The Clarets will be lining up in the Championship again next season after lasting just one year in the top flight.
While understandably deflated, Kompany insists there is no time for his players to “moan” or “sulk” and must instantly turn their focus to getting back to the Premier League at the first attempt.
With just five victories this season and one game remaining, Kompany thinks the Clarets have learned a bitter lesson that will pay off in the long run.
“Every game is a lesson, every defeat is a lesson, every win is even a lesson,” he said.
“The most important thing is to keep the energy high. If the energy drops, no matter what lessons you’ve learned, it’s gone. We will definitely make the exercise [of reflecting where things went wrong], it’s very valuable.” “There’s absolutely zero chance that this is something that will happen while I’m in the building.”
We go all out and continue training on the next phases on Tuesday because we have a longer approach to the next game.
“Last but not least, I mentioned last year that we were English club number 21 because everyone wanted to make a huge statement when we won the trophy. We are club number 21, I said.
We are now at number 19. The objective is to try and break out of that middle region where we are at the moment, and perhaps we can stay 21 or 22 next season.
“But the club is still active and aspirational.”
With one game still left to play, coming against Nottingham Forest next week, Kompany doesn’t want his players to think their summer holidays start early.
“Last year, we had two months in which we were already promoted, and we had to play for what?” he continued. We had to maintain our high standards during that time as we prepared for the Premier League, which was the upcoming season.
“Now, nothing has changed. We still need to get better, so I don’t want to hear anything other than that we need to have a good week as we get ready for next season. Next season, with such improvement, we will be able to win games.
