2023-06-08 20:44:00
The fact that he has already brought his men back to the training ground caused quite a stir across the Channel. But, in the eyes of Vincent Kompany, this is the best way to prepare for next season, which he and his troops will therefore spend in the Premier League. Following their last league match, once morest Cardiff City, on May 8, Burnley players were still entitled to four weeks of vacation. No time to rest on its laurels though. “I don’t see why we should work less because we finished firstdetailed Kompany for the club media. The time we have on the pitch with the players is invaluable.”
The recent Championship champions resumed training on Monday at Barnfield, the club’s training ground. The Clarets then left for an internship in Portugal until Friday, June 16. “We have a plan to be 100% fit from the start of the season (Premier League resumes August 12). We want to put every hour to good use and it gives time to spend time with the youngsters at the club too.”
”Everything the Citizens do depends on the opponent”
This Saturday, Portugal therefore, Kompany will be one of the most attentive followers of the Champions League final between “his” Manchester City and Inter Milan, where Romelu Lukaku plays. “I think for Pep, who will play his second C1 final with City, it will be ‘business as usual’said Kompany in The Overlapbroadcast on Youtube and presented by Gary Neville.
The former Manchester United defender, converted into a consultant for Sky Sportstried to find out a bit more regarding Pep Guardiola’s match preparation methods. “Of all the coaches I have known, he is the one who speaks the most regarding the opponentadmitted Kompany who played more than sixty matches under the guidance of the Catalan coach. Everything the Citizens do depends on the opponent. There are always small adjustments. And those are exactly the reasons why you reach the 100 point mark in certain seasons, when you are good at what you do but you are also good at stopping the opposition.
”At first I didn’t like playing the Champions League”
Kompany was also asked how Guardiola might approach the game from a defensive point of view, especially once morest opposing attackers like Edin Dzeko or Romelu Lukaku. “For my generation with Pep, the most difficult to beat was Klopp’s Liverpool with Mané, Salah and Firmino… You know that if you lose the ball their transitions are very important. Even unstoppable. These aspects will perhaps be mentioned in the pre-match analyses. But, for the rest, you should not think too much regarding it.
With Manchester City, the former captain of the Devils played 36 Champions League games. Of course, he never won it. “At first, I didn’t like this competitionhe admits to Neville. At one point it was better to win the Premier League and the FA Cup. Maybe because the club hadn’t won them for a while. And then, as your domestic success progresses, you take a liking to continental competitions. But hey, you play during the week, in the evening, once morest teams whose supporters don’t care. Afterwards, we sometimes got swept away, once morest teams once morest Dortmund or even Ajax. It was a difficult period for the English teams in Europe, especially once morest the German and Spanish powerhouses for example.
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