Champions League news: Wayne Rooney slams Harry Kane’s comments on defenses in semi-final
Pundit and former Manchester United player Wayne Rooney took issue with Harry Kane’s post-match comments on the quality of the defenses on display in the PSG v Bayern Munich semi-final thriller.
Kane: ‘Defending was amazing out there’
"Even though there was nine goals scored, there was some amazing defending out there,” Kane told Amazon Prime.
"You've got the best players in the world. The best attackers, the best defenders. Of course, sometimes the attackers are going to come out on top and show their quality.
"When you go back and look at the centre-halves playing in midfield, in attack sometimes, out wide against the wingers, credit to them.
“It's a really hard job. I thought they were outstanding."
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‘Both teams forgot how to defend’ says Rooney
Rooney claimed that Kane’s assessment of the game was purely to give his team-mates confidence going into the second leg.
"I love Harry Kane. Everyone can see that on the words I say about him. But, there's no way he can be praising his defenders,” Rooney said.
"Maybe because they are his team-mates. He's trying to give them a bit of confidence for next week.
“The defending from both teams was really bad. If he's being honest.
"Both teams have so much quality at the top end of the pitch that they probably forgot to defend. That means we get to enjoy some great goals.
Defending was ‘immature’
"But, what the better players do is find a way through. When you're playing against top attackers, you need to adapt,” Rooney continued.
"It was a crazy and chaotic game.
"Luis Enrique is a top coach so when they get the advantage of 5-2, I think he should have said 'let's shut up shop and get behind the ball'.
"But they went for more goals and Vincent Kompany has got a very attack-minded [Bayern] team.
“We saw some immature defending, which is crazy."
