“Do you just stop believing in yourself?” - Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany hits back at critics after 9-2 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has hit back at critics following his side's thumping 9-2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday night (September 17). The Belgian said he doesn't focus on online criticism and vowed to keep going.
Kompany was appointed Bayern's manager on a three-year deal in July. Considering he started his coaching career recently, many believed the Bavarian job was a step too high for him and utilized that as an avenue to troll the former Burnley boss.
However, the former Manchester City captain isn't bothered by naysayers. After Bayern Munich secured an emphatic 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League opener, Kompany took shots at his critics. The Belgian reminded them of how he'd overcome the odds and pledged to keep moving forward.
“I'll tell you something in a quick way just to prove a point," he said via Fabrizio Romano on X. “I was born in Brussels, my dad was a refugee who came from Congo. What are my chances of even playing in the Premier League, winning something as a player, playing for the national team? The odds were 0.000 something. Now I'm a coach."
“Do you just stop believing in yourself and what you can achieve because of what other people say? The mentality is to keep going and in the end if you fail you fail, if you succeed you succeed. but you can always become better. Online you can always find stuff so I really don't take it personal," the former Premier League defender added.
Harry Kane (4), Michael Olise (2), Raphael Gurreiro, Leroy Sane, and Leon Goretzka scored for Bayern Munich against Dinamo Zagreb.
Highlighting Vincent Kompany's start to life at Bayern Munich following massive Champions League victory
Vincent Kompany has shown he can indeed achieve great things in Germany. But that isn't all there has been to the former Manchester City defender's spell so far at the Allianz Arena.
It goes without mentioning that Kompany has had a perfect start to life with the Bavarian giants, who have won all five games across competitions under the Belgian. That includes three wins in the Bundesliga and one win each in the DFB Pokal and the Champions League. Interestingly, Bayern Munich have scored 24 goals in these five matches and conceded just five times.
Bayern will next lock horns with Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday, September 21,