Kompany has board's backing despite recent defeats
Vincent Kompany has the backing of the Bayern Munich board despite going three games without a win in all competitions, president Herbert Hainer says.
Kompany started his Bayern tenure with six wins from his first six games and seeing his side score 29 goals, a new club record for a new head coach across that period.
However, since a 5-0 thumping of Werder Bremen, Bayern has gone three games without a victory, which included a 1-0 defeat in the UEFA Champions League to English side Aston Villa.
Ahead of the international break, Kompany's side drew with Eintracht Frankfurt, with Omar Marmoush netting a late leveller in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage-time.
Bayern welcomes Stuttgart to Allianz Arena this weekend, but knows failing to win could see its lead at the Bundesliga summit snatched away.
Despite its stuttering form of late, Kompany has the confidence of the bosses at Bayern, who are enjoying his possession-based style of football.
"We are extremely happy with our coach," Hainer told local German television. "Because we play extremely attractive football.
"We had not seen that in the past few years at Bayern.
"On Sunday [Monday AEDT] in Frankfurt [against Eintracht] it was dominant football we had not seen for a long time."
There is reason for confidence ahead of this weekend's meeting with Stuttgart for Bayern.
It has won 69 of its 110 Bundesliga games against Stuttgart – no other side in league history has recorded as many wins against a single opponent.
Bayern has also amassed the highest expected goals (xG) of any club in the Bundesliga this season (13.8), closely followed by this weekend's opponent (13.7).
But there has been a soft underbelly to Kompany's free-flowing attacking side, with Bayern conceding seven goals across its first six Bundesliga games in 2024-2025.
Over the past 15 top-flight campaigns, it has only let in as many at this stage during the 202-2021 campaign, when it let in nine under Hansi Flick.
While the late setback against Eintracht was a body blow for Bayern, Hainer insisted he is not worried about the path the club is currently on.
"Yes, unfortunately, we did not win, but that will come," Hainer said.
"I have no fear because with our style of play we will win matches. We could have won against Aston Villa and against Eintracht Frankfurt."
