Harry Kane gives brutally honest interview and is dubbed a 'shadow' as Bayern Munich crash to Lazio defeat

Harry Kane gives brutally honest interview and is dubbed a 'shadow' as Bayern Munich crash to Lazio defeat

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Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 15/02/2024

- 09:10

Updated: 15/02/2024

- 09:31

The striker was unable to score during the Champions League clash on Wednesday night

Harry Kane has admitted Bayern Munich aren't good enough at the current moment in time following their 1-0 Champions League defeat to Lazio on Wednesday night.

Big things were expected of the Bundesliga giants this season, especially after they recruited the England international back in the summer.


But while Kane has scored plenty of goals, Bayern are struggling for form as the end of the season rapidly approaches.

They were poor as they lost 3-0 to Xabi Alonso's high-flying Bayer Leverkusen over the weekend.

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Harry Kane has opened up after Bayern Munich crashed to a nightmare Champions League defeat to Lazio

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And Lazio beat Bayern 1-0 last night, with Ciro Immobile scoring the only goal of the game to give his side victory.

After the game, Kane spoke to TNT Sports.

The England international attempted to rally his Bayern team-mates, insisting they merely need a 'spark' to breathe new life into their season.

And Kane was brutally honest by saying it had been a 'really tough week'.

"Really tough week. In the first half, we started well and had clear chances, one for myself. In these games, they're big moments," confessed the 30-year-old.

"The second half was disappointing. We came out with less energy and less confidence.

"We got punished. Once you go down to 10 men it's always difficult.

"We have to find it among ourselves. We're still in the race for the Bundesliga and still in this tie. We have to keep fighting.

"We're in a difficult spell. We have to fight. We have to turn it around. We have big games and big things to fight for.

"We're not out of it, we will never give up. We just need to turn it around. One game or spark can turn it around."

Kane was ineffective up top as Bayern slumped to yet another disappointing defeat.

And European football expert Raphael Honegstein, speaking to the BBC, believes the Tottenham legend is a 'shadow' of his usual self.

"He is not having the same sort of impact in the last couple of weeks that he did earlier on in the season," he stated.

"He looks a shadow of that player now."

Bayern saw Dayot Upamecano dismissed during Wednesday night's match with Lazio, which enabled Immobile to score the only goal of the game from the penalty spot.

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Harry Kane was ineffective as Bayern Munich slumped to Lazio defeat

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And Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel admitted he was 'angry' after their hopes of winning a trophy this season were dealt a huge blow.

"We're frustrated and angry about the defeat," admitted the German, who is now under severe pressure at the Allianz Arena.

"I think we lost the game, I'm not sure Lazio won it.

"We did everything we could to fall behind, making errors and losing confidence.

"(There was) no need for Upamecano to go in like that. It's not wild or intentional - but just block the shot."

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Ciro Immobile scored the only goal of the game as Lazio stunned Bayern Munich in the Champions League

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He continued: We started well, had a chance in the first minute and then with Harry Kane and then with Jamal Musiala.

"We had the game under control in the first half.

"But in the second our performance dropped inexplicably.

"We made too many individual errors and made our opponents stronger and we lost concentration. We lost our rhythm.

"It was completely our responsibility. We lost a game today that in the first half looked like we could not lose it."

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