Kompany press conference pre West Ham

[Vegas Claret]

If anyone is interested.......starts at 4mins 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W9lYI3wZNw

[Vegas Claret]

a few more direct questions this week

[CoolClaret]

Come on Vinnie give us something to cheer about on Sunday.

[StayingDown4Ever]

a few more direct questions this week

Which he didn’t really answer.

Glad the first guy asking questions seemed to have a bit of backbone and ask a few questions that should have been asked before Christmas.

Hopefully he gives him more similar questions after this weekends mistakes.

[FCBurnley]

Talked about everything except what matters

[Vegas Claret]

Talked about everything except what matters

what's that then ?

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

what's that then ?

Presume he means the players in squad with splinters in their backside.

[Vegas Claret]

Presume he means the players in squad with splinters in their backside.

not sure how you've got to that from his comment !!

[Carlos the Great]

Everyone has a chance to prove they are worthy of the team ?? ,, Muric did that all last season then got dropped ,, I’m tired of listening to VK in all honesty he starting to irritate me

[Vegas Claret]

Everyone has a chance to prove they are worthy of the team ?? ,, Muric did that all last season then got dropped ,, I’m tired of listening to VK in all honesty he starting to irritate me

well don't watch it then, so bizarre

[StayingDown4Ever]

Everyone has a chance to prove they are worthy of the team ?? ,, Muric did that all last season then got dropped ,, I’m tired of listening to VK in all honesty he starting to irritate me

Did you see him squirm when Trafford got mentioned by name?

Visibly embarrassed someone finally pulled him up on it.

[Wile E Coyote]

good interview, honest and open enough in my view. course he's not going to answer questions about specific players because the fans dont like them. would you? his job is to deflect stuff like that, that's part of being the boss. hope he gets the time to see it through next season. great bloke.

[TPClaret]

good interview, honest and open enough in my view. course he's not going to answer questions about specific players because the fans dont like them. would you? his job is to deflect stuff like that, that's part of being the boss. hope he gets the time to see it through next season. great bloke.

Spot on

[Vegas Claret]

Did you see him squirm when Trafford got mentioned by name?

Visibly embarrassed someone finally pulled him up on it.

you don't half talk utter shite

[Carlos the Great]

you don't half talk utter shite

Let’s be right /. Vk said everyone has a chance to prove they can play in this team ..: Muric hasn’t has he ? Sometimes VK must forget we are also watching every week and our eyes don’t lie

[Vegas Claret]

Let’s be right /. Vk said everyone has a chance to prove they can play in this team ..: Muric hasn’t has he ? Sometimes VK must forget we are also watching every week and our eyes don’t lie

He's talking absolutely ******** as usual. He said Kompany was "Visibly embarrassed"

That's just a lie, he literally sits there, blinks once, smiles and answers the question

The only thing that is embarrassing is people making shite up to fit their agenda. Criticize by all means but don't make stuff up ffs

[Nonayforever]

Unfortunately VK and the team are in a catch 22 position at the moment.
Everything they do is scrutinised and criticised whenever a loose word or pass is made which leads into a downward spiral.
I really do hope he pulls off a few results sooner rather than later to ease the pressure off both himself and the team.

[Bullabill]

Which he didn’t really answer.

Glad the first guy asking questions seemed to have a bit of backbone and ask a few questions that should have been asked before Christmas.

Hopefully he gives him more similar questions after this weekends mistakes.

The 'press' are as weak as water. When the question wasn't answered it should have been asked again, otherwise there's no point in asking it in the first place.

[StayingDown4Ever]

The 'press' are as weak as water. When the question wasn't answered it should have been asked again, otherwise there's no point in asking it in the first place.

Seeing him squirm and having no real answer made the question worthwhile I think.

Proved to us all that he doesn’t have a good explanation for playing him other than Vincent’s own foolish pride.

[boatshed bill]

Unfortunately VK and the team are in a catch 22 position at the moment.
Everything they do is scrutinised and criticised whenever a loose word or pass is made which leads into a downward spiral.
I really do hope he pulls off a few results sooner rather than later to ease the pressure off both himself and the team.

Absolutely,
but even if results don't pick up I can't think of anyone better to manage this squad next season.

[Vim Fuego]

The needle returns to the start of the song and we all sing along as before...

VK ducked the question on Trafford. Ducked the question on the young inexperienced squad too... this is on him

But what can he say ? He knows he is backed though. No chance he gets sacked. A man that looks like he has been given the nod of security from Pace and the people that control Pace

We all have to suffer until the end of the season though right ? Just play things out cos he is the man to bring us back next year

What a **** show this is. We are going backwards as a club

[Gaia]

Kompany gulps when asked about Trafford and O Shea, often a sign of fear, anxiety, an uncontrollable physiological reaction.

[warksclaret]

Even now he can defend better than his team. Becoming ever so predictable and he is very clever at not facing the real issues

[burnmark]

I’d much rather our manager answer questions (particularly the Trafford one) like he did in that interview rather than get ultra defensive and arrogant like Klopp or Guardiola and snap back.

[Jamesy]

He would be taken more seriously if he turned up at the presser wearing the spinning illuminated bow tie and the big flappy shoes.

[taio]

He would be taken more seriously if he turned up at the presser wearing the spinning illuminated bow tie and the big flappy shoes.

A dig at any opportunity

[Jamesy]

A dig at any opportunity

Of course.

[spt_claret]

He talks a lot without saying anything but that's true of every pre-match press conference, Dyche did it too, they usually either just give vague fob-off soundbites or take the Klopp style arrogant know-it-all stance which is much worse.
It's to be expected that he's going to trot out the same answers about giving the team a chance and focusing on performances, what's more disappointing to me is that the press don't actually press for answers. Kompany's doing what every football manager does, not his fault none of the media are interested in more than surface answers and I wouldn't expect him to voluntarily start talking about any problems or second thoughts, that's more damaging than a stock answer.

The only thing he said that actually made me pause was his tangent about Moyes managing a team which "helped us win the Premier League". That's not happened, we haven't won it. Man City won it, I get that he spent most of his career there but I don't like that his reflex is "us" regarding City, rather than "When I was at Man City". Gives the impression his heart and mind are still there, rather than here, I'm sure I'll have people saying I'm micro-analysing and nitpicking over everything but it did stand out to me, because he never identified it as City, just took it for granted that everyone knew "we" and "us" meant Man City when he was there, not the club he's currently managing.

[South West Claret.]

The usual waffle from Kompany, I’m getting tired of listening to it now.

[taio]

The usual waffle from Kompany, I’m getting tired of listening to it now.

Stop listening to it then

[Quickenthetempo]

Too be fair, it's an obvious sign of learning and progression.
When he first came in as manager, he was giving away everything. Far too open. A bit eager to befriend the press.

I for one am glad he's doing things on his own terms.

[beddie]

Why do they bother with these press conferences, they’re a complete waste of time imo. I’m sure most Managers would prefer not having to do them.

[South West Claret.]

Stop listening to it then

Thank you troll.

[taio]

Thank you troll.

No, if you are tired of listening, it seems like a sensible thing to do if it bothers you.

[Nori1958]

Thank you troll.

Seems Everyone's a troll to you if they disagree with you

[South West Claret.]

Seems Everyone's a troll to you if they disagree with you

Trolls everywhere this afternoon it seems.

[jlup1980]

Absolutely,
but even if results don't pick up I can't think of anyone better to manage this squad next season.

I can't understand where your confidence is coming from.

It's likely we won't have any of the older heads next season. I think we'll find out in the future that they had a bigger impact last season than anyone currently realises.

The likes of Jay, Barnes, Cork, Brownhill, JBG, Roberts etc made huge contributions to last season. Far greater than many of our fans are willing to admit. Yes we all loved Tella, Maatsen and THB, but they needed that experience next to them in order to thrive like they did.

I can't see anything positive going into next season. If we line up with this bunch of kids in the Championship we will fail miserably. We have no leaders.

[louieollie]

The needle returns to the start of the song and we all sing along as before...

VK ducked the question on Trafford. Ducked the question on the young inexperienced squad too... this is on him

But what can he say ? He knows he is backed though. No chance he gets sacked. A man that looks like he has been given the nod of security from Pace and the people that control Pace

We all have to suffer until the end of the season though right ? Just play things out cos he is the man to bring us back next year

What a **** show this is. We are going backwards as a club

Kudos to getting a Del Amitri line in .

[Vegas Claret]

Stop listening to it then

but that wouldn't give them anything to complain about, they live for it.

[Carlos the Great]

He talks a lot without saying anything but that's true of every pre-match press conference, Dyche did it too, they usually either just give vague fob-off soundbites or take the Klopp style arrogant know-it-all stance which is much worse.
It's to be expected that he's going to trot out the same answers about giving the team a chance and focusing on performances, what's more disappointing to me is that the press don't actually press for answers. Kompany's doing what every football manager does, not his fault none of the media are interested in more than surface answers and I wouldn't expect him to voluntarily start talking about any problems or second thoughts, that's more damaging than a stock answer.

The only thing he said that actually made me pause was his tangent about Moyes managing a team which "helped us win the Premier League". That's not happened, we haven't won it. Man City won it, I get that he spent most of his career there but I don't like that his reflex is "us" regarding City, rather than "When I was at Man City". Gives the impression his heart and mind are still there, rather than here, I'm sure I'll have people saying I'm micro-analysing and nitpicking over everything but it did stand out to me, because he never identified it as City, just took it for granted that everyone knew "we" and "us" meant Man City when he was there, not the club he's currently managing.

Yes I agree ..your team VK is Burnley and you have guided them this season to bottom of the league .. so don’t try and cling on to Man City’s glories .. He would probably get a job at Man City but it wouldn’t be the manager

[Culmclaret]

He would be lucky to get a job making the tea at Man City

[gandhisflipflop]

My bingo card is pretty full on this thread.