Here’s some food for thought. Harry Kane has not scored in his last 350 minutes for club and country, the longest he’s gone without a goal since joining Bayern Munich last summer. Per a statistic compiled by Bild (shared via @iMiaSanMia) the Englishman has already surpassed Robert Lewandowski’s longest ever goal drought at the club.
Honestly, that says more about Lewandowski than anything else. Kane’s numbers still look good compared to the likes of Claudio Pizzaro, Giovane Élber, and even Gerd Müller — all of whom went significant periods without a goal during their Bayern Munich careers.
Harry Kane is currently on a 350-minute goalless run for club and country. Here’s the longest some of Bayern’s ‘top strikers’ in the past have gone without a goal [ @BILD] pic.twitter.com/6zeNDb1FWT
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) October 15, 2024
Of course, football is a little bit different today, and the pressure on Kane is immense. Given his age, the fee that Bayern Munich paid to acquire him from Spurs, and the simple fact that the club has no other recognized striker, the onus is on Kane to score as many goals as possible, as often as possible. It’s no coincidence that his current goal “drought” coincides with a three game winless run at Bayern — Vincent Kompany needs his striker scoring again.
Of course, there’s also the matter of his fitness. Kane sat out the game between the Three Lions and Greece so he could start vs. Finland. The player has been nursing a knock since the Leverkusen game, which could play into how he performs against Stuttgart this weekend. Then it’s off to Spain to face off against FC Barcelona and Robert Lewandowski — a true striker-vs.-striker duel. Ironically, Lewandowski may be facing fitness issues of his own.
Imagine if the two FCBs meet without their main strikers able to play to their fullest.
