Vincent Kompany hopes to quickly return to the European stage with Anderlecht. The former center-back, who returned to his childhood sweetheart in 2019 after putting an end to his career at Manchester City, cites Ajax as an example club. Anderlecht has slipped into Europe and the Belgian Pro League in recent years and hopes to slowly work its way up again on the basis of Kompany.
Kompany took on a role as a trainer / player two years ago on his return to Brussels, but dropped his role as a trainer after a disappointing start to the season. Simon Davies then succeeded for a short time, until Frank Vercauteren was appointed. Last summer, Kompany put a point behind his playing career and he succeeded Vercauteren as trainer. “It is more complicated than simply coaching this team as well as possible”, Kompany explains to the difficult years of Anderlecht. These Football Times, a magazine compiled by Anderlecht. “We need to cut costs, make sure we continue to give opportunities to talent, and get our accounts in order. And when we do, we need to make sure we re-invest our money in the right way.”
“Those are logical steps, but if that succeeds, we will be joining teams like Red Bull Salzburg and Ajax again before you know it. Teams that are really fun to watch in European competitions. We can really become one of the teams from the small countries that will perform above expectations in Europe. ” Two years ago, Anderlecht finished sixth in the highest Belgian football competition and even had to settle for eighth place last season. At the moment Kompany’s team occupies third place and he will start with Anderlecht on 2 May in the championship pool with Club Brugge, Royal Antwerp and Racing Genk.
Kompany has already announced that he is in favor of the so-called BeNeLiga, in which the best clubs from the Netherlands and Belgium will compete against each other in a separate competition. “I am all for it,” Kompany said opposite at the time RTBF. “The big teams are also going to create their own League and will continue to grow. We need to expand our market and allow our players, who also have quality, to improve in a bigger league. clubs. “
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