Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany appeared in press statements after being eliminated from the German Cup final, by Bayer Leverkusen 1-0.
The coach said: “Leaving the cup? It is bitter. The red card that Neuer received greatly affected the match. But what I must say is that during my career I played a lot with ten players, and it is not intuitive for the team to perform like this.” It happened today. What the players did today was wonderful. They performed well for a long time and showed a very strong personality. We had chances to score goals, but we did not take advantage of them, and we conceded a goal from a cross, which is of course unfortunate.”
He added: “I am not saying that the performance has become better than it was before the expulsion, but when you play with fewer players, sometimes it happens that the crowd gets motivated to give the team an extra boost. I think everyone participated in supporting the team, from the reserve players to the fans. This is It definitely added something to the performance, there was spirit and life In this performance, unfortunately, we cannot hide the feeling of bitterness after losing the match and being eliminated from the cup, but I must distinguish between losing and being eliminated from the tournament and the performance and strong character the players presented.”
