Manager Thomas Tuchel says there is nothing to hold back Harry Kane if the Bayern Munich striker returns to north London and resumes hostilities with Arsenal in the Champions League.
Bayern’s manager has warned that the Bundesliga champions know how to hurt Mikel Arteta’s side, but Kane will be ruled out for Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium due to his links with Tottenham. I’m not worried about being targeted. The England captain has scored 14 goals in 19 games for Spurs against Arsenal, with manager Tuchel backing him to silence jeers from the home fans.
“I don’t think he will stop tomorrow because he has been successful so many times,” said the German. “I think it will be great fun for Harry to play against Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals. He’ll be very happy to score. There’s nothing holding him back. He feels very motivated. “Harry always helps any team win, whether it’s England, Tottenham or now us. He will help us perform.”
Tuchel, who is expected to leave Bayern after a disappointing season, faced intense criticism after Bayern lost 3-2 to Heidenheim on Saturday. Bayern are 16 points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen, meaning they will miss out on their first league title in 12 years.
It looks like Europe will decide the season. Tuchel refused to discuss the inquest after Bayern took a 2-0 lead against Heidenheim, but he was full of praise for Arsenal. However, he was bullish on Bayern’s chances, suggesting experience at this level could be crucial against the Premier League pacesetter.
“Arsenal are at the highest level in the Premier League,” Tuchel said. “All the data shows that. They have great data in the Champions League. It will be a big test for us. The season is not lost. Once the season is over, it is over. The criticism is Of course we are not going to win the league. In the Bundesliga we lacked consistency, passion and hunger. In the Champions League we have played at a high level.
“Arsenal are a real team. They are currently the best team in Europe when it comes to dead ball situations. This is their second year playing at this high level. They have a lot of energy. Arteta The culture has completely changed since he joined. You can see his handwriting. Clubs want to go with him and they are reaping that. They are playing in the toughest league. has conquered.
“But we know our strengths. We know how we want to inflict pain on them. We know the Champions League has gained more experience in the last few years. I know it’s a different place than the Premier League, so it’s a different type of football than the Premier League, so that’s having an effect.”
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“There is no better headline,” Tuchel said when asked about the possibility of a return to England this summer. He was more than happy to talk about Kai Havertz. Arsenal’s German forward scored the winning goal as Tuchel’s Chelsea defeated Manchester City in the final three years ago.
“Kai probably scored the best goal of my coaching career so far,” Tuchel said, before joking about his past with Havertz. “He has to think slowly about his connection to me. This is the respect we expect from him.”
Bayern, who could use former Spurs defender Eric Dier at centre-back, will be boosted by the return to training of Manuel Neuer, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Nousser Mazraoui. There is. The Germans will have no away fans at the Emirates after they were penalized by UEFA for crowd trouble during their last-16 clash with Lazio.
