Kompany Compares Olise to De Bruyne After Brilliant Bayern Debut
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has compared Michael Olise to his former Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne after the player had an excellent start to the season in Germany, scoring two goals in his team’s victory against RB Leipzig.
Olise, who arrived from Crystal Palace a year ago, scored 20 goals in 55 appearances as Bayern won the Bundesliga title. In addition, he scored two more goals in Friday’s 6-0 victory, with which the team started the new season.
Kompany, who had great success at City along with his Belgian compatriot, De Bruyne, who left the Etihad Stadium after 10 seasons to join Napoli in the summer.
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“Michael’s numbers are not my priority, but I do hope he improves and progresses,” Kompany said. “I have also seen the development of such talents, perhaps comparable to Kevin De Bruyne.”
Olise exceeded expectations in his debut season at the Allianz Arena after his transfer from Selhurst Park.
He participated in all 34 Bundesliga matches, where Bayern was crowned champion, scoring 12 goals in the league and finishing the season as the team’s top assist provider.Michael Olise anotó dos goles en la victoria del Bayern Múnich contra el RB Leipzig para comenzar la temporada de la Bundesliga.“What’s important is what they do every day in training,” Kompany said. “I see complete calm in him. Now he has won something, but he has to continue. I hope he can continue to progress and that Bayern fans enjoy him for a long time.”
Bayern will begin their DFB Pokal campaign away against third-division side Wehen Wiesbaden on Wednesday, with the intention of lifting the trophy for the first time since 2020.
Kompany will likely make changes to the team from the resounding season opener against Leipzig, although the coach is aware of the possibility that a cup upset could derail his team’s run in the first round.
“It’s not about resting,” he said. “We’ve started very well. If Leon Goretzka gets through the last training session, he’ll be there as usual.
“Everyone from the weekend is here. I don’t like the word rotation. We want to go to Berlin, we want to reach the final. I have the utmost respect for our opponents.
“I’m going to field a team that can win this match. Of course, we want everyone to stay in shape and we can’t afford to do anything crazy.”
