2. Dynamism
Bender plays as a part of three man midfield for Bayer Leverkusen, with all three of them being defensively minded. However, they are all quite happy to break forward when the chance arises. Bender is one the most well-rounded dynamic midfielders in Europe, and has the ability to make an impact going forward. He often gets into the right areas and he’s willing to gamble in the box.
While creating chances is not his forte, he does manage to get into good areas and last season, he scored 3 goals in the league to go with 31 chances that he created, including 6 assists. This season, he has created 6 chances and scored one goal. He also has a decent range of passing and has a passing accuracy of 77% this season, while it was 79% last season. He is not afraid to take on players, and has an incredible 91% success rate from the 27 take-ons he has attempted.
Stats Courtesy: Squawka