Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany did not seem like a man altogether concerned with his team’s first loss of the season — a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in the Champions League,
“It’s a bitter defeat, but the Champions League wasn’t decided today. We have to keep going and get back to winning ways,” said Kompany (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “When it comes to winning or losing, you don’t need the context of so many years. Every game has its own story. We had big chances and didn’t take them. We gave away a moment, and in that moment Villa scored a goal. I’m convinced that we’re a team that will score goals more often than not. But today that’s the story of the game.”
When Kompany subbed in Joao Palhinha, some viewed it as a concession that Bayern Munich was going to play for a draw given its attacking struggles. Kompany insisted that was not the case.
“I always want to win. I haven’t thought for a second about taking the 0-0. It was just that we played two big games in a row against Leverkusen and Aston Villa, and we have a squad that we want to use. In our opinion it was the right time to bring fresh legs into the team. That’s all it was about,” said Kompany.
Overall, Kompany just wants to see his team shake the loss off and focus on improving things moving forward.
“Leverkusen and Villa are two teams that I rate extremely highly. We conceded very few chances against them. What we usually do so well, which is scoring goals, for some reason or the other – it’s been on the bar, on the post, a near miss. With the team we have, I’d never see this as a trend. It’s just what happened to us this week. If we focus on our work, we’ll still win a lot of games,” said Kompany.
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