May employ zonal or man-marking strategies.It allows him to cover defensive space and track oppositions wingers quicker than most players on the planet, as well as rapidly join Bayern attacks when they overturn possession. One of the fastest players ever seen in the Bundesliga, topping out at 22.68 mph, Davies' pace means he moves from touchline to touchline at a rapid rate. It proved the making of Davies and he has flourished in the role ever since, collecting four Bundesliga trophies, two DFB Cup glories, a well as UEFA Champions League and Super Cup winners' medals. Bayern's Road Runnerstarted life as an out-and-out winger when he burst onto the scene with the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer, before finding his feet further back at Bayern.ĭavies first moved into a left wing-back position during the 2019/20 season as Bayern dealt with an injury-crisis that saw Lucas Hernandez ruled out for large parts and David Alaba repurposed in a central defensive position. If there's anyone that puts the "wing" in "wing-back", it's Canada superstar Davies. One of the most physically demanding positions.Still marks opposition wingers when needed.Overlaps and sends crosses into the opposition box.Once football's most unfashionable position, full-backs are now some of the most skilled players in the game. ![]() He began the 2022/23 in fine fashion, too, as the scoreboard read "Pavard" in both Bayern's German Supercup victory over RB Leipzig and their Matchday 1 league win against Eintracht Frankfurt. While Pavard's game is founded on a rock-solid defence, that’s not to say the 26-year-old can’t join in the attack with some aplomb when called upon.Ī World Cup winner with France – from right-back – in the summer of 2018, Pavard scored the goal of the tournament as Les Bleus beat Lionel Messi’s Argentina 4-3 in the last 16, with an unstoppable curling volley from the edge of the opposition box. ![]() Pavard won 209 challenges across 25 Bundesliga appearances in 2021/22, at an average of more than eight successful challenges per game. Honed primarily as a centre-back at first Lille and latterly VfB Stuttgart, Pavard has the requisite grit and reading of the game to play through the middle, but those same skills make him the perfect full-back for teams who prefer to leave the attacking onus on midfielders playing in front of the defence.
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