Pep Guardiola believes Vincent Kompany would make a really perfect Manchester City supervisor no matter his previous associations with the membership.
The City boss stated not too long ago he felt it was “written in the stars” that his former captain would someday fill his position on the Etihad Stadium.
Kompany, who skippered City to 4 Premier League titles in his glittering enjoying profession, makes an emotional return to the membership as supervisor of Burnley for an FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
The Belgian is having fun with a high quality first season in cost at Turf Moor with the Clarets 13 factors clear on the high of the Championship and on track for promotion to the Premier League.
Guardiola stated: “The results they have had so far, with that consistency in the Championship, imagine how tough that must be.
“Being 17 or 18 points in front of third place is incredible with 10 games to play, especially the way they play, it’s because there is something there.
“We are going to play against a Premier League team, which they almost are already.
“The movements they do always make sense, every single action, and you realise when you see them that there is work behind it, and good knowledge, and that’s why I said what I said about him sooner or later coming here.
“It’s not because he was an important figure here as a football player, although that helps, or the connection with the fans, or knowing the club and the Premier League, although that is important.
“I’m talking about his understanding of the game, he knows it exactly. I heard a rumour about his incredible work ethic. He is a guy who puts pressure on every department to do its best.
“When you combine your knowledge of the game with experience, and love for the club you love, these kind of things finish together.”
Kompany was an inspirational determine within the coronary heart of City defence for greater than a decade and likewise gained the FA Cup twice and the League Cup 4 instances with the membership.
His departure on the finish of the 2018-19 treble-winning marketing campaign left a void that was not initially stuffed.
Ruben Dias picked up a few of the mantle when he arrived in the summertime of 2020 and the Portuguese now seems to be coming again into kind after a tough spell.
Dias was out for a month with a hamstring harm after the World Cup and subsequently eased again into motion.
He has now began City’s final 9 video games, a spell wherein they’re unbeaten.
He stated: “He is the type of player similar to Vinny, not just about how he plays himself. Ruben is not just playing his game, he is playing the game for everyone.
“He has the ability to see and solve the problems for many, many things and his character is so important. When you talk about tactics, he is incredible, his leadership is huge, especially when he doesn’t play.”
