Kompany was inspired by Martinez’s system to compensate for Doku’s departure, but the bad habits remained …
A fortnight ago, Vincent Kompany had only smiled once in Bruges, when he came across Roberto Martinez who had come to present the Golden Boot to Hans Vanaken before kick-off.
Sunday in Anderlecht, the coach was still a bit there. Not physically, but part of his philosophy was on the lawn of Parc Astrid. Kompany had decided to adopt the Devils tactic for this first post-transfer window match. In its sauce, obviously, but the inspiration was clear with this 3-4-3.
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