"here's to you Vincent Kompany"

JoeMercer'sWay said:
I think we've reached that point, with 2 titles and him being captain, that he's started to become a more public figure and thus put our point across, the first of many hopefully, every new player and youth graduate should learn the ethos of the club from him, as he's really understood it and can articulate it so well, I know it sounds a bit Scouse but at least our philosophy is built on something more sound and non-exploitative.

He's certainly becoming more "outspoken" but like I said, I think he's reached the point to "get away with it", but it makes it more interesting for us.
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He certainly doesn`t suffer fools gladly.
 
Eccles Blue said:
Vinnie is a superb Captain and as many have said he is a great role model plus his wife is also a role model. She climbed Ben Nevis in the dark to raise money for the MacMillan Cancer Trust. That is some climb as I know, plus she said she is scared of heights and doesn't like the dark!!

What a fantastic couple to be associated with our brilliant club.
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Never knew about that. Inspiring stuff. I know some English WAGS put on fashion shows to raise money for charity, which is still commendable, but Vinnie's Mrs went right out of her comfort zone.
 
Vinny is a great example of a person carrying himself with pride, dignity and self-respect. I can't think of a greater contrast than the sleazy new rags captain.

Vinny will succeed in whatever career path he takes after football. His leadership skills and visionary approach are second to none.

I was impressed by his continuing hunger to succeed. Two premierships are not enough. He wants to create history, and with Vinny at the helm I have no doubt he will achieve his goals.

We now only await the extension of Kun's contract.
 
There's a very nice response from Patrick Viera on Twitter about Vinny's new contract. There seems to be an awful lot of mutual respect there.
 
Vinny, they can introduce things like FFP when we all know it's just to keep the established clubs where they are, I just laugh at it
Go on Vinny lad give it them
 
Good write up in the Telegraph...

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/11032526/Manchester-City-captain-Vincent-Kompany-says-he-thrives-on-proving-critics-wrong.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... wrong.html</a>

Vincent Kompany sees all the strengthening being done by ambitious contenders to Manchester City’s title, listens excitedly for the whistle to trigger another season’s Premier League skirmishing and cannot wait for the challenge. “I live for this,’’ he explained.
The prospect of demanding competition is one of the reasons Kompany signed a five-year contract at the Etihad on Wednesday, believed to be around £125,000 a week (excluding bonuses and incentives).
“I thrive on the challenge,’’ continued the thoughtful Belgian. “If it wasn’t a challenge I’d be long gone. It has to be difficult. For City, that is what it’s been in the last five, six years. It’s not just a challenge against league rivals but against [critical] opinions. I love it. Whether it was us or Liverpool winning it last season it would have been good because we both have a refreshing philosophy.”
He loves the uncertainty of the challenge. “Last year, how many times did we say that a team were champions? At the beginning of the season, we were ‘champions’. Then we had a lot of games in hand so people forgot about us.
Arsenal were ‘champions’ for a long time. Then Chelsea were ‘champions’, then Liverpool ‘champions’. Then all of a sudden people said, ‘We told you all along City were champions’.
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“That’s what I like about the Premier League. It’s too close to call. This season again, people are just shooting in the wind, giving opinions. We are competing against teams that have strengthened but we have too.”
Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando have arrived to give further steel in defence and midfield respectively. “The most impressive thing about those two players is that although they are physical they have great feet,’’ said Kompany, 28.
“I can tell you that mentally we are roaring for the new season. All of us are ready. We are hungry for competition. Physically, there is a question mark. We [some of the World Cup players] have not had a single minute in a friendly. We are just training.
“Really our fitness will be put to the test in the very first game [at Newcastle United on Sunday]. If we get through this what a great message it will be to the rest of the league of our resilience to continue on what we built last year.’’
Kompany’s hunger also focuses on Europe, on dismantling the old order.
“There are three clubs – Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona – who are a step ahead of everyone. Clubs like City and Chelsea – all the contenders are mainly in England – are pushing to change that order. It will happen.
“The Premier League is physically demanding. The December fixtures and January are no joke. It has an effect. I’d like nothing more than to upset the old European order. Our fans, especially those who’ve been here a long time, have the same right as any fans to be part of that top tier.
“People [other clubs] complain when they get moved off their throne. I find it really funny. You complain, you set up new rules [like Financial Fair Play], but ultimately you’re just trying to make sure the established order doesn’t change.’’ City fell foul of FFP but are investing heavily in the local community, including building the Etihad Campus with facilities open to the public.
“This club is not what people think,’’ said Kompany, annoyed by the obsession with City’s wealth. “This club has more foundation to it than it looks. The new training ground – talk about a statement of intent.
“That is not just there for the first team but also for developing future generations, and hopefully bringing some local kids through. At the same time it is available for the community. I don’t know any club which does as much for the community as Man City. It is a global organisation but at the same time it is in touch with the roots in Manchester.”
Kompany was speaking at Capital City Academy near Wembley, having just put some schoolchildren through a training session on a 3G pitch part-funded by the Premier League. Investment in more 3G pitches will be announced later in the year as English football reacts to the need to develop youngsters as Germany did.
“You [England] got a slap at the World Cup, a very important slap, a good one, one that will make English players reach another level,’’ said Kompany, who saw how Germany tackled their problems during his time at Hamburg.
“They weren’t happy with the level of their first-team players so they’ve gone back to their roots. They set up a programme that was well thought out. They put the necessary funding into it. All of a sudden, because it is a big country they have such a huge number of young players coming through with quality.
“People talk about the great facilities in England but they’ve only been here for two to three years. You still have to wait.
“England will play a World Cup final in the next four competitions for the simple reason that no other country has as much resources to put into facilities.
“The wealthy ownerships of the clubs help and coaches are being brought in from countries where they have succeeded, whether Germany, France, Spain or Holland, teaching the locals here. It will make English football evolve. You can see already that the youngest players are not the same as 10 years ago, technically.”
Or in terms of dedication. “If you look now at the City academy the main thing they do is make sure those kids don’t get sidetracked and can focus on their development. What has made my development is not the fact that I started in the Premier League at 17 or 18 because it’s not realistic. It’s the most competitive league in the world.
"I started at Anderlecht at 17 and played Champions League at 17 and moved on when I was 20. That made a difference for players like me, Eden Hazard, Jan Vertonghen, [Mousa] Dembélé, all the players in my national team. We started at smaller clubs.
“I’m half a local now so I’d love nothing more than to see Manchester kids, who’ve supported the club since they were six, like I did with Anderlecht, coming through and playing for the club but you need to accept the stages in between. What needs to change is the mindset. English players should accept at a younger age to take experience abroad or in leagues where it is easier to play.
“You see a kid like Jason [Denayer] going to Celtic – it’s perfect experience. Or Karim Rekik going to PSV and ended up being in the national team at the end of the season. Marcos Lopes is now in Lille. English players need to be more prepared to go for that kind of experience and then come back.
“If you ask a kid at 17 to go play in League One or go and play in the first division in Holland, 90 per cent will want to play in League One. But it’s a different type of football than what is required for the Premier League.’’
He has a challenge for English youngsters: “Open the borders in your head”.
He had words of support for one particular Englishman Joe Hart, whose position has come under threat from Willy Caballero.
“He’s a world-class goalkeeper, one of the best goalkeepers I’ve ever seen. I’ve been very fortunate over the years because I’ve had Joe Hart behind me, [Thibaut] Courtois behind me for the national team and [Simon] Mignolet at times.’’
But what of the contract? “The main thing is not just so much that I’ve signed but I see David Silva, Samir Nasri, Aleksandar Kolarov, and not so long ago Yaya Touré signing and it’s a huge sign of commitment. All of those players could have played for the top three clubs in the world and they decided to believe in City.
“I don’t see any club which has as much ambition as us for the future. I don’t see any club who can honestly say every season they are going to compete for as many trophies as we are.’
 
bornblueegg said:
Good write up in the Telegraph...

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/11032526/Manchester-City-captain-Vincent-Kompany-says-he-thrives-on-proving-critics-wrong.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... wrong.html</a>

Vincent Kompany sees all the strengthening being done by ambitious contenders to Manchester City’s title, listens excitedly for the whistle to trigger another season’s Premier League skirmishing and cannot wait for the challenge. “I live for this,’’ he explained.
The prospect of demanding competition is one of the reasons Kompany signed a five-year contract at the Etihad on Wednesday, believed to be around £125,000 a week (excluding bonuses and incentives).
“I thrive on the challenge,’’ continued the thoughtful Belgian. “If it wasn’t a challenge I’d be long gone. It has to be difficult. For City, that is what it’s been in the last five, six years. It’s not just a challenge against league rivals but against [critical] opinions. I love it. Whether it was us or Liverpool winning it last season it would have been good because we both have a refreshing philosophy.”
He loves the uncertainty of the challenge. “Last year, how many times did we say that a team were champions? At the beginning of the season, we were ‘champions’. Then we had a lot of games in hand so people forgot about us.
Arsenal were ‘champions’ for a long time. Then Chelsea were ‘champions’, then Liverpool ‘champions’. Then all of a sudden people said, ‘We told you all along City were champions’.
Related Articles
Kompany signs new five-year deal 13 Aug 2014
Manchester City Premier League guide 12 Aug 2014
Premier League 2014/15 club-by-club guide 12 Aug 2014
Managers are the real stars of the Premier League 12 Aug 2014
Arsenal back in for Cavani 14 Aug 2014
Celtic in double loan swoop 12 Aug 2014
“That’s what I like about the Premier League. It’s too close to call. This season again, people are just shooting in the wind, giving opinions. We are competing against teams that have strengthened but we have too.”
Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando have arrived to give further steel in defence and midfield respectively. “The most impressive thing about those two players is that although they are physical they have great feet,’’ said Kompany, 28.
“I can tell you that mentally we are roaring for the new season. All of us are ready. We are hungry for competition. Physically, there is a question mark. We [some of the World Cup players] have not had a single minute in a friendly. We are just training.
“Really our fitness will be put to the test in the very first game [at Newcastle United on Sunday]. If we get through this what a great message it will be to the rest of the league of our resilience to continue on what we built last year.’’
Kompany’s hunger also focuses on Europe, on dismantling the old order.
“There are three clubs – Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona – who are a step ahead of everyone. Clubs like City and Chelsea – all the contenders are mainly in England – are pushing to change that order. It will happen.
“The Premier League is physically demanding. The December fixtures and January are no joke. It has an effect. I’d like nothing more than to upset the old European order. Our fans, especially those who’ve been here a long time, have the same right as any fans to be part of that top tier.
“People [other clubs] complain when they get moved off their throne. I find it really funny. You complain, you set up new rules [like Financial Fair Play], but ultimately you’re just trying to make sure the established order doesn’t change.’’ City fell foul of FFP but are investing heavily in the local community, including building the Etihad Campus with facilities open to the public.
“This club is not what people think,’’ said Kompany, annoyed by the obsession with City’s wealth. “This club has more foundation to it than it looks. The new training ground – talk about a statement of intent.
“That is not just there for the first team but also for developing future generations, and hopefully bringing some local kids through. At the same time it is available for the community. I don’t know any club which does as much for the community as Man City. It is a global organisation but at the same time it is in touch with the roots in Manchester.”
Kompany was speaking at Capital City Academy near Wembley, having just put some schoolchildren through a training session on a 3G pitch part-funded by the Premier League. Investment in more 3G pitches will be announced later in the year as English football reacts to the need to develop youngsters as Germany did.
“You [England] got a slap at the World Cup, a very important slap, a good one, one that will make English players reach another level,’’ said Kompany, who saw how Germany tackled their problems during his time at Hamburg.
“They weren’t happy with the level of their first-team players so they’ve gone back to their roots. They set up a programme that was well thought out. They put the necessary funding into it. All of a sudden, because it is a big country they have such a huge number of young players coming through with quality.
“People talk about the great facilities in England but they’ve only been here for two to three years. You still have to wait.
“England will play a World Cup final in the next four competitions for the simple reason that no other country has as much resources to put into facilities.
“The wealthy ownerships of the clubs help and coaches are being brought in from countries where they have succeeded, whether Germany, France, Spain or Holland, teaching the locals here. It will make English football evolve. You can see already that the youngest players are not the same as 10 years ago, technically.”
Or in terms of dedication. “If you look now at the City academy the main thing they do is make sure those kids don’t get sidetracked and can focus on their development. What has made my development is not the fact that I started in the Premier League at 17 or 18 because it’s not realistic. It’s the most competitive league in the world.
"I started at Anderlecht at 17 and played Champions League at 17 and moved on when I was 20. That made a difference for players like me, Eden Hazard, Jan Vertonghen, [Mousa] Dembélé, all the players in my national team. We started at smaller clubs.
“I’m half a local now so I’d love nothing more than to see Manchester kids, who’ve supported the club since they were six, like I did with Anderlecht, coming through and playing for the club but you need to accept the stages in between. What needs to change is the mindset. English players should accept at a younger age to take experience abroad or in leagues where it is easier to play.
“You see a kid like Jason [Denayer] going to Celtic – it’s perfect experience. Or Karim Rekik going to PSV and ended up being in the national team at the end of the season. Marcos Lopes is now in Lille. English players need to be more prepared to go for that kind of experience and then come back.
“If you ask a kid at 17 to go play in League One or go and play in the first division in Holland, 90 per cent will want to play in League One. But it’s a different type of football than what is required for the Premier League.’’
He has a challenge for English youngsters: “Open the borders in your head”.
He had words of support for one particular Englishman Joe Hart, whose position has come under threat from Willy Caballero.
“He’s a world-class goalkeeper, one of the best goalkeepers I’ve ever seen. I’ve been very fortunate over the years because I’ve had Joe Hart behind me, [Thibaut] Courtois behind me for the national team and [Simon] Mignolet at times.’’
But what of the contract? “The main thing is not just so much that I’ve signed but I see David Silva, Samir Nasri, Aleksandar Kolarov, and not so long ago Yaya Touré signing and it’s a huge sign of commitment. All of those players could have played for the top three clubs in the world and they decided to believe in City.
“I don’t see any club which has as much ambition as us for the future. I don’t see any club who can honestly say every season they are going to compete for as many trophies as we are.’
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just love the fella.
 
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