Harry Kane is criticised by the German media as “totally unfair” after Saturday’s 3-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayern lost 3-0 to Bayer Leverkusen at the weekend and 30-year-old Kane was slammed for his performance. The striker was accused of being unfit to play in the decisive match between the first- and second-placed teams in the Bundesliga.
However, the former Tottenham player was defended by some of the English media, who pointed out that he was still the league’s top scorer and that his team-mates had performed poorly against Xabi Alonso’s team.
In the Daily Mail’s “It’s All Kicking Off” podcast, football editor Ian Ladyman said: “One headline read ‘Kane’s disaster’, while (German publication) Bild described his performance as a disaster. He has a seven-goal lead at the top of the Bundesliga scorers’ table.”
Dominic King, the paper’s racing correspondent, added: “Totally, totally unfair! There were so many people over the pitch who were unhappy. Eric Dier looked totally lacking in confidence and unsure and Harry Kane got no service, I think he touched the ball 17-18 times. I felt sorry for him. What a story it would have been if he had gone to a club where he thought he was guaranteed medals and ended up winning nothing this year.”
As King pointed out, Bayern are in danger of not winning any trophies this season. They are five points behind leaders Leverkusen, eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal Cup and are outsiders to win the Champions League. This could be the worst season for the Bavarians since 2010/11, when they won only the DFL-Supercup, a one-off match at the start of the campaign.
WHAT NEXT?
Bayern will be back in action on Wednesday when they host Lazio in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. In the Bundesliga, they will play on Saturday when they host RB Leipzig at home.