Kompany full of praise for HSV: "Potential to be a giant club" | OneFootball

Vincent Kompany connects with Hamburg much more than a two-year football engagement would suggest. For the head coach of FC Bayern, his time at HSV was a formative period in his career.

Accordingly, his return to the Volkspark is emotional, where he will stand on the sidelines for the first time as Bayern coach on Saturday evening (6:30 PM, Sky). "It remains a special story for me," Kompany said before the direct duel about his former club. "Anyone who has ever lived there feels what a special city it is. That remains."

Although many years have passed since then, the Belgian fondly remembers his time at HSV. "We had a great team back then, I must say," he recalls, listing former teammates like Ivica Olic, David Jarolim, or Frank Rost. "It was just a great time, a great team."

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Remarkably, although Kompany only wore the HSV jersey from 2006 to 2008, those years left a lasting impression on him. "That time has actually stuck with me better than maybe two years elsewhere," he explains. For the future of the club, he has a clear wish: "I hope, I wish for the next generation to experience that again."

Because Kompany believes his former club is capable of much more than recent history suggests. They are currently "in rebuilding," but the potential is unmistakable. "If HSV is stable and calm, then it is, of course, always a potential giant club," he says. And further: "It is a big club, if they appear healthy, stable, calm, and strong, then it is a team that should normally be at the top in Germany."

Despite all the connection, Kompany is clear about where the focus lies on Saturday. "Of course, I am mainly there because I want to experience my best time with Bayern Munich, and that's why I just want to win tomorrow."

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