Is Vincent Kompany the next elite manager?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Vincent Kompany has led Burnley back to the Premier League in impressive fashion but is he destined for even greater things?
Mark Chapman is joined by the Athletic's Sam Lee & Andy Jones to assess Kompany's potential to join the ranks of the elite, with Pep Guardiola already talking him up as a future Manchester City manager.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:05.5 | Vincent Company has led Burnley back to the Premier League in impressive fashion, |
| 0:09.4 | taking on a difficult job that required a complete overhaul in style and culture, |
| 0:14.8 | and so far, so good, but how far can he go and how long till bigger clubs, |
| 0:20.1 | in inverted commas, not to offend Burnley fans, |
| 0:22.7 | come knocking with tempting offers to jump chip. |
| 0:25.7 | I'm Mark Chapman. |
| 0:26.5 | This is the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:35.1 | Vince and Company, a serial Premier League title winner, has become a championship master. |
| 0:41.3 | Never in his wildest dreams did he think that this was possible this season. |
| 0:46.3 | His destiny to become a manager, my series already written in the stars. |
| 0:50.3 | If he's going further away, you just match his run, but you stay still on your toes and ready to spring. |
| 0:55.7 | The moment he releases the ball, you open up. |
| 0:58.2 | Yeah? |
| 0:59.0 | And don't let him match your line. |
| 1:04.6 | With us for this one, the athletics, Andy Jones and Sam Lee, our Manchester City writer. |
| 1:11.3 | You're on a podcast here, Sam, that has no hint of crisis or controversy at all. |
| 1:18.5 | This is a rarity. |
| 1:19.6 | I know. |
| 1:20.1 | It is rare, isn't it? |
| 1:21.3 | A nice opportunity to just be nice about stuff. |
| 1:24.4 | Yes. |
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