Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany praised his aspect’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 surprising style 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 mentioned.
“The primary half was dominant, correctly. We didn’t concede any probabilities. The second half wasn’t good at first, we conceded two fast targets. 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 vital factor is how the workforce reacts. That took some time within the second half. Thomas Muller and Kingsley Coman got here in with the suitable mentality and the tempo got here again.
“On the finish of the second half, we had numerous braveness to win the sport. It wasn’t excellent, however we’ll maintain going.”
Joshua Kimmich mentioned Bayern’s response was good within the second half.
“It was extraordinarily troublesome, the pitch was very dry, so the sport stalled at instances. Maybe it wasn’t at all times presentable,” he mentioned.
“However in the long run I’m pleased 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 workforce within the competitors’s historical past.
