Bayern Munich’s Aaron Danks uses animals to explain differences in coaching style with Vincent Kompany

Bayern Munich assistant coach Aaron Danks explained the dynamic within Vincent Kompany's coaching staff by comparing their working relationship to zebras and ostriches. Danks revealed that Kompany actively discouraged assistants from acting like clones of himself, instead pushing them to contribute distinct viewpoints and individual strengths to the staff.

Danks detailed that while zebras have strong senses of smell and hearing, ostriches possess superior eyesight, allowing the two animals to complement one another in nature. He noted that the Bayern Munich coaching staff operates similarly by dividing training responsibilities across different pitch areas before holding group discussions to find solutions.