Reaction to Bremen v Bayern - Vincent Kompany: 'We can win a lot'

Sporting director Christoph Freund put it in a nutshell after Saturday’s 3-0 victory at Bremen on Matchday 22: “It was an important and commanding victory.” Vincent Kompany’s men consolidated their lead in the table with their 16^th straight victory over Werder Bremen. “We’re in this tunnel. The main thing is to always keep going. If the team is in the same form as now, we can win a lot,” commented head coach Vincent Kompany. fcbayern.com rounds up the rest of the post-match reaction for you.

Reaction to Werder Bremen v FC Bayern

Sporting director Christoph Freund: “It was an important and commanding victory, even though our passing wasn’t so precise and we made a few slight mistakes. The penalty and Harry’s superb goal put us on the right track. It was a commanding display in the second half. It was a precautionary measure in Manuel Neuer’s case, he has a slight strain. Jonas Urbig did another very good job, he’s there for us whenever we need him. I really liked Leon Goretzka’s performance, he always trains well and rewarded himself with a goal today. He’s an important player for us.”

Vincent Kompany: “We’re in this tunnel. The main thing is to always keep going. If the team is in the same form as now, we can win a lot. That’s what’s important in the end.”

Harry Kane: “The first goal was a penalty, before the second, I had a lot of time and it was well-placed via the post. Anything is possible, of course it’s still a long way to go, and it’s an incredible record (Robert Lewandowski’s 41 goals, ed.). I’m in good form, I’m glad I scored again and helped the team today. Of course I’m proud I’ve scored 500 goals. But it was hard work, so I’m glad I achieved it. But the main thing was to win and keep a clean sheet.”

Leon Goretzka: “I haven’t scored so many goals so far this season. Phonzy set me up well, it’s very nice I scored again. I’ve had intrinsic motivation all my life, it’s part of being a pro to always give it everything. The positive phases clearly outweigh the negative ones. The first few weeks weren’t easy, but I have a great relationship with the coach. We feel a lot of possible this season. I’m lucky I was here when we won six titles in a year. I know what an awesome time that was. Back then we said we wanted to achieve it again with the fans, it wasn’t possible because of Covid back then. We’ll give it our all so that we can celebrate the really big titles with the fans at the end of the season.”

Reaction from Werder Bremen

Daniel Thioune (head coach): “What we’re lacking at the moment is intensity. There were some good turnovers, we saw that in the first half. We did an even better job at the beginning of the second half, we wanted to hurt Bayern. We need to take better care of the ball when in possession, we failed to do that ahead of the first two goals. But overall, I’m satisfied with the team’s attitude. What was missing was that spark that could have ignited the stadium in the second half.”

Marco Friedl (centre-back): “Football is about taking points, a good performance doesn’t help you. We knew who we were up against. We didn’t do well in the first half, it was a decent display in the second half, but we should have scored. We had chances but lacked the bit of luck, and we need to be more determined. We have important matches ahead of us now. We must approach them with the same attitude we showed in the second half.”

Senne Lynen (midfielder): “We were in the game. I’m incredibly sorry I gave away the penalty, it was unnecessary. We got off to a good start, but then we went one down and it was tough. Bayern punish mistakes clinically, we mustn’t allow that. Now it’s crunch time for us, it was a chance today, it was about the way we played. We all want to stay in the league together.”

Romano Schmid (midfielder): “The coach gave us a plan and we implemented it well. Little details make the difference against Bayern. We got off to a good start but conceded a penalty. And we must admit Harry Kane scored a world-class goal. We knew it would be hard, but we gave it everything and were very bold. I don’t really want to say it, but it’s crunch time now, it’s all about winning the next few matches.”

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