Harry Kane speaks out and sends message to Bayern stars after humbling defeat
Harry Kane has urged his struggling Bayern Munich teammates to look at themselves after losing a crucial game for the second time in five days.
After being thumped 3-0 by title rivals Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday - a result which leaves Bayern five points behind the surprise Bundesliga leaders - Thomas Tuchel's side suffered a stinging 1-0 defeat away to Lazio in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg.
When Bayern were reduced to 10 men following Dayot Upamecano's late challenge on Gustav Isaksen, Lazio captain and talisman Ciro Immobile stepped up from the penalty spot and coolly beat Manuel Neuer. At the other end, Kane cut a frustrated figure as he and his teammates failed to register a single shot on target.
Post-match, the England captain fronted up to the media and issued a demand to his own downbeat dressing room. "It's been a really tough week," Kane admitted when speaking to TNT Sports.
"In the first half we started well and had clear chances, one for myself. In these games they're big moments. The second half was disappointing. We came out with less energy and less confidence. We got punished. Once you go down to 10 men it's always difficult.
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"We have to find it among ourselves. We're still in the race for the Bundesliga and in this tie. We have to keep fighting. We're in a difficult spell. We have to fight.
"We have to turn it round. We have big games and big things to fight for. We're not out of it, we will never give up. We just need to turn it around. One game or spark can turn it round."
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Bayern Munich need to turn their season around (Matteo Ciambelli/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)Meanwhile, a defiant Tuchel claims that he doesn't fear of the sack, despite swelling criticism. "No, I'm not worried about my future," the ex-Chelsea boss told a press conference.
"We did everything to lose this match. It was in our hands. At a certain point we stopped believing, I've no idea why. There were many individual mistakes."
Tuchel added: "We're frustrated and angry about the defeat. I think we lost the game, I'm not sure Lazio won it. I'm not sure why we lost our conviction in the second half, but we did, and then we fell behind. I can't explain it because we told the team to maintain their intensity and be even braver going forward, but we seemed to lose face at the start of the half.
"There are things we can build on. In the first half, we created some good chances, some big chances and one huge one with Jamal [Musiala], but in the end we didn't have a single shot on target, so it's clear you can't win a game like that. But we've got a second leg and, obviously in conjunction with the last result, it doesn't look great, but we'll keep working hard."
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