In his pregame press conference, Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany wanted to stress that he respect Dinamo Zagreb — and also that his team does not do anything different whether it is facing Dinamo Zagreb or FC Barcelona.
“It’s a talented, technically strong team. They’re used to having the ball a lot in the final third and finding gaps that way. It’s a team that’s good at defending the box, they don’t give up much space. We want to push through our game. Hopefully that will bring us success,” said Kompany (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “I can’t differentiate too much between individual games. There should be no difference between Zagreb and Barcelona. We want to achieve our goals in every game and get points. We know the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. That’s our priority.
“The dream is there for the fans, they can dream. The most important thing for me is that we show it on the pitch. We have a difficult game tomorrow. The important thing is that we play well and win tomorrow. We hope that the fans can dream [of the final] for a long time.”
Kompany of course, will have to deal with the right-back situation given the news that Sacha Boey is out for “weeks.”
“We have options. We’ll think about it again this evening. We don’t have much time. It’s a pity for Sacha, he was in good form. We hope he comes back quickly. I’ll not reveal now who will play [at right-back] tomorrow,” said Kompany. “Josip will still be out for a while. We wish him well. He has established himself in the league and developed well. We miss him. We don’t want to rush anything, the most important thing is that he gets completely fit again.”
Finally, Kompany was — somehow — asked about what he will be wearing on the sidelines tomorrow. Clearly, the coach had not put much thought into his potential attire.
“I didn’t expect this question. I haven’t thought about it for a second. I’m preparing for the game just like I did the last game against Kiel and the next one against Bremen. It’s still football, we have to play the game,” Kompany noted.
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