Vincent Kompany on Bayern 1-0 UCL win against Benfica
Bayern Munich 1-0 Benfica
UEFA24
06/11/2024
Bayern Munich 1-0 Benfica
UEFA24
06/11/2024
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00:00Good evening. It's still late on Wednesday evening.
00:04Welcome to the final press conference with Vincent Kompany.
00:08After the 1-0 defeat to FC Bayern in the Champions League against Benfica Lissabon.
00:12I think we'll start with the questions right away, so we can make up some time.
00:16So, who's ready? Who can already?
00:22Or no questions.
00:23We don't want to finish right away, but...
00:26Yes, Nikolaus Linner for the BILD newspaper.
00:31Good evening, Mr. Kompany. It's a bit difficult to talk about football today.
00:36I still want to ask a sporting question.
00:40At the beginning of the season, there was a lot of talk about your defense and that it was a bit wobbly.
00:47Now it's the fourth game in a row that your team is playing 0-0.
00:52I'd like to know what you did there, what positions you turned and what's the secret to your new defensive strength?
01:02There's no real secret, I think.
01:05But you're right to say that it's difficult to talk about football at the moment.
01:10What I can also say is that after the game we didn't celebrate as much as we normally do.
01:16Of course, the lads only realised that after the game.
01:19We always hope that our fans, or the fans in general, go home healthy.
01:25That wasn't the case today.
01:27And about the game, about the defense...
01:32I wouldn't have a problem discussing it openly with everyone.
01:37I mean, with the players, first with my group.
01:40If I feel that it has to be better.
01:44But I've always had the feeling that since the first game in preparation against Tottenham,
01:51the first real game I've seen, I'm of the opinion that they can do it.
01:56Now we have to stay calm.
01:58We've done well so far.
02:00We can still do better.
02:02But I think a lot of trust, a lot of calm and analysis again and again.
02:09We've often talked about the difference between exchanging and perhaps adapting a little.
02:17This adaptation is of course always there.
02:21But we have total confidence in the lads that we have.
02:27And we still have a few very good central defenders that are not available at the moment.
02:32So it's already good overall that the defense is doing it this way.
02:40Then on the left side, Klaus Bergmann for the DPA.
02:42Mr. Kompany, Jamal Musiala is of course the match winner because he scores the header.
02:49Was Leroy Sané the one who brought the match in the right direction?
02:53And can you say something about both?
02:55So A to the new header from Musiala and to what Leroy Sané can do?
03:02Yes, of course it's good.
03:04So first of all to Jamal Musiala.
03:06It's a header goal, but I think it's about him being in the right position with this goal.
03:14That's why he scores the goal.
03:16Whether it's a header, knee or chest, he just has to be there.
03:21And then it's one contact and you have your moment.
03:24I also think he has the right examples in the team.
03:33In training you always have to look at what Thomas Müller does in the 16m area and Harry Kane.
03:45And I think he looks very, very often at what they do and then you're in the right position.
03:52Okay, that was actually for Jamal.
03:55And I hope it goes on like this, of course.
03:58And for Leroy, of course we know his talent.
04:03And of course he showed again today how good he is.
04:08And it's important for us that we always have these wingers that we have.
04:15That we always have players with this competition who can make the decision in a game.
04:23And he did that today, of course.
04:28Are there any more questions?
04:30Yes, maybe one more time so that it's clear.
04:32The others have done that very, very often, of course.
04:35And that's what we have in the squad now.
04:41Okay, I think that's it then.
04:44Thank you very much for answering.
04:46Have a good way home.
04:47Thank you, Vini.
04:49See you on Friday.
04:50Ciao.