Bundesliga: Vincent Kompany, the new coach of Bayern Munich!
To everyone’s surprise, Vincent Kompany has been appointed the new coach of Bayern Munich, marking a significant challenge in his young and brief coaching career at only 38 years old. However, Bayern Munich’s management has been keen to reassure everyone.
From a relegation in the Championship to the biggest club in Germany, it seems Vincent Kompany only needed one step. As Bayern Munich desperately searched for a new coach to succeed Thomas Tuchel, all potential candidates seemed exhausted.
Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann, Ralf Rangnick, and even Roberto De Zerbi were all considered, but none fit the bill for the Bavarian team, which was determined to find the perfect choice. That choice has now been made, and it is Vincent Kompany. Betting on the young Belgian coach is surprising given his limited experience.
He spent two years at Anderlecht, where he finished 4th and 3rd in the Jupiler Pro League, and two years at Burnley, where he won the Championship before finishing 19th in the Premier League. Encouraging beginnings, but was it enough to take such a significant step?
For Bayern’s management, the answer is yes. Despite the skepticism surrounding this surprising appointment, the Rekordmeister needed to present a reassuring front. Especially since Vincent Kompany is the first coach selected by the new duo heading the club’s sports management, Max Eberl and Christoph Freund. « At the club, we all agree that Vincent Kompany is the right coach for FC Bayern, and we look forward to working with him. Max Eberl and Christoph Freund never gave up and worked meticulously to find a coach who could lead FC Bayern to success and develop it with new ideas. Vincent Kompany represents exactly the unity and team spirit we need », announced Bayern Munich’s CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.
Vincent Kompany will face pressure as he needs to bring the taste of victory back to the Bayern Munich team after a trophyless season. « We are very happy to have recruited Vincent Kompany for FC Bayern. In our conversations with him, we were immediately on the same page. He clearly showed us how much the position at FC Bayern attracted him and that he absolutely wanted to take it on. Vincent Kompany is hungry and brings everything with him. Even as a player, he was a significant figure in top-level international football, and he is also progressing as a coach. We want to see more continuity in this position. With him, we want to achieve a lot at FC Bayern and, of course, succeed together », said sports director Max Eberl.
To support his words and delve more into the field aspect, Christoph Freund, the Rekordmeister’s sporting director, highlighted Vincent Kompany’s style of play. The style that wreaked havoc in the Championship, a dominant league, although he couldn’t replicate it in the Premier League with a team fighting for survival. « Vincent Kompany is the type of coach who fits very well with FC Bayern’s playing philosophy and identity: his teams want the ball, want to play dominant football with high intensity. He is a very ambitious young coach with extensive international experience, who understands the players and knows exactly what needs to happen on the field. He can and will give a lot to our team », detailed the former Red Bull Salzburg executive. A bold and carefully considered choice for Bayern Munich, which is aware that the Vincent Kompany gamble is risky. The question now is whether it will pay off…
