Harry Kane – FIFA Club World Cup
Here, Press Association Sport takes a closer look at the key issues and standout quotes from Harry Kane’s post-match interview after Bayern Munich beat Boca Juniors to win the FIFA Club World Cup.
Main Themes:
Stronger Opponents & Atmosphere: Kane mentions the tougher conditions in the Boca game compared to their easier victory. “We knew we were coming into a hostile environment, hot weather, it was tough,” he says.
Team Performance & Resilience: Despite the challenges, he lauds his team for their “big performance.” He admits to a challenge in the first 20 minutes of the second half as Boca Juniors upped the ante, “second half it got tough and they put us under a bit of pressure,” but applauds his players’ capacity “to change it back in our favour.”
Personsal contribution and motivation: KANE (on 39th goal of season) ‘I wanted to get that 39 like Dougie, it’s a great achievement, so I was happy to get that today and to assist as well for Michael for the winner.’ He also lets on his motivation after not getting his name on the scoresheet in the 10-0 win, “You know, as a striker when your team scores ten and you don’t score, of course you’re disappointed, because you’re looking at a missed opportunity.
Tournament Ambition: Kane highlights the importance of the FIFA Club World Cup, as it is a “massive tournament” where they are “playing against the best teams in the world.” He reinforces his squad’s insular focus with the mantra: “it’s us against us,” and is determined to “compete to our highest” in order to win the tournament.
Most Important Ideas/Facts:
Result & Qualification: Bayern Munich claimed victory over Boca Juniors to progress to the FIFA Club World Cup last 16 with a game to spare.
Match it Up: The first half was one-way traffic for Bayern, with Kane lamenting they “should have been two or three up.” In the second half, Boca Juniors did pick up the pace a notch after getting on the score sheet, but Bayern started to dominate again.
Kane’s Individual Contributions: Kane recorded his 39th goal of the season and his assist for Michael’s game-winner.
The Assist Play: Kane calls the assist a “good ricki in the box where the ball fell to me and obviously Michael was there i tried to put him on his left foot.
Inspiration from Last Match: Not scoring in the 10-0 victory over Oakland City was all the inspiration Kane needed to power her way through this tougher outing.
Team Motto / Mindset: The team motto is “it’s us against us” – it’s not about who we’re playing, it’s about how well we can execute our game plan defensively.
Team Aiming For: Ultimately, to go far in this tournament and hopefully win it.”
Player of the Match: Player of the Match was Harry Kane.