Kompany, annoyed by the comparisons with Guardiola

Vincent Kompany, 34, hung up his boots last August to dedicate himself exclusively to the Anderlecht bench. After combining the last stretch of the 2019-2020 campaign as a player-coach of the Belgian team He decided it was time to jump into the booth.

This campaign, Anderlecht travels mid-table (7th) in the Jupiler League although the feelings left by the team are very good and there is still room for improvement. He has only lost two games and in Belgium all the experts have nothing but good words for the team's play. One way of playing, which cannot be otherwise, is similar to Pep Guardiola's City. Despite the fact that Kompany spent great moments with the Spaniard in City, the comparison does not please the former center. “You have to stop comparing me to Guardiola because I did not come here saying that Anderlecht was going to become Manchester City”Kompany said, in an interview with the Belgian channel Eleven Sports, when they mentioned the paragon.

He even gets angry when they remind him. “I never said it, but I will get tattooed even if I never say it. It bothers me that we are getting too close to Pep because he is totally inaccessible. It makes us look like a naive club. But it is not good for the club to go back to that debate and ultimately it does not reflect what we are trying to do.“, he added in the interview with Eleven Sports.

Although Kompany does not like this parallel with Guardiola, it is true that he coincides with the Spanish in the way they see football: “It is the identity of Anderlecht that interests us. What will I gain if I ask my players to defend, throw long balls, and lock in defense? Even if I win the title, it would not be useful to me. I know a way of playing and some principles that correspond to what Anderlecht has been historically. It should not be forgotten. “