After dream start: Kompany grants Bayern stars special leave | OneFootball

Out of the Wiesn festival tent and into the international break! After the traditional Oktoberfest visit on Sunday, some FC Bayern professionals can look forward to a short breather. While the majority of the squad has traveled to their national teams, Vincent Kompany has granted four players a full week of special leave.

As BILD reports, Manuel Neuer, Sven Ulreich, Sacha Boey, and Raphael Guerreiro are allowed to take it easy during this international break. The head coach of the German record champions is sticking to his approach: as with previous international breaks, Kompany has not scheduled any team training in the first week—instead, the players are to recover and recharge their batteries.

Kompany Focuses on Targeted Regeneration

The Belgian is following a clear plan. Instead of burdening those who stayed behind with extra sessions, he wants to give them the opportunity to relax both physically and mentally. However, this does not mean that the leisure stars can switch off completely. According to BILD, the affected players receive individual training programs that they are expected to complete on their own responsibility.

This break comes at just the right time, especially for veterans like Neuer and Ulreich, who have been under maximum strain for many years with hardly any breaks. Guerreiro, who has repeatedly struggled with muscular problems, and Sacha Boey, who also had recurring injury issues last season, will also benefit from this short break.

Kompany places great value on targeted load management—a concept that already proved effective during his time at Burnley. The coach is convinced that periods of rest are crucial to maintaining the necessary freshness over a long season.

Despite the Break: Work Continues at Bayern’s Training Ground

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Things are not completely quiet on Säbener Straße, however. The rehab group continues to work at full speed on the comeback of several injured professionals. The main focus is on Josip Stanisic (partial tear of the medial ligament in his right knee) and Jonas Urbig (muscle fiber tear in the adductors). Both are expected to rejoin team training after the international break.

On Monday morning, they were on the pitch together with new rehab chief Benjamin Sommer. Urbig first completed a half-hour session with goalkeeping coach Michael Rechner before doing additional fitness exercises with Sommer. Stanisic then trained individually with running and ball exercises.

Hiroki Ito, who is continuing his recovery after his third metatarsal fracture, was also seen back on the training ground. The Japanese player is working step by step on his comeback, this time without Alphonso Davies.

And Jamal Musiala is also making progress: the attacking star is continuing his comeback at the performance center after the fibula fracture he suffered at the Club World Cup in the USA in July. His goal remains to be back on the pitch before the end of the year.

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