Harry Kane is no longer seen as just a classic center forward at FC Bayern. Coach Vincent Kompany draws an interesting comparison
Ahead of the Bundesliga top match at RB Leipzig, Vincent Kompany explained the role of his star attacker in detail – and drew a remarkable comparison
The Bayern coach made it clear that Kane is deliberately given a lot of freedom in his system. „All of our players have a lot of freedom in their position. Harry is allowed to move freely, in the box and behind it,“ explained Kompany at the press conference ahead of the Leipzig game. This role is less of a rigid tactical requirement and more of an adaptation to the course of the game
Kompany even went one step further and explicitly praised Kane’s playmaking qualities. „He sometimes has passes like Toni Kroos and Kevin De Bruyne in there,“ said the Belgian, a comparison that underlines how much Kane is valued at FC Bayern not only as a goalscorer but also as a game-shaping element
Kompany on Kane: „In the end, he always has to be in the penalty area“
Despite all his freedom, Kompany made it unmistakably clear that Kane’s core task remains unchanged. „But in the end, he always has to be in the penalty area. If he’s not there, someone else has to take over the position,“ emphasized the 39-year-old. The collective understanding within the attack is crucial, he said, adding that responsibility is then distributed flexibly depending on which spaces Kane occupies
The fact that Kane repeatedly drops into midfield, distributes balls and controls the game is not a problem from the coach’s point of view, but part of the plan. Kompany trusts that the team will occupy the spaces that arise and that Kane will reappear at the decisive moment where he is most dangerous.