Kompany rates prolific Uzun ahead of Frankfurt clash
Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany believes Can Uzun will lead a new generation of Bundesliga stars, ahead of going up against the Eintracht Frankfurt wonderkid.
Nineteen-year-old Uzun has scored in each of Eintracht's five games in the Bundesliga this season, including in a remarkable 6-4 win at Borussia Monchengladbach last week.
Eintracht's recent games have certainly been worth watching, with that 10-goal thriller being sandwiched between a 4-3 defeat to Union Berlin and a 5-1 UEFA Champions League rout at the hands of Atletico Madrid.
It is fourth in the Bundesliga on nine points, six adrift of Bayern, which enters the game at Deutsche Bank Park with the competition's only 100 per cent record.
"It's no surprise that Can is so strong. We've lost many top players in the Bundesliga, but there's room for a new generation of top players," Kompany said.
"Uzun is one of them. He has many skills: he can shoot from distance, he can tap the ball in with one touch.
"He's another young player from Frankfurt who will do very well in the future. It makes things better for us when the other team is in a good phase."
Uzun will be going up against a current Bundesliga headliner this weekend, with Bayern's Harry Kane netting 10 goals already in the competition this season, and 17 in all competitions.
That is the joint-most goals scored in the first five matches of a Bundesliga campaign in history, alongside Robert Lewandowski – also with Bayern in 2020-2021 – and Serhou Guirassy with Stuttgart in 2023-2024.
Kane has also netted multiple goals in three consecutive Bundesliga matches, with only Lothar Emmerich (1967) and Tomislav Maric (2001) managing to do so in four consecutive games.
Kane's remarkable form has got Bayern's title defence off to a flying start, but Kompany wants his team to remain grounded.
"We'll do all we can tomorrow to produce the right performance, to win and get the three points," he said.
"I'm not that bothered about the stats. The important thing is that we're in with a chance of winning prizes from March.
"For now, it's about keeping up our momentum and performing. That's our priority right now."
