Kahn bemused by Lehmann
Jens Lehmann's decision to stay as second choice 'keeper with Arsenal and not accept the chance of playing for Borussia Dortmund's first team is bizarre admitted his former bitter rival Oliver Kahn on Wednesday.
Kahn - whose relations with Lehmann cooled even further at the 2006 World Cup when the Arsenal stopper replaced him as first choice goalkeeper for Germany - claimed that to go into Euro 2008 without much playing time at first team level was dangerous.
"At this level of the sport, to play at a tournament like Euro without playing regularly is dangerous," said Kahn, who is here with his Bayern Munich teammates for their mid-winter break.
"I am finding it hard to understand why Lehmann is not trying to find a club where he can play," added Lehmann, who retired from international duty after Germany finished third at the World Cup and is in his final season as a professional player."
Lehmann has only played four times this season for Arsenal, but has been left warming the bench after Gunners coach Arsene Wenger lost his patience with his habit of making glaring errors and made Manuel Almunia his first choice.
Lehmann turned down an offer from Borussia Dortmund of a six month contract for personal reasons - but Kahn believes that could prove fatal to the Arsenal player's chances of being German coach Joachim Loew's first choice.
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