39-year-old Kompany wins over fans, reclaimed the Bundesliga last season, and started this season with 16 straight victories including a win over Paris.

Whether players or coaches, everything is judged by results. Perhaps last season Bayern’s decision to spend €12 million to poach Burnley’s relegated Premier League coach Kompany puzzled many. At that time, many fans and media mocked Bayern’s move as crazy and foolish, but under Guardiola’s strong recommendation, the club firmly paid the hefty buyout fee to appoint the young Belgian coach Kompany. Kompany has grown stronger as Bayern’s coach, helping the team reclaim the Bundesliga title last season — a routine feat for the Bavarians — but exiting the Champions League at the quarterfinals still left fans unsatisfied. However, this season Kompany has earned the nickname “Saint Kompany.”

In the early hours of November 5th Beijing time, during the 4th round of the Champions League group stage, a 10-man Bayern team defeated defending champions Paris 2-1 away. After this victory, Bayern has achieved an impressive 16 consecutive wins in all competitions this season, maintaining a perfect start. Across these 16 matches, Bayern scored an astonishing 56 goals.

Having played and coached in the Premier League, Kompany has built Bayern’s own Premier League-style attacking trio. Under his leadership, Bayern signed Olise from Crystal Palace, and this summer they also brought in Diaz from Liverpool, making Kane (striker), Olise (right winger), and Diaz (left winger) the former Premier League front three. This season, Bayern has been dominating in both the Bundesliga and Champions League, starting with nine straight Bundesliga wins and four consecutive Champions League victories. At just 39 years old, Kompany is rising as another world-class coach in football. Of course, Bayern’s ultimate goal remains to win the Champions League, so Kompany still has work to do.