ball control, and ball making were not used, and he only touched the ball a total of 19 times.
But even more disappointing for Kane is that if he loses this crucial match, he will continue without a trophy in his career. Bayern are now just five points away from Bayer Leverkusen, they have been playing well this season and with 13 rounds to go, Bayern will struggle to catch them. And Tuchel's freewheeling arrangement has left Kane with no chance of competing for the title. Before this, Bayern had lost the German Super Cup and the German Cup, and now the Bundesliga championship is hopeless, and the only thing Kane can do is to play the most difficult Champions Cup, but with Bayern Munich's current state, even if he plays against Inter Milan, I am afraid that he will be beaten to the ground, let alone compete with giants such as Manchester City and Real Madrid.
Of course, it is not a mistake to bring Kane to Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich's dominance in German football is unquestionable, and even if there is no semi-final this season, there will be more trophies waiting for him to fight for. However, if Kane had joined City decisively three years ago, he might have won the title.
At that time, Manchester City lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the Champions League final, and Pep Guardiola had already tasted the sweetness of the lack of a strong central defender, so he decided to add Kane to the team. The English superstar plays a bigger role in City's tactical system than Haaland. However, Tottenham rejected Manchester City's offer of 1With 500 million pounds, the battle-hardened veteran Kane finally decided to stay. After that, everyone knows that Manchester City has won the European treble with Norwegian central defender Haaland, and Kane has also made the decision to leave Bayern.
If Kane were to move to Manchester City, there would be no Erling Haaland leading Inter to the European title, nor would there be painful memories of Real Madrid's comeback from defeat in the game. However, these are just assumptions. For now, Manchester City are still holding on to their treble, while Kane is likely to continue his career in Germany without any trophy.