Max Eberl likes the job Vincent Kompany has done at Bayern Munich…
Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl does not have to look too far to see what he considers to be the reason why Bayern Munich has been able to stay so consistently good over the past two seasons — head coach Vincent Kompany.
“As a coach, you are responsible for the team, and Vincent Kompany has played an extremely big role in the current season. He has been with the club since July 2024 and has developed fantastically. Success doesn’t come automatically; it’s hard work. He started that last year, and he’s continued it seamlessly this season,” Eberl told Sky Germany journalist Kerry Hau (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “Vincent Kompany has breathed new life, new awareness, and also new enthusiasm into players like Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, and Leon Goretzka. He’s made them healthy. That’s continuing seamlessly this season. Now with new signings, and players from the campus, with Lennart Karl, whom he wants to integrate and develop.
“He always says quite deliberately that he doesn’t want hype, but rather he wants to initiate development so that he [Karl] can be in professional football for the next 15 or 20 years and not be a one-hit wonder. And that speaks for Kompany. That’s why he’s a stroke of luck for FC Bayern.”
Kompany has done a solid job and has shown a willingness to evolve. That should serve him well in the coming months.
This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:
- News broke this week that Harry Kane will have to let Bayern Munich know he wants to leave next summer during the winter transfer window — giving the club ample notice to find a successor. Will it happen? Will this be a distraction? How realistic is that Kane opts to sign an extension with Bayern? Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Real Madrid, and FC Barcelona all want him.
- Real Madrid is rumored to have strong interest in Michael Olise. Should fans be worried?
- Jerome Boateng retired last week and fans were conflicted about how to feel. Let’s discuss the complex topic of admiring a player’s athletic feats, while being put off by their off-the-field actions.
- Josip Stanišić was almost sold to Juventus (!?).
- Reviewing the latest episode of HBO’s Task.
Category: General Sports
