Bayern Munich got humbled in Rotterdam on Wednesday, going down 3-0 in defeat to a surging Feyenoord side that executed a flawless smash-and-grab gameplan.
But while Bayern coach is ready to give the Dutch side all the credit in the world, he is determined that Bayern was not simply caught unawares.
“No we weren’t surprised. We are used to playing against this type of team,” Kompany stated after the match (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “We often find a solution, find good moments. That didn’t work out today. We did run, we fought and gave it our all to have a good game, but the performance wasn’t good enough. Feyenoord used their moments, we also had our moments but didn’t use them.”
Bayern certainly had their chances in this match, and Kompany turned the “attack” dial up to 11 early in the second half, but to no avail.
“I have to be honest, Feyenoord deserved their win,” Kompany added. “They fought hard and ran. We had many chances, I felt we could’ve scored one, two, or even more goals. Feyenoord used their moments well. Individually and collectively it wasn’t enough from our side today. The best thing is that there’s another game in a couple of days and we can show a reaction.”
That reaction could come on the road at SC Freiburg this weekend…and in a suddenly pivotal and actually must-win match against Slovan Bratislava next Wednesday.
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