Kompany: Bayern’s Overall Performance Was Not Too Bad; Too Bad I Can’t Score Myself

In the second round of the Champions League, Durant came off the bench to score the only goal of the game, resulting in Bayern’s surprising 0-1 away defeat to Villa. After the match, Bayern’s coach Kompany gave an interview to the media.

Kompany said, “We missed some great opportunities, while they took theirs. We need to learn from this. Watkins has many qualities worth mentioning, one of which is his ability to effectively split the two central defenders. When we had possession, we were threatening, but they are a strong team and it’s not easy to win here. Overall, our performance was not too bad. As a coach, I can only provide guidance and support to top players, but ultimately, I can’t go out there and score myself.”

“I’ve known Harry Kane since my playing days, he’s been continuously improving, and I don’t think he’s standing still. For me, the priority is that as a team, we create opportunities, and I think we did that today. Kane has already scored 11 goals this season, and he will score again soon.”

“Objectively speaking, we started well with a good 15 minutes, then the rhythm became a bit loose. However, we didn’t allow the opposition too many clear-cut chances. The second half was much better; we controlled the game, made several excellent runs, created many great opportunities, but couldn’t capitalize on them. Congratulations to Aston Villa. We won’t stop here; we will learn from today’s match and continue to move forward.”