Three Bayern takeaways: Jackson looks out of place | OneFootball

FC Bayern wins on Matchday 4 of the Bundesliga at TSG Hoffenheim. FCBinside provides three insights from the match.

At the start of the match, Bayern struggled a bit, but in the end, the Munich side won convincingly 4-1 against Hoffenheim. The game offered the following insights:

1. Jackson seems like a foreign body

Vincent Kompany made five changes compared to the 3-1 win over Chelsea on Wednesday. New signing Nicolas Jackson celebrated his starting eleven debut for Munich and formed a strike partnership with Harry Kane, with the Senegalese often operating on the front line while Kane dropped deeper more frequently.

Jackson’s performance was sobering. The game passed the 24-year-old by. Jackson was not involved in most of Bayern’s combinations. Until his substitution in the 62nd minute, he had only 15 touches of the ball and played seven passes. Additionally, the Chelsea loanee managed one shot on goal. However, his weak low shot was no problem for Hoffenheim keeper Oliver Baumann. Jackson’s stats were poor, and his overall performance was disappointing. In Bayern’s game, he seemed like a foreign body.

Of course, after such a short time, the processes can’t be fully in sync yet. But Jackson should really deliver in exactly these matches, where coach Vincent Kompany gives some regulars a break. If everyone stays healthy and Jamal Musiala returns after his injury, Jackson won’t necessarily get more playing time.

In the match in Kraichgau, the new signing was at least unable to recommend himself. It’s quite possible that Jackson will have to take a seat on the bench again in the next game on Friday against Bremen.

2. Kane breaks records – but is worth even more

Harry Kane, on the other hand, picked up right where he left off against Chelsea. After his two goals in the Champions League opener against the Blues, the Englishman scored a hat-trick in the Sinsheim Arena. After every game, there are new records to report for Kane.

After his two goals from the penalty spot, Kane has now converted his first 17 penalties in the Bundesliga. No one before him has managed that.

In addition to his three goals, Kane once again showed against Hoffenheim how important he is for the team in other ways. Kane continues to work hard defensively, plays clever passes, and inspires his teammates with his attitude.

After the game, there was special praise from sporting director Max Eberl for Kane. “What he has been delivering at FC Bayern for over two years is simply outstanding,” said Eberl about the top scorer: “I told him that personally today.” Eberl also explicitly did not want to focus only on Kane’s goals, “but also on how he acts as a personality on the pitch. He wants the ball, supports the guys, fights. That’s a true leader. He speaks on the pitch with his actions, but also with his voice. Some can always look up to that.”

3. Injury worries are not subsiding

FC Bayern deliberately started the season with a rather thin squad. As a result, there have been recurring injury concerns after recent games. In the Hoffenheim match, two Bayern stars had to leave the field injured. This time, it was Minjae Kim and Sacha Boey.

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Especially in defense, Bayern already have massive injury concerns at a very early stage of the season. Kim stayed down after an aerial duel with Hoffenheim’s Fisnik Asllani and pointed to his left leg. Although there was an all-clear later, the South Korean was limping quite noticeably when he was substituted. Boey signaled in the final phase of the match that he was experiencing pain in his left hamstring.

Bayern cannot afford many more absences in defense, or coach Kompany will soon run out of alternatives.

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