""It's down to the system that we play," Kane explained for TNT sports, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. "I think it allows me to express myself...both with the ball in terms of dropping deep and trying to be the overload and using my passing range. And also my ability to get out of tight areas to help the team move up the pitch and arrive a bit later in the box where I still get chances.""
""Defensively, in the man-to-man way we play, sometimes it means I end up playing as a deep No. 6 or a center-back," Kane went on. "I've always enjoyed defending, even from a young age. Even though I'm a goal scorer, I always enjoy putting a tackle in or blocking shots.""
""There's been moments like that this season, especially in maybe bigger games where there's been a bit more noise around it, like the tackle against Dortmund. I enjoy being involved in all parts of the game, and I think this season you've seen that enjoyment come out on the pitch.""
Harry Kane expanded his role at Bayern Munich under Vincent Kompany, operating deeper across the pitch and contributing to buildup as well as finishing. Heatmaps show reduced activity in the box and greater presence from deep-lying positions, including his own half, while goals-per-90 increased to 1.44 from 0.98. The system enables dropping deep to create overloads, exploit passing range, and arrive later into the box to score. Bayern's man-to-man defensive structure requires covering wide areas and sometimes occupying a deep No.6 or centre-back role, with Kane actively engaging in tackles and shot-blocking.
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