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Man City icon Vincent Kompany shows his tough side in unseen Anderlecht footage
25.01.2022 - 15:08 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Vincent Kompany is into his third season at Anderlecht as he grows into being a football manager.
The Manchester City legend made the shock decision after helping the Blues to a clean sweep of domestic trophies in 2019, his stunning goal against Leicester that had dragged Pep Guardiola's side over the line in their epic Premier League title tussle with Liverpool a parting gift in more than a decade of historic memories.
Kompany is looking to create a new chapter for himself at Anderlecht, and a fly-on-the-wall documentary is covering the efforts of the coach and his team as they look to challenge for the Belgian title after 8th- and 4th-placed finishes in the last two years.
As it stands, Anderlecht are in fourth place in the league after two-thirds of the campaign - just two points off second but 11 points off the leaders - and into the semi-finals of the cup.
The episodes, which can be viewed here with English subtitles, shine a light on what Kompany is like as a coach and will be viewed with interest at the Etihad where many dream of him returning to manage the club one day. Here are some of the bits that stuck out.
As a player he took no prisoners and it appears the same is true as a coach.
Kompany bounds into the dressing room after a 2-2 draw with STVV in October and absolutely tears into his players.
"Listen. No misunderstanding. There's one f******* side of me that you haven't f****** seen boys," he begins.
"Wes [Hoedt, defender]: whether we play with three, four, five, six it's my f******* decision and I take THE RESPONSIBILITY IF WE LOSE AND IF WE DON'T PERFORM WELL.
"THE SECOND THING: [Josh] ZIRK[zee, striker]: LAST TIME I TALK ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE. YOU COME OFF, I DON'T NEED A F****** SMILE BUT I NEED AN
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