#vincent-kompany

#vincent-kompany

We all watched him when we were young; he was a legend for Belgium and Manchester City. He was a very aggressive defender in duels, a leader on the pitch too, a good role model for me. He's helping me a lot; we do a lot of video sessions, he talks to me about my positioning. Things are always very intense with him

A goalkeeper like Marc-André ter Stegen actually deserves to play in a World Cup - although Oliver Baumann is doing very, very well replacing him at the moment. We obviously hope that Marc-André will come back. But whether at Barcelona or any other club - this is also important to say, and he knows that in his communication with Julian: To make it back, he obviously has to play. If he does, then he has a great chance and will probably be our goalkeeper at the World Cup,

Under Vincent Kompany's expansive possession-based style of football Kimmich will play to his strengths as a deep-lying orchestrator or an advanced playmaker higher up the pitch depending on the flow of the game. The fact that the Bavarian side loaned out it's only true midfield defensive specialist- João Palhinha to Tottenham, with an option to buy, is a clear reminder that Kompany's system is based on the high-line defense with pressing and counter-pressing to maximise possession and chance creation.