Tuchel apologizes to Kane after defeat in German Super Cup
"I want to apologize to Kane. This is my bitter session with him," Tuchel said after the defeat at the Allianz on August 12. "We don't expect Kane to be a superhero. We just want Kane to be himself, a goalscorer and a player with top personality. I feel sorry for Kane. We didn't play well, keep pace and create enough opportunities for Kane."
The English striker arrived in Munich on August 11, only practiced one training session with his new teammates and then was registered for the German Super Cup match list. He replaced 18-year-old striker Mathys Tel in the 64th minute, when Bayern were 0-2 lead. In nearly half an hour on the field, Kane only touched the ball three times, passed two passes, lost the ball once and failed to finish or pass successfully.
According to Tuchel, Kane went to bed three or four hours after the medical examination and was not in the best shape for the German Super Cup. "We need to learn from Kane, Kane doesn't need to learn from us. We need Kane to step out of the loop of repetitive performances like this," added the German coach.
The defeat of Bayern made Kane continue to miss the appointment with the first collective title in his career. Previously, the England captain failed in the 2015 and 2021 League Cup finals, the 2019 Champions League final with Tottenham and the Euro 2021 final with England. After the match, Germany's leading newspaper Bild published an article with the headline "Kane arrived, but lost the Cup".
Tuchel views the defeat against RB Leipzig as alarming. "I have no excuses at the moment," he said. "We conceded the easiest goals. It was as if we hadn't practiced for the past four weeks. What we showed today has nothing to do with the way we train, the form or the atmosphere. ".
Meanwhile, Matthijs de Ligt thinks that Bayern performed well in the friendly against Liverpool 4-3, Monaco 4-2 in the pre-season, but showed opposite performance in the German Super Cup match, allowing Leipzig to create many chances. The Dutch midfielder called on the whole team to unite, continue to work hard and overcome weaknesses.
Dani Olmo is the third player to score a hat-trick in an official match against Bayern at the Allianz, after Dusseldorf's Dodi Lukebakio in 2018 and Heidenheim's Robert Glatzel in 2019. After the game, the RB Leipzig midfielder said: "This is the game. fantastic, perfect. We run a lot and give our all. We know Bayern will have a lot of possession. There's no better way to start the season than with the championship."
In the opening round of the Bundesliga next weekend, Bayern hosts Werder Bremen and RB Leipzig meets Leverkusen.
