Vincent Kompany muses on Burnley’s morale, the Brentford loss, and relegation worries before their match against Bournemouth

When Burnley takes on Bournemouth this weekend, Vincent Kompany says his team needs to get back to basics in order to bounce back from their heartbreaking loss to Brentford.

The Clarets, who have already suffered seven losses this season, travel to the South Coast fresh off a lopsided 3-0 loss to the Bees last weekend.

They now sit with just four points, one point and one place above this weekend’s opponents Bournemouth, who have yet to win a game this season. This puts them in the bottom three.

Kompany responded, “Morale is good,” when asked how the camp was feeling after their crushing loss the previous weekend. I believe we made every effort to ensure that these are the moments we will attempt to use to move forward.

“Obviously, you take a shot on the chin, as our performance was insufficient. It needs to be expressed, demonstrated, and faced.

It’s never easy, but after you’ve done it, you do feel like you can improve.

At that moment, you cease speaking and begin to eagerly await the game so that you can continue speaking on the field.

“It’s not a problem if you think it will stay in our team; rather, it’s the realization that the things that made us successful the previous year are things that, the moment they disappear, expose you. I’m discussing responses, second balls, staying alive, duels, and that’s all before we discuss tactical and technical aspects.

It’s impossible to compete in this league without the fundamentals. Normally we would be proud of those, but against Brentford it was insufficient.

“It’s not something I see continuing on our team, though; being the opposite of that is stressed out too much.”

Kompany is also well aware that while he can keep saying the right things in the lead-up to and following games, in the end, it will be up to his players to respond appropriately on the field.

He continued, “Even if it were just me and myself, I would do everything in my power to persuade everyone in my immediate vicinity that we have an excellent team.”

There’s not much to say when you take one on the chin, as we did last weekend, because you display it on the field. I can say that we’re a strong team, but we need to demonstrate it.

“I’m not so gullible as to overlook the difficult nature of Brentford; their performances are not to be taken lightly. However, we haven’t ultimately given ourselves an opportunity to participate in the game, and that isn’t possible.

Although Kompany maintains his composed manner, he acknowledges that he is worried, though not about the way his side is going right now.

“As a manager, you’re always worried,” he stated. Although I’m not worried about where we’re heading—quite the opposite—a manager’s job is to assess the threat posed by wingers, whether it comes from set pieces or pressing. We’re constantly trying to figure out what makes the opposition formidable.

“But I also consider our strengths, and from that perspective, I simply want to bring out the best in this team.”They merit our consideration and our assistance. Luckily, a few weekends ago, my experience with Burnley was not documented. We must use this the way we have in the past because we have been through a lot.

In response to the question of whether he is concerned about Burnley’s current situation, Kompany said, “I don’t know why this word has to even be mentioned.” We simply carry on with our lives, put in a lot of effort at work, make sure we don’t discount the reality of what has transpired, and move on to the next game.

“The wonderful thing about football is that, until you lose, there’s always another game to look forward to.

How do you mentally get ready for your best game when you know it might be the next one? It is more significant.