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‘I was fighting with 16-year-old kids – they need that grit’: Vincent Kompany opens up on ‘mad’ life as a player-coach at Anderlecht – and outlines his plans to become a top manager
- Vincent Kompany is cutting his managerial teeth in charge of Anderlecht
- He spoke about the challenges of being a player-manager when he took over
- Former Manchester City defender was battling young stars like Jeremy Doku
- He wants to go as high as he can in the dugout and take charge of top teams
Vincent Kompany has opened up about his ‘mad’ time as player-manager of Anderlecht before he took the coaching position full time.
Having left Manchester City as a club legend, the Belgian was tasked with righting the ship at his boyhood club in 2019.
He found the juggling of responsibilities a struggle and after a dire start to the season, concentrated on just playing, until he retired at the end of the season to take the reins last year.
Vincent Kompany (left) spoke to Rio Ferdinand (right) about his time in management
Kompany is shaping the young careers of stars of the future, like Jeremy Doku (right)
‘Being a player-coach is mad’, he told Rio Ferdinand’s podcast FIVE. ‘It is definitely worth the experience once.
‘What I did have was a fantastic relationship with the group. When you can still be amongst them on the pitch… I would never say it at City but there (Anderlecht) I was the best, and I was also able to bring across a bit of the culture that I want to bring in, like competing for everything in training, fighting with kids who are like 16!
‘We did this little one-on-one drill with small goals just…
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Source : dailymail
