CORNERFLICK
international
International
UEFA Europa League
Nation
FA
Club
DP
League
29
Age
MF
Position
10
Caps
2
Int'l goals
FC Augsburg
Club
DFB Pokal
League
CRO
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
29Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
club
Club
Cup
HNL
// the closing word
Kristijan Jakic.Croatia · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
CROMidfielderFC Augsburg