Burnley boss Kompany impressed by Man City defender Harwood-Bellis: Great leadership qualities

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23 Sep 2022 • 12:24 AM MYT
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Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is pleased with what he's seen from on-loan Manchester City defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

Kompany believes Harwood-Bellis is on the right track to improve as a player as he possesses the leadership and drive to make it at the highest level.

"I've known Taylor for a long time," Kompany told LancsLive. "And for what everyone can see on the ball or what everyone can see when he goes into his challenges, I think his biggest quality, that is perhaps more difficult to see on the eye, is his leadership and his incredible drive and high standards.

"These kinds of players you can almost be certain are going to improve. Usually, when a talent goes wrong it's because there's something mentally not right. With him, he's got that more than anyone else. Wherever he is now, in two or three years' time he will be a lot better.

"The difference between a young player and an experienced player is usually the amount of consistency you can get in your performances. At his age to start building a consistency of good games, and I think it's for the first time in his career, where his best performances are very good and his worst are 'okay', at his age that's something that will give him a lot of confidence for the next few years. That's how you become a centre-half that teams can trust."