Noted pundit Did Hamann has a lot of opinions and when asked about Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane, the former Bayern and Liverpool midfielder did not hold back with his thoughts.
Hamann seems to join
the group of folks who think that Kane wilts under the bright lights.
“Is it a fair criticism of Harry Kane that he goes missing and doesn’t score in finals? Yes, and I think for England as well when he’s scored goals, he’s scored penalties and he’s missed one as well. Obviously we will find out now the truth about Kane in these moments,” Hamann told Casino Beats. “I’ve always been critical because he scores a lot of goals in Germany but any center-forward would score goals for Bayern Munich. There hasn’t been one that failed to do so. But what I would say, leading up to the World Cup, is that in the Euros two years ago England improved and turned games around when Kane left the pitch.
“He really struggled at the last Euros and now he’s two years older again. I don’t know how many of England’s games will be played outdoors but it could be 35 or 38 degrees or more out in America.
“Thomas Tuchel won’t drop Kane because Tuchel was a big reason as to why Bayern Munich signed Kane. They’ve got a very close relationship. But I don’t think England should go into the tournament saying Kane is our number nine and he will stay our number nine. England have got Ollie Watkins. He’s a player who changed games for England at the EUROs.
“Is Kane a concern for Bayern? We’ll find out. They got beat by Inter last season in the quarter-finals of the Champions League when they probably should have gone through. We’ll find out in the next few weeks.”
This…seems a bit extreme. Kane has been nothing, but productive and a great teammate since joining Bayern Munich. His past, which does includes some middling performance in big games, could be impacted by the squads around him rather than the Englishman himself. Still, Kane would be the first one to say that when his teams lose, he will shoulder the blame.
As for Kane being replaced by either England or Bayern Munich, that seems like a real longshot to happen any time soon.
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