From holding back to demanding the ball: Nathaniel Brown’s mindset driving rapid rise at Bayern Munich

Having joined the German champions from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer, Brown has made an impressive start to life in Munich, starting three of Bayern’s opening four Bundesliga games of the season. His rise has also continued on the international stage, where he has established himself as Germany’s first-choice left-back ahead of long-time incumbent David Raum. Yet the 23-year-old’s journey to the position that has taken him to Bayern and the national team began almost by accident.