Vincent Kompany. The Manchester City legend who went back to Belgium combined the player/coach role before taking over the coaching responsibilities of Anderlecht. In 2022, Kompany returned to the ball island as Burnley coach. With immediate success and promotion to the Premier League, followed by direct relegation. This did not prevent one of the world’s biggest clubs – against all odds – from giving the Belgian the head coaching job. The Bayern management had made a phone call to Guardiola for safety’s sake, he gave both thumbs up to new coach Kompany. On Wednesday, the new Kompany no longer set a very impressive record.
Last season, Kompany brought the Bundesliga title back to Munich, on Wednesday Bayern won 3-1 against FC Köln and once again wrote themselves into Bundesliga history.
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It’s about points and goal difference in half a Bundesliga season.
The previous record was held by Bayern themselves, where they also achieved 47 points, with a goal difference of +35 goals in the 2013/2014 season. With the giant’s win over FC Köln on Wednesday, Kompany’s Bayern have 47 points and a goal difference of +53 after 17 games.
The win means that Bayern Munich in 2025/26 will have played the best half of the season in Bundesliga history.
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While the chair has started to burn under Arne Slot, when Xabi Alonso suddenly became available on the market this week, Vincent Kompany has absolutely nothing to fear. The Belgian shows he is the right man for the Bundesliga giant.
