Kingsley Coman: Bayern's French Talisman in Attack

Kingsley Coman had been an opinion divider among Bayern fans for the longest time. His career already has an astonishing 11 league titles, a UEFA Champions League title, a UEFA Nations League title and multiple other cups at the age of just 26.

However, despite these accolades, Coman was the type of player who was very capable of being the X-factor in a game thanks to his incredible directness and ability to play on either wing but also have moments in games (be it final balls, shots on goals) which leave you scratching your head. 

The perfectionists among Bayern fans wanted him to improve that end product and do it on a more consistent basis. Being second fiddle to Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery is never easy. Despite the invaluable under-the-wing advice that he would have received from these two greats, the lack of playing time seemed to be stunting his growth.

As a result, after a breakthrough season in 2015-16, he was rather underwhelming in 2016-17 (2 goals/1 assist) and the first half of 2017-18 under Carlo Ancelotti. Robben and Ribery’s regular niggles allowed Coman more and more playing time and after Jupp Heynckes took over, he seemed to have won his spot on one of the wings with Robben and Ribery battling it out for the other.