Bundesliga: Kompany remains steadfast: “We have to continue to be dominant”

Even after the eye-opening Champions League defeat at FC Barcelona, ​​Bayern coach Vincent Kompany has no doubts that his style of football will lead to the desired success over the course of the season. “We have the quality, we have the players,” said the 38-year-old Belgian before the upcoming game on Sunday (3:30 p.m./DAZN) in the Bundesliga against winless bottom club VfL Bochum.

“We have to continue to be dominant and get the results from that. The basis for me is that the team works,” said Kompany: “The problems can be solved.”

“We will reward ourselves with results”

Sports director Christoph Freund remains convinced of the path taken under the new coach. “If the team sticks to the match plan that Vincent draws up, that will certainly be the key to success. The hard work of the team and the coaching team will pay off in the long term. We will reward ourselves even more with results,” said the Austrian in the press conference for the Bochum game.

However, Kompany feels that there has to be a reaction to the criticism that he understands after the 4-1 defeat at FC Barcelona. “The next game after Barcelona is very important for us,” said the head coach. His analysis after his most significant defeat with FC Bayern was: “Not only did everything go wrong, there were also good moments.”

In Barcelona, ​​despite the 1:3 at halftime, he still had the feeling that we could still win 4:3 or 5:4. For him, the goals conceded are not a failure of the defense, but “the entire responsibility always lies with the team.” This is supposed to deliver again in Bochum.

Coach change at VfL as an “unknown factor”

The change of coach at VfL is “an unknown factor” for Kompany. The previous assistant coach Markus Feldhoff will be on the sidelines as an interim solution against the record champions after the separation from head coach Peter Zeidler. But his focus is more on his own team anyway, said Kompany. “We will try to continue winning in the Bundesliga.” It would be Bayern’s 50th win in the 75th league game against Bochum.