Kompany on Bayern fans: "No idea what they were up to this afternoon" | OneFootball

After his team's emphatic victory over HSV, Vincent Kompany raved not only about the players but also, and especially, about the fans in the Allianz Arena. The Belgian felt a very special atmosphere on Saturday evening.

Goal festival, league leaders, and brimming with confidence ahead of Wednesday's match against Chelsea FC – for Vincent Kompany, the evening could hardly have gone any better. Speaking to Sky, the Bayern coach was extremely satisfied. “The atmosphere in the first few minutes was just awesome. It’s not Oktoberfest yet, but there was a certain vibe with the fans.”

The Belgian continued: “It was the fans and the players. The fans were ready for this game, I don’t know what they did this afternoon.” At times, both the FCB and HSV supporters fell silent for several minutes in the South Stand due to two emergency medical incidents. Afterwards, the support from both sides resumed.

Regarding his players’ performance, Kompany said: “I think we played sensibly and had the game under control. You need to have players who can execute that, and we’re understanding each other better and better, we’ve now been working together for a year. There are a lot of automatisms in place. And we also have to integrate the new guys, a game like this helps with that.”

Kompany talks about emotional farewell

Afterwards, the FCB coach also spoke about an emotional farewell from a member of Munich’s physio team. “When you do everything for others for 19 years, it’s really something special. It’s wonderful that he did it for 19 years. He’s left something for us, and we have to keep the next generation in that area as well. That’s part of it, and it was a very nice farewell.”

He was also asked whether he felt sorry for his former club on Saturday evening. Kompany’s answer: “No, it remains a professional competition, you have to show respect for the opponent and show that you want to win the game. My respect for HSV will always be great. Today, we simply had to show that we wanted to win.”

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