Vincent Kompany’s recent illness and subsequent collapse set off alarm bells at Bayern Munich. Fortunately, Kompany was quickly rushed to the hospital, and his condition stabilized. He has already left the hospital, but that does not mean he is ready to return to work. The club naturally wants its manager back in action, but not at the cost of his health. Consequently, the club is carefully monitoring the situation.
Honorary president Uli Hoeneß was asked about Kompany’s situation in a recent interview
with the news website and radio station Bayerischer Rundfunk (as captured by @iMiaSanMia) and had this to say regarding the Belgian coach’s return: “[He will be back] in two or three weeks. So after the international break, he’ll be back on the bench. He was working twelve hours a day, six days a week — that was simply too much.”
Hoeneß basically confirmed what everyone else was hinting at: Kompany had completely overworked himself to the point of collapse. Hopefully, he will find a much better work-life balance moving forward.
However, Hoeneß might have had his timeline a little off. Kompany returned to work today per Tz’s Philipp Kessler:
This is the comeback all Bayern fans have been waiting for. Tuesday morning at Säbener Straße in Munich: Coach Vincent Kompany is back at Säbener Straße. The Belgian was already at his computer in his office at the club grounds shortly after 10 a.m.
His assistant, Floribert Ngalula, stopped by briefly to greet him. Later, Kompany spoke at length with sporting director Christoph Freund. From his office, Kompany was able to watch the injured players, such as Luis Díaz (torn muscle bundle in his left hamstring) and Jamal Musiala (torn muscle fiber in his right hamstring), during their rehabilitation training on the pitch.
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