St. Pauli post-match reaction - Vincent Kompany: 'Our team stands for goals'

FC Bayern won 5-0 at FC St. Pauli on Saturday evening, extending their lead at the top of the table to 12 points, taking another step towards their title defence and gaining confidence for the upcoming Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid. To top it all off, FCB broke the record for most goals in a Bundesliga season (more). “What I find good in general is that our team stands for goals. That’s just what FC Bayern and also our team are about,” said coach Vincent Kompany after the final whistle.

Uli Hoeneß on FC Bayern’s new Bundesliga goals record:

fcbayern.com has gathered the rest of the post-match reaction for  you.

Reaction to match at St. Pauli

Vincent Kompany: “I know it’s always easier when you win – I’m not naive. But nevertheless, I think we try everything to really be a family. Today we’re happy but we’ve also done that when things haven’t gone as well. I feel that’s perhaps the exact reason why we’re achieving what we’re currently achieving. Not always with the same starting XI, but with a whole team that’s competitive and supports each other.”

On the goals record: “I said to the team as well: if there’s one person who believes in his moment, it’s Leon (Goretzka). The fact he got the goals record is somehow typical of him because he always believes in himself. For me, he’s a great example to the boys. And I’m really pleased because I spoke to Mr Hoeneß yesterday about how we were closing in on this record. It’s stood for such a long time, which makes it even nicer that we’ve now claimed it. What I find good in general is that our team stands for goals. That’s just what FC Bayern and also our team are about. I think the boys should be proud of it – but of course, we carry on.”

Jamal Musiala: “It felt very good. It was a good game, I was well involved, got my goal. I’m pleased with my performance. Every minute I can get helps me. I saw today that I’ve taken a step forward. There are still a lot of steps I can take, but it’s good progress. I feel that my foot is loosening up, it’s also about patience. I feel a lot better now. My focus is on Bayern, I want to help the team. Our mindset on Wednesday must be positive.”

Leon Goretzka: “To be honest, I wasn't even aware of the record at the time. After the game, a few people told me about it. It’s nice, of course, especially since I’d previously been in the history books for the fastest own goal in Bundesliga history. So, it’s even better that I’ve now gone down in history for something different. And obviously, the goal was nice – I certainly enjoyed it. The coach always says that we’re not even capable of turning it on and off – we just stay ‘on’. Of course, a lot goes into it; many little things come together, and eventually that momentum builds, like a locomotive that starts rolling. And we just want to keep it rolling. It’ll still be a huge challenge against Real Madrid. We’re playing at home, where we feel very comfortable, and the opponents usually don’t. We’ve put ourselves in a good position thanks to the first leg, but there’s still work to be done. Obivously, I always want to start, but we have a strong squad and everyone has to do their part – whether from the start or maybe just for half an hour. We’ll all be ready, no matter what.”

Reaction from St. Pauli

Andreas Bornemann (managing director for sport): “We needlessly gave away some gifts. There’s obviously no shame losing to Bayern Munich, but I think the margin of defeat is wholly unnecessary because our strengths are actually defence and compactness. We’ve not only come away with no points today, but also given away important goals because goal difference could also be a factor in the end. We’re now going into the crucial period of the season; it’s do or die now, every match counts and perhaps every goal too. I think walking off here with a good performance and a 2-0 loss to Bayern would’ve given us a different energy than walking off with a 5-0 – a margin that in the end was deserved too.”

Alexander Blessin (coach): “The first goal is absolutely avoidable. We’d pointed that out beforehand: Musiala always drifts inside, then he’s clear and we don’t cover it properly. Then you more or less leave yourself trailing. Then we had an opportunity and actually moved around quite well, but when you give the opponents six, seven, eight metres of space, that’s just too much. That can’t happen, especially after eight minutes. The other goals annoy me more, though. For the second we lose possession easily in build-up – that’s not like St. Pauli at all. If you don’t know what to do, then just hit the ball into the stands. Those three goals really hurt, that just shouldn’t happen.”

Hauke Wahl (defender): “We didn’t make the most of the minor opportunies we had. You have to do that to stay in the game and get something against them. We conceded the goals too quickly after each other. And to be honest, three of the five goals were caused by individual mistakes, which shouldn’t happen.”

The match report: