Kompany on Müller's banter: "My German sense of humor isn't totally there yet."
| Thomas Müller. | Christof Köpsel, Getty Images |
Conducting a join post-match interview after last night's Champions' League victory, FC Bayern München trainer Vincent Kompany and German football's "class clown" Thomas Müller were all smiles at the Amazon Prime pitch-side sports desk. Müller joined the sports desk in a jovial mood, proclaiming that he was happy to be playing in the Veltins Arena again and paying tribute to the local club with a "auf Schalke" cheer at the beginning of the interview.
Having already commented on his side's performance, Kompany's genuinely excellent German was put to the test when Schlüter asked the 38-year-old "Wo geht die Reise him?" ("Where is the journey headed?"). The FCB trainer was initially taken aback, asking "welche Reise?" ("which journey?"). Müller joked that Schlüter was referring to the return journey from Gelsenkirchen to München.
"My German sense of humor isn't totally there yet," Kompany - sensing that Müller was having a spot of fun with him - noted, "but it's coming."
While Schlüter quipped "dann können sie von den Mann viel lernen!" ("You can learn a lot from this man!"), Müller immediately stepped in to explain that Schlüter merely meant to ask if Bayern felt confident enough to win the Champions' League. The 35-year-old provided his own answer, saying "Sure, but there's a long way to go."
"The Bayern fans have permission to dream," Kompany added, "That's true in any case."
"Mr. Müller," Schlüter continued to joust with the Bayern star, "If you have better questions, you're more than welcome to ask them at anytime."
"Of course, I find it totally in order that you pose that question," Müller responded, "I like it a lot. That's what it means to work for Bayern as either a player or a coach."
"We're the benchmark," Müller continued, "We did a lot right today, but it's not a problem when you guys want to help us get even better!"
Müller then leaned in to say something inaudible to Schlüter's sports desk colleague Christoph Kramer, placed his microphone on the desk, and sprinted off to join the Bayern fans still in the stands chanting his name.
"He's eared that applause," Schlüter concluded.
