Vincent Kompany visibly savoured FC Bayern’s cup victory – but even in the hour of triumph, the Belgian was already looking to the future. After winning the double, the Bayern coach has long been thinking about the next stage of his team’s development
With a commanding 3-0 win against VfB Stuttgart, the Munich side secured their first DFB Cup victory in six years and completed the double
It was Kompany’s fourth title in just two years as Bayern coach
Kompany remains focused despite winning the title
After the final, the Belgian was his usual relaxed and humorous self. When asked about the obligatory beer shower, the 40-year-old joked: „This is my first time in the final and I can’t forbid anything I don’t know about.“
He continued: „We’ve already had enough beer showers. What I do know is that we’re going to let it rip today.“
But behind the relaxed facade, Kompany has long been working on the next steps. There will obviously be no real break from soccer for the Bayern coach. „Football will always be an issue, even on vacation,“ explained Kompany after the cup win
What is particularly remarkable is that the Belgian is already thinking long-term: „I’m thinking about what needs to happen in the next twelve or 24 months for the team to take the next step,“ the Bayern coach revealed
Next mammoth season already awaits
The challenges for the coming season are enormous, with many national team players traveling directly to the World Cup, making summer preparation even more complicated
Kompany knows exactly how intense the past two years have been for his team. „You mustn’t forget that we had this Club World Cup and, in terms of feeling, we’ve played two seasons without interruption,“ explained the Belgian
It is precisely this mixture of long-term thinking, clear communication and high emotionality that makes Kompany so valuable internally
The former defender not only works in a results-oriented manner, but also continuously tries to develop the team structurally, making small tactical adjustments, managing workloads and optimizing the squad in order to keep FC Bayern at the highest level in the future
Despite all his professionalism, Kompany never loses sight of the human level. He said of his players with a smile: „If you win a lot, you can also run a lot.“
The cup win against Stuttgart was therefore clearly not so much the end point for Kompany as a stopover
While others are still celebrating, the Bayern coach is already planning the next title hunt
This mentality is likely to go down particularly well at Säbener Straße.