"We want to bring it back to Munich" – Kompany and Kimmich outline Pokal final intentions
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Speaking in his press conference this afternoon, Bayern Munich's head coach Vincent Kompany said he is really looking forward to his first experience in a DFB-Pokal final tomorrow.
“I’ve never taken part in a German cup final before, but I have in other finals. I won my first FA Cup when the team [Man City] hadn’t won it for 40 years.
"Winning here is always a historic moment. Stuttgart managed that last year. This season, the whole team has been talking about this cup since day one.
“That shows that Bayern Munich holds this cup in high regard. We want to bring it back to Munich,” the Belgian explained, before going on to discuss Jonas Urbig starting ahead of the injured Manuel Neuer.
“We’ve said many times before that we’ve got a great set-up in the goalkeeping position. They all enjoy working together. It’s a coincidence, but Jonas has already played against Stuttgart twice.
"We had no doubts when Jonas played against Leverkusen in the Champions League for the first time. Nor did we have any against Stuttgart. Hopefully he’ll play well tomorrow.
“But the pressure isn’t on his shoulders, it's on other players who’ve been here before. For example, Joshua Kimmich or myself as the coach,” Kompany added.
Team captain Kimmich, seated beside his coach, took over. The midfielder has vowed that he and his teammates will “give their all” to reclaim the cup they last won in 2020.
“Viewed from the outside, it’s only successes and titles that count. But when you’re actually in the thick of it and look back over the last few years, we’ve consistently played football at a high level.
"We’ll do everything we can to win tomorrow’s match. That said, I don’t judge a season on the basis of a single game. I get the feeling that the team enjoys coming to training every day and everyone is keen to play football together.
“That’s very valuable for our development. Whether we win or lose is something we can influence to a certain extent, but I’m far from measuring success solely by titles. But when you look back in ten years’ time, you want to have won as many titles as possible,” he said.
