“Guardiola? Everyone has to live their career as a coach”

The new coach of Bayern Munich, Vincent Kompanyin relation to comparisons made with Pep Guardiolawho coached the German team and so did he when he played for City of Manchesterpointed out that “everyone has to live their career as a coach.”

The Belgian, in a press conference, said that “Pep is probably the most special coach in the world”, for whom he has “a lot of respect”, but he only thinks about what his “ideas in football” are .

“I believe in my character and being brave. -Manuel- Pellegrini and other coaches have also helped me a lot. You have to feel and live the career as a coach,” he added.

Regarding his football proposal, Kompany He insisted that “there is not much talk about systems because the German league is a very good league and you can see that the players can play with some of them.”

“I talk a lot with defenders”

“I talked to everyone at the moment. I often talk to the defenders. Sometimes it’s about details and confidence to play aggressively. But also in possession of the ball to have control. I’m lucky to be able to work at a very high level. I know “It talks about positional play, pressure, movements or the creation of spaces… we know the profile of the players we have and their preferred positions. We are going to adapt to it,” he stressed.

Asked about the operations the club is considering strengthening itself, Kompany He emphasized that “his job is not to buy or sell, but to be there with the team”, also that “the names are not so important, but to have hunger and desire” and what he wants is to “train with them and feel the energy of the past week.

Regarding the latter, the coach explained that he saw “a lot” of the players in the first days of training, because it was “obvious” that he expected “a reaction” from them. “It is not necessary to talk to them too much. But for me it is important to show that we are willing,” he highlighted.

The coach said that they have “the opportunity to create an exceptional team” and that it is “important to integrate new players as soon as possible”, in addition to wanting to “see the hunger they have on the field”.

“I could go on all afternoon mentioning the names of all the great players on this team. These names have a high value in the German press and I understand that. When I was captain, nobody said that Kompany was guaranteed to always play . That’s not true. “That’s how it works. When you play with great players you know they are used to that. We will need everything. So I don’t want to mention one by one,” he said.

Kompany avoided speaking about the words of Hoeness around the adjustment of the squad, but he made it about what his figure and other historical figures of the Bavarian club evoke in him.

“I went to the Bayern museum and I saw the successes of this club. Franz Beckenbauer, Hoeness, Rummenigge… they are all big names in this club and they have something in common that they never had enough of. They always wanted it’s in my blood “I always try to be at the maximum of my energy,” he noted.

Kompany He concluded by saying that he had spoken Manuel Neuer and other players, although he only introduced himself because he didn’t want to “disturb them on vacation” and he liked the life and culture of Bavaria and Munich.

“It’s a very proud culture. I’m trying to learn the greetings and the food here. When you make the effort to get to know that culture and the city, people value it. And train hard. My team does the same. We put the effort behind our slogan ‘Mia San Mia‘ -We are Us- we have the desire to improve and think about the next step. So I think in the next 5, 6 or 7 years we will adapt,” he concluded with a laugh.