His Burnley team will benefit greatly from the international break as a “mental break” after a difficult start to the season.
The Clarets sit bottom of the Premier League after losing all three of their opening league games, shipping 11 goals in the process. The third and final defeat during that run came on Saturday when Burnley squandered an early lead to be humbled 5-2 by Tottenham
Sixteen days will have passed by the time Kompany’s men return to action later this month with a trip to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest
Before then, 15 players will jet off on international duty, but those that stay behind will get the opportunity to rest and put their feet up
Burnley’s plans for the two weeks without a match, according to Kompany
We now have a lot of foreigners, he declared.
“It’s strange because I wasn’t used to having 20 to 25 players remain back for the first international break during my first year, which was around this time. I’ve always played in squads that have five players training with the Under-21s during the international break during my entire career.
“Nearly everyone is leaving now, so I believe we’re approaching that point.
“Of course, some of the older players will stay, so the international break for us is a chance to give them a little bit of a mental vacation or a physical top-up and we can individualize it a little bit, which is excellent for us.