Vincent Kompany believes people will be talking about Manchester City's title triumph for 100 years - but insists it is time to look forward.
Title win will be remembered for years but skipper keen to move on
Vincent Kompany believes people will be talking about Manchester City's title triumph for 100 years - but insists it is time to look forward.
Roberto Mancini's side scored two goals in injury-time on the last day of the Premier League season to snatch the title from rivals Manchester United in a dramatic finale to the campaign.
But the City skipper is more excited about what lies ahead and with Mancini having signed a new five-year deal he can see the club achieving many more memorable successes in the future.
"There's so much more great stuff ahead of us," said Kompany. "And that's what interests me.
"If you lay down the right foundations, you can be successful for a long time and that's the aim."
Even so, after a summer of globetrotting, the 26-year-old Belgium international admits that the final-day drama has been on everyone's lips.
Worldwide impact
"I've been to far too many places to remember this summer," added Kompany.
"But the main thing is that everywhere I've been, everyone had apparently seen the game or heard about that last day of the season, so you do realise that now we've made an impact worldwide.
"The last game of the season is one that will remain a very strong part of our history.
"We'll be speaking about that game for 50 or 100 years to come. But one of the main things for me is not looking back at this game for too long. I just want to move on.
"It's been a big story all over the world. I travelled a lot this summer and met a lot of people from different countries.
"All of them have their own particular reminder of that moment, because all of them have experienced it in a special way.
"But, again, it's over now and I'm just looking forward. It's about what lays ahead for us."
Preparation
The process begins with a pre-season training camp in Austria before the players move on to a brief tour of Asia.
They then return to England to prepare for the Community Shield against Chelsea on 12th August.
That is a match City lost to United last season after surrendering a 2-0 lead and it has only strengthened Kompany's determination to get things right in pre-season.
"It was a disappointing moment for us, me in particular," he said. "We were a game late into our preparation then.
"I'm convinced this time we're going to have a strong performance. Pre-season is massive. If you have a good pre-season, you usually have a good season. It's such an important part of our whole campaign.
"When you play football it's not just the months spent playing in the Premier League that are important. It's almost as if you have a full 11 months of football."
