"Lahm has the ball and hits a long switch over to the left flank."
"But Badstuber isn't back on the left flank yet, leaving it a bit open."
"Demichelis is moving toward the left flank to receive the pass."
Lahm's long pass was a little high and didn't have much pace on it.
As the ball dropped into the open space on the left, Sven Bender immediately sprinted forward from the right side of the halfway line. He charged straight for where the ball would land, looking to challenge Demichelis.
Wang Shuo, still positioned between Lahm and Van Bitten, knew with just a glance. 'Sven Bender will never get to that ball.'
'But he could put pressure on Demichelis.'
With Sven Bender charging forward from the right side of the pitch, Demichelis couldn't make a direct pass to find Badstuber on the left flank, or it would be easily intercepted.
The Argentine center-back was always cautious on the ball.
