"You have to wait and see": Lahm tempers Bayern excitement over Kompany | OneFootball

FC Bayern is currently winning everything under coach Vincent Kompany. But former captain Philipp Lahm tempers the euphoria.

FC Bayern has been unstoppable so far this season: The Munich side have racked up ten wins from ten games. The record champions are dominating the Bundesliga at will, sweeping Leipzig aside with a 6-0 victory, giving Hamburg no chance in a 5-0 win, and most recently securing a convincing 3-0 win in Frankfurt. With a goal difference of 25:3, Vincent Kompany’s team is currently marching through all competitions.

In doing so, the coach is setting several records: Never before has a Bayern coach started his second season with ten consecutive competitive wins. Even big names like Udo Lattek or Jupp Heynckes are surpassed in this statistic. Kompany has managed to bring stability and calm back to Säbener Straße after the turbulent months with many coaching changes.

But despite the dream start, former captain Philipp Lahm warns against premature euphoria. At the “Hall-of-Fame Award Ceremony” at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, the 2014 World Cup winner explained: “He has brought calm to the club. That wasn’t the case before. There were many coaching changes, and then it’s difficult to bring calm to a club like FC Bayern. That has now been achieved. Nevertheless, you have to wait and see how far the team really is when they progress in the Champions League and the knockout games begin.”

Lahm: “I always see FC Bayern right at the top”

Lahm knows the dynamics in Munich like few others. Eight league titles and 517 competitive matches in a Bayern shirt have shown him how quickly euphoria can turn into pressure. Despite the current flawless run, he still sees no real competition in the league, but also no guarantee yet for international triumphs.

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“The time when the championship was a two-horse race is a bit in the past, if we’re honest. I always see FC Bayern right at the top. The year before last, Leverkusen was in the mix, but otherwise Bayern is always the top favorite. You can see again now that they have more quality in their ranks than Dortmund, Leipzig, Leverkusen, and Frankfurt,” said Lahm.

The next real test for Kompany and his team is coming soon: After the international break, the top match against Borussia Dortmund awaits on October 18. There, Bayern want to extend their lead—and at the same time prove that they remain the benchmark this season as well.

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