Bayern star Kingsley Coman reveals difference between playing with Harry Kane & Robert Lewandowski

The French star shares his experience of playing with Kane and Lewandowski.

Kingsley Coman of Bayern Munich, who has featured alongside both Robert Lewandowski and Harry Kane, has been challenged to choose between two productive strikers.

Lewandowski, a Poland international who is currently at Barcelona, scored 344 goals in 375 games with Bayern from 2014 to 2022. In 2023, England captain Kane, who now has an outstanding record in Germany with 64 goals in 65 games, moved to the Allianz Arena and took over the No. 9 shirt.

The France international Coman was asked if the people in Munich were surprised by Kane’s skill on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, which is hosted by Qatar Airways. The player said:  “Yes and no. The thing is you know sometimes between players you talk and everything and often before we had a conversation, when we had Lewandowski, and people were talking about Harry Kane.

“I knew he was good but the only time I played with him, against him was against Tottenham, and it was no match! So then I couldn’t even see his quality but when we play against him in the World Cup against England he did good. He missed one penalty, but in the game, I think it’s the first time that I realised like how good he can be. Then when you have the player in training and every day you know, you see everything. Then you really see everything and then I was like, ‘yeah he’s there’.”

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“They are pretty similar, but I would say Harry has a bit more impact in the game. [He’s] in the game building, while Lewy is really a box striker. [He] can also really keep the ball good and everything, but I would say Harry can really drop and can play almost like as a 10 or midfielder, brings the ball up sometimes so obviously sometimes he’s less in the box.

Lewandowski’s 19-trophy haul at Bayern included eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League. After ending his inaugural campaign in Bavaria without winning any big awards, Kane hopes to win the first major trophy of his illustrious career in 2025.

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