‘Close to our best’ – Kompany defends Bayern players after consecutive draws

By Adegboyega Adeleye
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has defended his players after consecutive draws, insisting the German champions are close to finding their best form.
Bayern drew 2-2 with Augsburg in the Bundesliga before a 3-3 draw away to Viking in the Champions League. They had to come from behind in both matches, raising questions about their finishing and defending ahead of Saturday’s home game against RB Leipzig.
But Kompany pointed to Bayern’s attacking output as evidence that the team is making progress.
“We want to attack,” he said at Friday’s pre-match press conference. “In the last two matches we shot 50 times on goal. If we do a few things better, then we are...