Champions League gameweek 2, 2018/19.
Bayern Munich vs Ajax at the Allianz Arena.
Mazraoui has the ball. He is pressured by Ribery and Alaba is attempting to block off his passing lane to van de Beek. Van de Beek himself makes a run out wide, dragging Hummels sizeably away from his position. Meanwhile, Boateng is keeping tight with Tadic and Kimmich is protecting the far right. Javi Martinez, however, is strolling lackadaisically. He should be moving deeper to cover for Hummels more aggressively.
Mazraoui turned inside. Alaba stays with his man. Ribery drops off, unbothered by defensive responsibility. Boateng stays on Tadic. Hummels keeps with van de Beek while simultaneously moving back to protect the goalmouth.
Javi Martinez? Having started as the DM, he is now neither covering for Hummels, nor effectively closing down Mazraoui, neither is he effectively positioned to block off the Mazraoui-Tadic passing lane. That combination will eventually produce the goal. What Javi Martinez is trying to do, no one knows.
Here, credit must be paid to Ajax. There is one attacking runner on each of Bayern's back four. Ideal conditions to generate organised chaos.
Boateng steps up to Tadic. He is not close enough to tackle nor effectively intercept a pass. Behind him, the entire penalty box is empty. Neither Hummels nor Kimmich will ever reach Mazraoui, and Alaba himself is a pace behind to make the blocking challenge.
Javi Martinez? He didn't move into Hummels position when the attack first started. He left Boateng alone to guard Zone 14. And he didn't even keep with Mazraoui's run to complicate the shot. Dreadful.
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