Kompany: This makes me happy, and we respect our opponents

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany appeared in a press conference, to talk about tomorrow’s confrontation against Mainz in the fourteenth round of the German League.

The coach said: “Harry Kane is not available, and the rest of the injured players are also not ready, but the players who were available against Shakhtar are ready for tomorrow’s match.”

He added: “Upamecano’s absence from training yesterday? “It's normal after the last match, that One or two players train inside the gym. He will be with the team today.”

He added: “Assess your period at Bayern after 6 months? You'll have to ask me in January, when I've had time to think about that. Up until now, I have been focused only on football, I have great respect for the tradition and size of the club. My main focus was on the 25 players. We are ordinary people who work hard. I feel comfortable, and if this suits the fans, that is enough for me.”

Regarding tomorrow’s match, he added: “We respect the opponent a lot, and we know that there are no easy matches. Talk Before the cup match, he talked about how dangerous the matches are there. We need to perform well, but we always have confidence in the team.”

And he continued: “Who will succeed Muller after his retirement as we speak? With the players about everything regarding the future, this will happen, but I don't think far enough To decide who will succeed Thomas Muller, what is important is a smooth transition. When the leaders leave, others emerge to take responsibility. Everything has to happen in a timely manner and naturally. I remember when I left Manchester City, there were questions about who would replace me as captain. Fernandinho and David Silva are leaders. We also have players here who can take responsibility in the future.”

He explained: “Is it my role to renew Sani’s contract based on their performance? We will talk.” With the player first, Then his agent, and then we announce things publicly, regardless of the decision we make, we will not be affected by the external noise.”

Regarding the large number of injuries: “I have extensive knowledge on the subject of injuries. It is important to look at the team's injury history. Our role is to reduce injuries, and we have succeeded in doing so so far. But I am not surprised that there are moments when many injuries occur. We need every player and the whole team. The medical department works at a very high level. A player's injury history must always be taken into account. But we also had some injuries that were unexpected or exceptional.”

He continued: “I am very happy that there will be a winter break in Germany, because there will be no interruption in the summer. It is important to get a few days to rest, not only physically but also psychologically, in England you play a lot of matches during this period. This is traditional. The important thing is that you get this period at some point.”

He concluded: “Harry Kane’s return? His recovery went very well. He was close to being there tomorrow, but I think he will be ready to face Leipzig, if he does not suffer any setbacks.”