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Alphonso Davies’ best moments at Bayern Munich

By Kiran Thakare

MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 06: Alphonso Davies of Munich in action during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Bayern Muenchen and Olympiacos FC at Allianz Arena on November 06, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Eisenhuth/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 06: Alphonso Davies of Munich in action during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Bayern Muenchen and Olympiacos FC at Allianz Arena on November 06, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Eisenhuth/Getty Images) /
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MUNICH, GERMANY – OCTOBER 26: Sebastian Andersson of FC Union Berlin and Alphonso Davies of FC Bayern Muenchen battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and 1. FC Union Berlin at Allianz Arena on October 26, 2019, in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY – OCTOBER 26: Sebastian Andersson of FC Union Berlin and Alphonso Davies of FC Bayern Muenchen battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and 1. FC Union Berlin at Allianz Arena on October 26, 2019, in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

First game as Left-back

While going forward, Davies was expected to be a winger for Die Roten. The Canadian winger had been a goal-scoring wide forward for Vancouver Whitecaps. He did play as left-back in few games for Canada, but he was always regarded as a left-winger. Lothar Matthaus backed him to become an important attacking player for Bayern in the future.

It was a slightly disappointing start to the 2019/20 season for Davies. He was yet to get a start in the Bundesliga till September. After an injury crisis in the defense, Niko Kovac turned to Davies to fill in the left-back position against Union Berlin at the end of October.

The move to play Davies as left-back turned out to be a masterstroke from Kovac as Davies adapted quickly to this role, and delivered respectable performances in the initial games as a defender. Hansi Flick continued to play Davies as left-back while David Alaba was deployed in the heart of the defense.

With every passing game, Davies showed a great amount of improvement. He was solid defensively and a nightmare for defenders while going forward. The game against Union Berlin will go down as the turning point for Davies’ career in Bavaria. He was able to establish himself as a key member of starting XI much earlier than expected due to the change of role in the game against Union Berlin.