Vincent Kompany kept his answer simple when Steven Gerrard asked about Bayern Munich’s strategy after their match against Real Madrid.
Rather than diving into complex tactics, Kompany emphasized trust in his players and the freedom they have on the pitch:
“This team has earned the right to play this way.
They have the freedom to express themselves because they play so well. I’m not going to change our approach depending on the opponent.
We played the same way against Paris Saint-Germain and we did the same today against Madrid, and the performance level was just as high.
The substitutions I make are mainly to refresh the team.
When I was a player, in matches like these, what you wanted most was the freedom to be yourself. When players have that, their talent takes care of the rest.
Everything else is marginal, and my job is simply to make sure those marginal details go in our favor.”
In short, Kompany’s philosophy is clear: give technically gifted players the freedom to express themselves, and let their quality decide the ga
The 2-1 score against Madrid was a victory for Bayern