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Vincent Kompany was manager of Burnley from 14 June 2022 to 29 May 2024. Before going into management, Kompany enjoyed a hugely successful playing career as a centre-back which began with Anderlecht, before a two-year spell at Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.
Sep 17, 2023 · One of these players is 27-year-old midfielder Josh Cullen, and as it stands Kompany’s decision to sign the Irishman looks to be an inspired one. How much did Burnley pay for Josh Cullen?
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Oct 2, 2024 · Net worth The former centre-half has a reported net worth of £38million from his playing days but has a number of hobbies and interests which keep him occupied outside of football.
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- Overview
- Prutton's opening weekend predictions
- Kompany returns to English football
- Is the promotion race more open than ever?
- Golden Boot contenders
- Championship 2022/23: Sky Bet odds
- Can Burnley bounce back under Kompany?
- Championship: 25 under 25
- Sunderland's four-year League One stay examined
The Sky Bet Championship is back.
Sixty-two days have passed since Nottingham Forest beat Huddersfield in the play-off final at Wembley and finally returned to the Premier League.
Twenty-two days before that, Marco Silva's Fulham had ended a barnstorming regular season with the title, with Bournemouth finishing as runners-up in Scott Parker's first season and Peterborough, Derby and Barnsley relegated to League One.
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Vincent Kompany spent 11 years in England as a player, making over 350 appearances for Manchester City during a transformative period for the club and undoubtedly earning legendary status at the Etihad along the way.
Image: Vincent Kompany won the Premier League four times during an 11-year spell at Manchester City
Having retired in August 2020 after a fairy-tale return to Anderlecht in his native Belgium, the 36-year-old spent just shy of two years in charge at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, leading the club to fourth and third-place Jupiler Pro League finishes in his two full seasons in charge.
In June, he was appointed Burnley manager, succeeding Sean Dyche - who had left Turf Moor in April after a decade in charge - as the Clarets prepared for their first season back in the Championship after six consecutive seasons in the Premier League.
"Burnley Football Club is a truly historic English side and it is an honour to be appointed first-team manager," he said after becoming the first Belgian to manage in England.
"I'm looking forward to getting to work with the players and creating a positive, winning team for our fans when we return to Turf Moor. I've been impressed by the board's vision for the club which aligns with my own and I look forward to playing my part as we enter an important season."
In all honesty, it goes without saying, but there is a sizeable clutch of teams who will see this season as an opportune moment to seal a return to the Premier League this season, particularly as only Burnley have spent an extended spell at the top table over the last few years.
Norwich have won the Championship in two of the last four seasons but twice been condemned to immediate relegation, while Watford's return last year proved short as neither Claudio Ranieri nor Roy Hodgson were able to make their experience count and steer them away from the drop as the club posted its lowest points return in half-a-century.
Image: Norwich have won the Championship twice in the last four seasons
Huddersfield lost the play-off final to Nottingham Forest at the end of May and will be out to avenge that disappointment, albeit without Carlos Corberan at the helm, while Sheffield United and West Brom have toiled in trying to secure a return recently with little success.
If that wasn't enough, Middlesbrough knocked on the door of the play-offs last term, with Stoke and Cardiff making significant changes to their squads over the summer in an attempt to end their second tier stays of four and three seasons respectively.
Unlike last season, when Fulham blew multiple opponents out of the water with their ruthlessness - leading to Aleksandar Mitrovic setting a new Championship scoring record of 43 - there appears to be a more even spread term. On paper, at least, that is.
The 2021/22 campaign was unique on the goalscoring front.
Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic broke Ivan Toney's Championship scoring record of 31 well before the end of the season and ended up with another 12 on top of that tally, setting a new precedent that may never be broken.
Image: Ben Brereton Diaz scored 22 goals for Blackburn last season
Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke hit 29, which would have earned him the accolade in 15 of the 18 seasons since the second tier rebrand in 2004 and Blackburn sensation Ben Brereton Diaz defied odds of 1000/1 to surpass the 20-goal mark.
Only the latter remains in the division, with Rovers having successfully held onto their prized asset for the time being, with Sky Bet offering greatly-reduced odds for the Chilean international to top the scoring charts in 2022/23.
The overwhelming favourite is Norwich's Teemu Pukki. The Finnish international is a different animal in the Championship as opposed to the Premier League, with his two second tier seasons producing 54 goals combined, compared to 22 in his two in the top flight.
To win the title: Norwich 4/1, Watford 11/2, Burnley 7/1, Middlesbrough 7/1, Sheffield United 15/2, West Brom 8/1
To be promoted: Norwich 5/4, Watford 13/8, Middlesbrough 2/1, Sheffield United 2/1, Burnley 9/4, West Brom 5/2
To be relegated: Rotherham 6/4, Reading 13/8, Birmingham 7/4, Wigan 9/4, Blackpool 3/1, Bristol City 10/3
To win the Golden Boot: Teemu Pukki 6/1, Joel Piroe 9/1, Ben Brereton Diaz 10/1, Daryl Dike 14/1, Dwight Gayle 16/1
What can Burnley expect from their new manager Vincent Kompany and can the Belgian inspire an immediate return to the Premier League for the Clarets?
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May 29, 2024 · Bayern Munich have appointed a new head coach. After Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann, Ralf Rangnick, and Thomas Tuchel all turned down the opportunity to coach Germany’s biggest club, Bayern have now signed Burnley manager Vincent Kompany. The deal was finally made officially on Wednesday with Kompany signing a contract until 2027.
Vincent Kompany's net worth, University degree and journey from Burnley to Bayern Munich
May 21, 2024 · The Athletic’s Michael Bailey said it best when he called Burnley the ‘Manchester City of the Championship’ — and later referred to Manchester City as the ‘Burnley of the Premier League’ during the 2022/23 season, Kompany’s first in charge.
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