Harry Kane signals he needs time to adapt after loss in Bayern Munich debut
MUNICH (AP) — England captain Harry Kane stated Sunday that he might have time to adapt to German soccer following a loss in his first sport for Bayern Munich and gained’t “panic” if he isn’t scoring.
Kane got here on as a Sixty fourth-minute substitute in a 3-0 defeat to Leipzig within the German Super Cup on Saturday after being confirmed as a Bayern participant earlier within the day.
“Obviously, I’ve spent my whole career, my whole life, in England and in the Premier League so it might take a bit of adapting to get used to a new league,” he stated.
“For me it’s just about settling in, as comfortable as possible, understanding the different types of teams, the way I have to play and adapt. I’ve done that throughout my whole career, whether it’s with Tottenham or the national team and I’ll do that here.”
It was a “tough decision” to go away Tottenham after 19 years, Kane admitted, regardless of failing to win any trophies throughout his time on the north London membership, coming closest to main honors within the 2019 Champions League last loss to Liverpool.
He added that Bayern can be “disappointed” if it completed the season and not using a trophy.
Bayern is subsequent in motion within the opening sport of the Bundesliga season in opposition to Werder Bremen on Friday. Kane stated he’ll work on his link-up play along with his new teammates and indicated that his time at Bayern shouldn’t be thought-about solely when it comes to targets scored.
“It’s part of the reason I joined this club because they’ve got amazing talent and now I feel like if we can get a good connection, then of course I will score goals,” he stated.
“But as always in my career, you know, I never panic if I don’t. I give my all every game. I try and work for the team and I think I’ve shown that my game is more than just goalscoring and trying to link up play and help with assists and build up. So that’s what I’ll try and do starting on Friday.”
Kane’s arrival fills a niche within the squad left when Robert Lewandowski departed for Barcelona a 12 months in the past, however Bayern is heading into the brand new season with out a longtime first-choice goalkeeper. Captain Manuel Neuer hasn’t performed since breaking his leg snowboarding in December.
Chief govt Jan-Christian Dreesen took the weird step Sunday of admitting the membership had tried and didn’t signal Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea. Kepa is broadly anticipated to signal for Real Madrid on mortgage.
Dreesen stated Neuer isn’t anticipated to return till the second half of the season however his damage is difficult to foretell. Neuer wanted one other operation this month to take away steel implants from his leg.
Dreesen added he’s “confident that we will find a solution” to Bayern’s goalkeeper difficulties however it stays unclear if any new signing will likely be thought-about a candidate to exchange Neuer long-term, or a stop-gap resolution. Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer was offered to Inter Milan this month and longtime Neuer backup Sven Ulreich performed within the loss to Leipzig.
