I had forgotten that. Honestly I forgot most of the champions league that year because it was behind close doors and pretty boring. I just checked and it does seem like it was a one off. Since then they've mostly been hammered by English teams.
Harry Kane | Bayern Munich player
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I had forgotten that. Honestly I forgot most of the champions league that year because it was behind close doors and pretty boring. I just checked and it does seem like it was a one off. Since then they've mostly been hammered by English teams.
They got out of the group stage the next season on our expense the very next season as well.
German teams against English teams in the CL the last 4 seasons:
10 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses
Take Bayern and City out of it and you got:
4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses
....
As if Spurs' final and Chelsea's win weren't one offs too.
The PL is stronger than the Bundesliga, but gap between the top teams is not as big as you'd think.
One thing that would massively benefit German clubs in a hypothetical "they'd finish in X place in England" is the sudden explosion in revenues. Give Dortmund or Leipzig an extra 100-200 million in annual revenue and they'd probably become a force, or at least another club in the mix for European placement.
Just scored from his own half
My mate suggested today how hilarious it would be if Spurs won the league this year after him leaving.
I did the the amusing side of it.
I did the the amusing side of it.
On track for a 40 goal / 20 assist plus season at the rate he's going. 
That has to be one of the best goals from extreme long range that I have ever seen. No goalkeeper slipping, no ball bouncing before the line, but from your own half directly under the crossbar.
Exactly what I thought. Usually there is some element of calamity involved for the opponent. But this one was just pure class. Perfect shot.
As goals from the halfway line go…
Hatrick.
Great goal
I've warmed to Kane the past few years. Everyone expected him to score a lot of goals in the Bundesliga, but it's going to be very interesting to watch him in the CL when the KO stages roll round.
What is classed as Kane's best ever season in terms of performances, if not pure G&A numbers? Could he top it this term - or better to say: how is he performing there outside of scoring lots?
What is classed as Kane's best ever season in terms of performances, if not pure G&A numbers? Could he top it this term - or better to say: how is he performing there outside of scoring lots?
Pretty much a perfect long range goal.
From his own half, into what look like pinpoint middle of the goal, and to a height/power that might have still gone in if the keeper was in his own box.
Can't help but think what could have been if Kane moved to a top club 4-5 years ago.
I think he is doing quite well overall. I think he needed a bit to realize that he actually isn't needed to do everything on his own but is allowed to and actually should focus on being a striker - he did get to involved with the buildup at times. Unlike Tottenham Bayern don't need or expect him to make the play, they signed him to score the huge amount of wasted chances they had last season, so in a way you can say that this season should be measured in G+A for him, as the rest doesn't actually matter much.
On the same pace as Lewandowski's 41 goal record haul so far.... big difference in that Kane wasn't years into the setup and system. It's the easiest option he could have taken, but he's doing everything right to make it a big success regardless, even from an individual point of view.
That is up there with Beckham's against Wimbledon.
Unreal.
Unreal.
Sad indictment of the modern game that it takes a guy who has been one of the best in his position for years going to a huge club to get the respect he deserves. He is going to score a ton, and hoover up trophies in his spell there, and it will be much easier to accomplish than the challenges he had at Spurs.
Own half tap in merchant.
Ignore the caf, he was one of the most praised players in the mainstream media
If it weren't for Levy's pettiness, he'd have been ours. Gutting.
Fair reply. Makes sense, too. Great to have a player who can switch it up if needed, or stay high in a disciplined manner as instructed.
Bitterness, or not wanting one of your top 4 rivals to get your best player?! As much of a cnut as Levy probably is, from a Spurs point of view he's played this beautifully.
They got kaned
I'd 8 0 a Damstadt fan
Yeah he seems an alright sort. The only thing I didn't like was him making a back for players and getting away with it.
I dont think it is pettiness to not wanting to sell to a team you are in the league with?
That's one point, and another is that Kane himself signed that contract that gave Levy this leverage. Had he really wanted to move away from Spurs earlier he wouldn't have signed that (or he was just stupid, but either way it's Kane's fault).
Agree. And if Kane really wanted to go to Manchester United he could have refused to go to Bayern. He could have told Levy to accept the Manchester United (if that was there) or he would go a year later on a free. Reports said he also had some enormous wage demands.
I just find it a bit annoying that some seem to think that Manchester United could just walk up to Spurs/Levy, pick a player and Spurs/Levy have to accept it because otherwise it is petty behaviour. Kane and Manchester United were never a realistic option.
If Arsenal could have sold RvP to Barcelona or any other non Premier League club, i think they would have prefered that too. Levy/Spurs did have that option.
There is nothing to suggest Kane even wanted to join us last summer. However we know for a fact he went on strike to force a move to our city rivals a couple of years ago.
Since that road was blocked after they got Haaland, and Real Madrid were not really going after him, Bayern was the next best move.
If there is something to rue about Kane not coming to United, it is not so much that Levy somehow spoiled his dream move to us, but more that apparently at the moment we are not the kind of club to be able to attract and afford him.
Since that road was blocked after they got Haaland, and Real Madrid were not really going after him, Bayern was the next best move.
If there is something to rue about Kane not coming to United, it is not so much that Levy somehow spoiled his dream move to us, but more that apparently at the moment we are not the kind of club to be able to attract and afford him.
We would've probably ruined him, and this same thread would be filled with people asking why we wasted 100 mil on another ageing dud.
We're like Jesus, if he turned water into liquid shite.
We're like Jesus, if he turned water into liquid shite.
I always thought he was a bit overrated due to being English, but he seems quite good doesn't he.
Controversial opinion but one that actually started the year spurs got to CL final when Kane was injured. Is that Spurs were a better team without Kane. This isn’t to say that Kane isn’t world class, just that Spurs with lesser parts without Kane became better than the sum of their individual parts when he wasn’t playing. I don’t know as I don’t watch Spurs often enough. But it is something that can happen in football
We did not try to get Kane. Because ETH did not want Kane. It is that simple.
Last year, we tried to get De Jong for months. De Jong quite clearly told us that he did not want to join us, but we still tried, we came into agreement with Barca, and we waited for the player to change his mind. With Kane, we did absolutely nothing. Kane did not reject us - because there was nothing to reject. ETH did not want him, we didn't try, end of the story.
If you think Kane would have been good for us then question ETH, if you think Kane would fail with us then give credit to ETH. It was his decision. (As it was his decision to reject De Gea, the club wanted to sign De Gea. ETH makes the final decision for all transfers, good or bad. )
Last year, we tried to get De Jong for months. De Jong quite clearly told us that he did not want to join us, but we still tried, we came into agreement with Barca, and we waited for the player to change his mind. With Kane, we did absolutely nothing. Kane did not reject us - because there was nothing to reject. ETH did not want him, we didn't try, end of the story.
If you think Kane would have been good for us then question ETH, if you think Kane would fail with us then give credit to ETH. It was his decision. (As it was his decision to reject De Gea, the club wanted to sign De Gea. ETH makes the final decision for all transfers, good or bad. )
Absolute nonsense of a post. There's absolutely no evidence that he didn't want him.
The reasons for not going for him is a combination of a) the financial package required to get him combined with his age and United's finances, and b) it being very clear early on that Spurs wouldn't sell him to a PL rival.
The de Jong analogy makes no sense because we were actually encouraged by de Jong's club to come and get him due to their financial situation but it was the player who didn't want it.
What records could he break with Bayern in just one or two years? I can see him coming back to England at some point to take Shearer's record. Unless he has a serious injury he'll be playing at a high level into his mid thirties.