Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany praised his facet’s mentality after they got here from behind to beat Wolfsburg of their Bundesliga opener on Sunday.
An 82nd-minute purpose from Serge Gnabry secured a 3-2 win at Wolfsburg and handed Kompany, who changed Thomas Tuchel after their disappointing third-place end final season, a successful begin within the Bundesliga.
Bayern took the lead because of Jamal Musiala’s Nineteenth-minute opener, however began the second half in stunning vogue as they gave away a penalty simply after the restart after which made a defensive error that enabled Wolfsburg to show issues round.
Nevertheless, after an personal purpose from Jakub Kaminski, Harry Kane teed up Gnabry to seize a late winner and seal all three factors.
“I loved it, it was my first Bundesliga recreation as a coach,” Kompany stated.
“The primary half was dominant, correctly. We didn’t concede any possibilities. The second half wasn’t good initially, we conceded two fast objectives. The third level is that our mentality was proper on the finish, and that’s why we received the sport.
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“Errors occur, the necessary factor is how the staff reacts. That took some time within the second half. Thomas Muller and Kingsley Coman got here in with the proper mentality and the tempo got here again.
“On the finish of the second half, we had lots of braveness to win the sport. It wasn’t excellent, however we’ll hold going.”
Joshua Kimmich stated Bayern’s response was good within the second half.
“It was extraordinarily troublesome, the pitch was very dry, so the sport stalled at occasions. Maybe it wasn’t at all times presentable,” he stated.
“However ultimately I’m completely satisfied that we received it. The mentality was proper.”
Bayern are actually undefeated of their previous 13 Bundesliga openers (W11 D2) – a brand new document for a staff within the competitors’s historical past.
