Augsburg's midfielder Jakić produced a high-energy display, pressing constantly, committing and suffering fouls, intercepting passes, and contributing a goal and an assist to spark a near comeback from 3-0 down. Questions remain about Jakić's adaptation to Sandro Wagner's possession demands and his comfort on the ball, but consistent performances would make him indispensable. Stanišić, nominally a right-back or center-back, thrived on the left with licence to underlap, overlap, drift into midfield and occupy No.10 spaces, opening defensive gaps. Bayern's midfield underwhelmed; Goretzka, Pavlović and Kimmich did not impress, leaving Gnabry as the standout.
The Augsburg midfielder put in a big performance, running around and constantly pressing Bayern, fouling, getting fouled, intercepting passes and proving to be a pain to Bayern. Though, of course, the main reason he gets the award is the goal and assist he provided as Augsburg somehow managed to nearly come back from a 3-0 deficit. There were questions about how well Jakić would adapt to new head coach Sandro Wagner's demands for a possession based style of play.
This is not supposed t0 be the Croat's best position. He is a right-back, or a center-back in a pinch. Not a left-back, right? But his role on the left has seen him hit new heights. Instead of playing as a standard left-back, Stanišić has been given the freedom of the pitch by Vincent Kompany, who knows the Bayern youth academy graduate will use it well.
None of Bayern's midfielders truly shined. Leon Goretzka did little of note and gave up on marking anybody for the first goal, Aleksandar Pavlović came in only to deliver an error prone performance and Kimmich did not quite hit his stratospherically high standards. So, while Serge Gnabry may only barely qualify as a midfielder, he gets the award. The makeshift att
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