After being in the treatment room for the early part of Johnson's arrival Kompany admits he had not had a close up view of the young winger but he too was hugely impressed.
A young Russian by the name of Vladimir began showing just a little too much interest in my 16-year-old daughter and I decided it was time for us to retreat to our compartment.
Though the director initially felt she was too young for the part of a girl who falls in love with a killer, her surprising maturity finally won him over.
It has been debated ever since Japan became the first non-western developed nation in the late 19th century, shocking the world by defeating Russia in war in 1904-05.
By age 15, he had become an apprentice to Sylvain Bailly, a well-known dessert chef with a successful bakery in one of Paris's most fashionable neighborhoods.