Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany thinks Mainz is better than its last place standing in the Bundesliga and the Belgian is not going to take Sunday’s match lightly — especially as the Carnival Club has a new boss, Urs Fischer.
“Of course, there are always a few question marks when a new coach arrives. You always expect a reaction from the team. I have to say, we are always prepared – including for the fact that systems sometimes change during the game. Other teams have a normal tactic and a ‘Bayern
plan’. It’s happened before that we were so well prepared, but the opponent did something different because they were playing against us,” Kompany said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
Most of Kompany’s press conference was spent dealing with personnel inquiries, When asked about Jonas Urbig starting one of the next two matches, Kompany explained how the decision-making process works.
“We have two things in mind regarding Manuel Neuer: Firstly, his freshness and match rhythm, and we mustn’t forget that it’s sometimes good for him to get a bit of rest. Secondly, we’re keeping Jonas Urbig’s development in mind. When Jonas plays again at some point, we’ll discuss it with Manu and Jonas first. At the moment, we’re operating normally. Manu is fit and has performed well. Therefore, we won’t open this topic right now,” Kompany said.
Finally, Kompany was asked about the progress of Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala.
“All is going to plan (for Davies). As I said before, everything before the end of the year is a bonus for him. If he gets minutes against Mainz and Heidenheim then that’s a bonus – and then from January he will be fully competitive,” Kompany noted. “Jamal is close. Hopefully next week he gets a few training sessions with us before Christmas. That would be a nice feeling for him and for us. There’s absolutely no pressure on him or the medical staff. From January, I think he’ll get his first minutes.”
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