This will be one of the attractions of the season. After allowing Burnley to be promoted to the Premier League in the 2022/2023 season, Vincent Kompany had failed to keep the Clarets in the English elite. However, this did not scare Bayern Munich who decided to bet on him to replace Thomas Tuchel. “Vincent Kompany is a type of coach who fits very well with the playing philosophy and identity of FC Bayern: his teams want the ball, want to play football in a dominant manner and with high intensity. He is a very ambitious young coach with a lot of international experience, who takes the pulse of the players and knows exactly what needs to happen on the pitch. He can and will give our team a lot.” detailed Christoph Freund, the sports director, on his arrival.
Since then, optimism has greatly increased on the Bavarian side with some rather interesting news for next season. Josip Stanisic returned from a convincing loan to Bayer Leverkusen, Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart), Joao Palhinha (Fulham) and Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) were also quickly recruited by the Bavarians. Enough to strengthen Vincent Kompany’s squad and offer him new options. Being able to set up his game and see the promising young players from the training center while waiting for the executives, Vincent Kompany thus gave playing time to the latter against Rottach-Egern. A 14-1 victory against the amateur team where Mathys Tel shone with a hat-trick and where some distinguished themselves like Adin Ličina, Mudaser Sadat, Nestory Irankunda, Adam Aznou and Javier Fernández.
Worrying result, injury and the Simons case
A positive dynamic that took a slight hit this weekend. However, challenging the modest club of Düren, Bayern Munich delivered a rather disappointing match. Trailing at the end of the first act, the Bavarians snatched the equalizer via Nestory Irankunda to snatch the draw (1-1). A worrying result against a fourth division that does not really reassure.We’ve imagined things a little differently. We want to play better football and have more fun doing it. We’ve struggled with that.” said sports director Christoph Freund after the game. Max Eberl, the general sports director, also wanted to support his new coach.
“Ideas can be seen, but the implementation may not have been as successful. At the beginning, we start to put some structure. That is the first task and then we want to find solutions. It will take some time. Now, the majority of the national players are coming back. Some will be there again during the trip to Asia, but most will not play yet because they have just started again“, explained the former RB Leipzig player. No worries for the moment, but other bad news has been added to the table.
Recruited this summer, Japanese central defender Hiroki Ito unfortunately had to leave the field due to injury. The 25-year-old player is suffering from a fractured metatarsal and a long absence is expected. This would be around 2-3 months. Bad news for Vincent Kompany, to which is added the Xavi Simons case. Bayern Munich’s new offensive priority, the Dutchman is now heading to RB Leipzig. The Bavarians will therefore look at Désiré Doué but the competition with Paris Saint-Germain promises to be tough. The last few days have been far from excellent for Bayern Munich and Vincent Kompany.
