Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[baeva]

When I saw what Xabi did in his first season at Leverkusen, my attitude towards coaches has changed. Experience is of course important, but each coach must be given sufficient time. Kompany is perhaps a coach who can teach Bayern important football tactics. I'm sure their main goal will be to leave Leverkusen behind.

Of course it was very surprising to everybody seeing the performance of Bayern Leverkusen improve the way they did because following up there performances seasons ago if somebody would tell me that they would be the winner of this season Bundesliga I will seriously doubt it but however Xabi has proven that he has the technical knowledge to take Bayern Leverkusen into another level, so I totally agree with you that is very important for a club to be very patient with there coach because if not for the time Bayern Leverkusen gave Xabi they wouldn't have secure the reputation they did on this season, however in terms of Kompany there is a possibility that he may coach well if giving the opportunity but however I'm only a bit skeptical because he is still very new in terms of coaching.

In as much as I want to hope and have believe that Bayern Leverkusen can repeat or do something similar to what they did last year one same thought fails to jump out from my mind and that's the taught of maybe it's just a one season wonder because believe me they have been lots of cases like the one of Bayern lavekusen and then the next season everything doesn't seem to be working again but seeing what they have literally achieve I still feel the clubs in the bundesLiga will all be out to get this Leverkusen team.

Bayern this season has been unlike anything we've seen before, not at all. But one observation is that they got worse not this season, but the season before that, when Borussia almost won the league, then Bayern became champions with a very big difficulty due to their own mistakes during the season again. This season there were a lot more of them, that's why they got this result. And it's worth noting that there were hardly any chances given that Leverkusen have never lost a game

[Sakanwa]

Alonso got consistent performances  with Bayer Leverkusen throughout the season and his results would have been even more valuable had he been able to win the EL final. Those coaches who can achieve long-term stable results are valued, if Alonso doesn’t achieve anything with Bayer next season, the attitude towards him will also change, they will say that he was just lucky, or even regarding the final, a strong team could beat Atalanta, which means luck also played its part role for Alonso.

Xabi Alonso will have to maintain last season's performance if he wants to still be held in high regard in Bayer Leverkusen. Club management don't really give a damn about your past performance because they want current results. It will be difficult for Leverkusen to replicate the unbeaten run next season but they should at least make a mark in the UCL League next season.

I will not totally accept that the loss to Atalanta proved that Xabi was lucky because they enjoyed an unbeaten run until they played the Europa League finals. Alonso built a good team that had all the quality to win games and they achieved much. For me, I will say that they were just unlucky to lose their most important game for the season.

This is what happens in football, afterall, Dortmund lost their last game and handed over the tittle to Bayern Munich the season before last.These are things that must happen in football to make it fun and unpredictable.But it really pained me that they lose that game because I was thinking Since they are so eager to do an unbeaten,they will trash Atalanta,but the reverse was the case,things went on a wrong path,and they have taken it the way they see it.They just need to try more next season to win the Champions league

[Jegileman]

Alonso got consistent performances  with Bayer Leverkusen throughout the season and his results would have been even more valuable had he been able to win the EL final. Those coaches who can achieve long-term stable results are valued, if Alonso doesn’t achieve anything with Bayer next season, the attitude towards him will also change, they will say that he was just lucky, or even regarding the final, a strong team could beat Atalanta, which means luck also played its part role for Alonso.

Exactly, if Alonso wants him to be continuously praised as a good coach, he needs to repeat the same thing he did in his first season at Bayern Leverkusen coaching them. At worst he should not be on the wrong side of the final result after the season. He is a respected coach more since he won the trophy without losing any match. He needs to continue that performance with them until he fully believe and make that impression to everyone that he can be the best coach everyone wants him to be and like other successful coaches and not just a lucky one as others might foresee it.

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Exactly, if Alonso wants him to be continuously praised as a good coach, he needs to repeat the same thing he did in his first season at Bayern Leverkusen coaching them. At worst he should not be on the wrong side of the final result after the season. He is a respected coach more since he won the trophy without losing any match. He needs to continue that performance with them until he fully believe and make that impression to everyone that he can be the best coach everyone wants him to be and like other successful coaches and not just a lucky one as others might foresee it.

What he has presented to Leverkusen this season has made Xabi Alonso the most appreciated and respected coach by all Leverkusen fans, his presence has changed everything and made Leverkusen a team capable of giving competition to Bayern Munich. It is not difficult for Xabi Alonso to maintain his team's performance next season, the players already understand each other and they have also integrated with the strategy used by Xabi Alonso.
I am happy that he chose to stay with Leverkusen instead of accepting offers from other clubs such as Liverpool and Bayern Munich, this decision is very good for his future and also the team he is managing. His performance so far has changed the history of Leverkusen, he will try to win more trophies and make him the most successful coach in Leverkusen history.

[joniboini]

I find it a bit odd that people want Alonso to consistently produce good results (winning trophies) before he can be called a good coach. I mean, if his achievement with Leverkusen is just "lucky", then how would you judge his competitors? I guess every manager is terrible nowadays, which means a club should pick their coach randomly if that is the case. No point analyzing a coach's profile as long as they can get a bit lucky once in a while. He's probably not the next Guardiola, he won't have as much leeway with buying players, and he doesn't have to be one. Then again I guess he doesn't care what people think of him, especially if the club and the fans are happy with him.

[rendravolt]

As of Nuri Şahin's taking over, I believe we can see a good improvement from Dortmund in the Bundesliga next season. Some will say he isn't an experienced manager and yeah it is the truth. He is very young at the same time. However as he has a big history with Dortmund as a player I believe he would know what can be better for this team to be more effective. 

Terzic did a wonderful job in the Champions League of course. I have a big respect for that. He couldn't do the same in the Bundesliga but hopefully Nuri Şahin will improve there as well. It would be nice to see Dortmund back in the Bundesliga title competition.

Yes, at least we have to have a sense of optimism, however, we can't see its capabilities at the moment and we still have to wait for more than a month to be able to see it. I don't think Dortmund will be much different from the previous season, especially since Nuri Sahin has been assistant coach for so long that they should be able to repeat the same success rather than get bad results next season.

I think even if Dortmund can't reach the desired targets with Nuri Sahin, that's not a problem, especially in his first season as a new coach, it's certainly not easy to handle every problem that exists. His responsibilities are also getting bigger and there is always criticism from most people or even his fans and I think that's a normal thing.

[Lannakosa]

Exactly, if Alonso wants him to be continuously praised as a good coach, he needs to repeat the same thing he did in his first season at Bayern Leverkusen coaching them. At worst he should not be on the wrong side of the final result after the season. He is a respected coach more since he won the trophy without losing any match. He needs to continue that performance with them until he fully believe and make that impression to everyone that he can be the best coach everyone wants him to be and like other successful coaches and not just a lucky one as others might foresee it.

Alonso went down in the history of Bayer as the first coach who brought them the title of champions, no matter what happens next, he will be remembered and appreciated for this achievement. I see that Alonso is also preparing some good transfers, so he aims to defend the championship title, if he decided to stay in this team, then it is clear that he will try to develop this team. The time comes for the confrontation between young coaches, Alonso versus Kompany.

[Oluwa-btc]

Xabi Alonso will have to maintain last season's performance if he wants to still be held in high regard in Bayer Leverkusen. Club management don't really give a damn about your past performance because they want current results. It will be difficult for Leverkusen to replicate the unbeaten run next season but they should at least make a mark in the UCL League next season.

I will not totally accept that the loss to Atalanta proved that Xabi was lucky because they enjoyed an unbeaten run until they played the Europa League finals. Alonso built a good team that had all the quality to win games and they achieved much. For me, I will say that they were just unlucky to lose their most important game for the season.

As much as I love Bayern Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso, I'm afraid I cannot agree when you talk about them being unlucky, Atalanta earned it. When you go back to see that game, thru studied Bayern Leverkusen very well and made it difficult for them to even operate in midfied during that finals. Most importantly, I loved the man to man marking they gave Bayern Leverkusen. I'm giving all of the credits to Atalanta and at most Ademola Lookman.

Doing the unbeaten would be difficult for Bayern Leverkusen next season. Lol.

Some players are keen to leave the club though, at most Jonathan Tah who has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich. Hopefully this doesn't affects them. I see what that player is doing, he is trying to think long term so he could win more trophies whenever Bayern Munich begins dominating again. But, that I doubt, we'll see to that though!

[Docnaster]

Exactly, if Alonso wants him to be continuously praised as a good coach, he needs to repeat the same thing he did in his first season at Bayern Leverkusen coaching them. At worst he should not be on the wrong side of the final result after the season. He is a respected coach more since he won the trophy without losing any match. He needs to continue that performance with them until he fully believe and make that impression to everyone that he can be the best coach everyone wants him to be and like other successful coaches and not just a lucky one as others might foresee it.

Alonso went down in the history of Bayer as the first coach who brought them the title of champions, no matter what happens next, he will be remembered and appreciated for this achievement. I see that Alonso is also preparing some good transfers, so he aims to defend the championship title, if he decided to stay in this team, then it is clear that he will try to develop this team. The time comes for the confrontation between young coaches, Alonso versus Kompany.

There's no doubt to the fact that you'll have to maintain a certain level of consistency for you to enjoy being addressed a top performer in long time but even if Spanish young manager Xabi Alonso fails to win any major trophy with Bayer Leverkusen next season I don't think there's ever gonna be a serious doubt about his managerial abilities. Guiding Bayer Leverkusen to become the first German team to go through an entire Bundesliga campaign without conceding a defeat isn't an easy feat and that's why Xabi Alonso will continue to be regarded as the best managers of his age in a very long time.
Next season, Bayer Leverkusen who played in the UEFA Europa League competition will be playing in a bigger European competition which will be more energy demanding than the Europa League. Again, retaining the Bundesliga title is a harder task than winning and for a league that has Bayern Munich that failed to win any major trophy in the just concluded season, it'll be extremely difficult for Bayer Leverkusen to repeat their achievements of last season in 2024/25 season. That been said, I strongly believe that Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen can still shock world football again by retaining the Bundesliga title

[Nheer]

Alonso got consistent performances  with Bayer Leverkusen throughout the season and his results would have been even more valuable had he been able to win the EL final. Those coaches who can achieve long-term stable results are valued, if Alonso doesn’t achieve anything with Bayer next season, the attitude towards him will also change, they will say that he was just lucky, or even regarding the final, a strong team could beat Atalanta, which means luck also played its part role for Alonso.

All eyes will be on him this coming season and that’s when the real comes in because no one not even Leverkusen manager expected him to pull off such performance but since he have shown us a little something now everyone will be expecting him the emulate what he has shown. It would have been a perfect season if he won the Europa League but it still all smiles for the management and the fans. I am one of the few who believe in Alonso and i don’t think it was all luck but i guess there is only one way to find out, until the season begins.

Exactly, if Alonso wants him to be continuously praised as a good coach, he needs to repeat the same thing he did in his first season at Bayern Leverkusen coaching them. At worst he should not be on the wrong side of the final result after the season. He is a respected coach more since he won the trophy without losing any match. He needs to continue that performance with them until he fully believe and make that impression to everyone that he can be the best coach everyone wants him to be and like other successful coaches and not just a lucky one as others might foresee it.

To be regarded as a great coach or player consistency is all that matters, you need to show a certain level of performance for a consecutive period of time. Alonso have shown ambition but to be up there he needs to be consistent with this performance. It’s good thing he didn’t join a bigger team this season where he will be under pressure at least he still needs time to grow into a better coach.

[piebeyb]

I find it a bit odd that people want Alonso to consistently produce good results (winning trophies) before he can be called a good coach. I mean, if his achievement with Leverkusen is just "lucky", then how would you judge his competitors? I guess every manager is terrible nowadays, which means a club should pick their coach randomly if that is the case. No point analyzing a coach's profile as long as they can get a bit lucky once in a while. He's probably not the next Guardiola, he won't have as much leeway with buying players, and he doesn't have to be one. Then again I guess he doesn't care what people think of him, especially if the club and the fans are happy with him.

For me, Xabi Alonso actually brought Leverkusen to win the Bundesliga title last season, it was not luck, but his consistency with the team made him the most successful coach in the Bundesliga, making Leverkusen an undefeated team for one season, many people may doubt his abilities next season. , but whatever if in the end he succeeds in bringing Leverkusen to win the Bundesliga title for the second time next season, I'm sure that will dispel everyone's doubts about his abilities

I never try to underestimate Xabi Alonso's ability because it is a tough job as a coach in a team that is not full of expensive and popular players, but this is where Xabi Alonso's ability is with the players currently in the main squad, especially being able to make Leverkusen champions. In the Bundesliga last season, we all probably saw his decision to continue staying at Leverkusen and not be tempted by the money to move to Munich or other possible strong teams. UCL next season, of course they will also feel the competition in the title race and it is important for them to be able to break other records next season.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Exactly, if Alonso wants him to be continuously praised as a good coach, he needs to repeat the same thing he did in his first season at Bayern Leverkusen coaching them. At worst he should not be on the wrong side of the final result after the season. He is a respected coach more since he won the trophy without losing any match. He needs to continue that performance with them until he fully believe and make that impression to everyone that he can be the best coach everyone wants him to be and like other successful coaches and not just a lucky one as others might foresee it.

I'm not really sure that next season Alonso will be able to repeat his success like now because if you look at it, several other teams will definitely try to improve their strengths. But if Leverkusen buys some of the players needed at least he can maintain his position in the top three of the standings. Alonso hasn't really been tested because he has only given good results for the team for one season and I think he needs real proof for him to become a coach who will be taken into account in the long term.

Defending is much more difficult because they are not supported by players who have the capacity like Bayern Munich in the previous season. So Alonso's steps will be a little more difficult to defend the title because the abilities of the players he has have not been tested like the Bayern Munich players in the previous season.

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Exactly, if Alonso wants him to be continuously praised as a good coach, he needs to repeat the same thing he did in his first season at Bayern Leverkusen coaching them. At worst he should not be on the wrong side of the final result after the season. He is a respected coach more since he won the trophy without losing any match. He needs to continue that performance with them until he fully believe and make that impression to everyone that he can be the best coach everyone wants him to be and like other successful coaches and not just a lucky one as others might foresee it.

Alonso went down in the history of Bayer as the first coach who brought them the title of champions, no matter what happens next, he will be remembered and appreciated for this achievement. I see that Alonso is also preparing some good transfers, so he aims to defend the championship title, if he decided to stay in this team, then it is clear that he will try to develop this team. The time comes for the confrontation between young coaches, Alonso versus Kompany.

Yes, he will be remembered as the coach who brought great success to Leverkusen, he will be greatly appreciated there by their achievements this season. But this is football where a team has to keep getting better all the time, so even though he has made history, that doesn't mean he will be comfortable. How many coaches end up getting a lot of harsh criticism, even though the coach was previously successful, Xabi has to see that.

We also have to be fair in this matter and even Leverkusen and all the fans have to do this. They can praise Xabi when he is successful and that doesn't mean they preclude criticism when his performance is poor. Don't let them forget that they have to criticize because of their success.

[Palakka]

Exactly, if Alonso wants him to be continuously praised as a good coach, he needs to repeat the same thing he did in his first season at Bayern Leverkusen coaching them. At worst he should not be on the wrong side of the final result after the season. He is a respected coach more since he won the trophy without losing any match. He needs to continue that performance with them until he fully believe and make that impression to everyone that he can be the best coach everyone wants him to be and like other successful coaches and not just a lucky one as others might foresee it.

Alonso achievements this season have certainly made his career and also his prestige as a coach increase rapidly, coming as a young coach and underestimated after not having much experience in coaching, precisely now Alonso has shown everyone that he is indeed worthy of being counted as a great coach, Leverkusen this season has ended the season undefeated so this of course makes many parties amazed because with a makeshift squad Leverkusen was able to make new history in bundesliga football this season, Alonso ability to set strategies and also game tactics was of course able to optimize the performance of each of their players who were not star players.

The depth of the squad that Leverkusen has this season is of course very good even without star players, next season will be a difficult phase for Alonso to maintain Leverkusen performance, as you said, of course Leverkusen needs some additional players to be able to further improve the quality of their team, especially indeed Bayern Munich and other teams certainly have great ambitions to win the championship so they are currently also starting to improve their quality, Leverkusen seems like next season will no longer be as great as this season, because currently some of their main players are also interested in joining other teams.

[Hanadawa]

Xabi Alonso will have to maintain last season's performance if he wants to still be held in high regard in Bayer Leverkusen. Club management don't really give a damn about your past performance because they want current results. It will be difficult for Leverkusen to replicate the unbeaten run next season but they should at least make a mark in the UCL League next season.

Leverkusen's performance has been phenomenal this season. They don't have a squad with star players but they managed to get an unbeaten record in the domestic league and almost became the first team in history to win the invisible treble. And it will be very difficult to repeat the same results next season. Leverkusen's defeat to Atalanta in the UEL final has exposed the weaknesses of Leverkusen's current game. To be honest, Alonso's tactics are really great but it seems like the players can't implement them fully. Correct me if I'm wrong. At that time Leverkusen often used tactics by placing many players on one side so that the opponent was really under pressure. But then Atalanta used high press man-to-man marking which made Leverkusen lose in the UEL final.

Gian Piero Gasperini knows that Leverkusen does not have strong players one on one so this exposes Leverkusen's weaknesses. I think if Alonso manages to improve this aspect next season then Leverkusen might be able to shock Europe once again.

[Marvell1]

Borussia Dortmund have joined the race to sign Pascal Gross from Brighton this summer.

Source: Yahoo Sports

Seems like Dortmund is now going for old players, right? Maybe because they have found success with the older generation in this season. That's why they are very interested in bringing some pretty old players. You know Pascal is already 33 years old. So they will have to set expectations keeping his age in mind. Actually, they should go for some younger players because looking at the performance that they have put on this season, I think many young players are actually going to be interested in joining Dortmund. But the main problem is money and right now Dortmund does not want to spend that much money. We all know how young players are becoming so expensive these days.

[rahmad2nd]

I find it a bit odd that people want Alonso to consistently produce good results (winning trophies) before he can be called a good coach. I mean, if his achievement with Leverkusen is just "lucky", then how would you judge his competitors? I guess every manager is terrible nowadays, which means a club should pick their coach randomly if that is the case. No point analyzing a coach's profile as long as they can get a bit lucky once in a while. He's probably not the next Guardiola, he won't have as much leeway with buying players, and he doesn't have to be one. Then again I guess he doesn't care what people think of him, especially if the club and the fans are happy with him.

Flashback about Xabi Alonso, he is a former player who has a background in playing in several leagues with elite clubs in each of his careers as a professional football player. Before pursuing his career in the world of coaching, Alonso was trained by several coaches who had big names and reputations. Most recently he had a career as a footballer at Bayern Munich, and has a lot of knowledge from different coaches. From there, Xabi Alonso has the knowledge to pursue a career as a football manager or professional football coach. BTW, I said this from several sports newspaper reviews I've read. Correct me, if I'm wrong. That's why, Xabi Alonso has an interesting record in his coaching career.
In short, in less than two seasons with Leverkusen, he was able to present his best and show his talent when managing Leverkusen starting from the relegation zone and was successful in his second season with an impressive record. So, it would be very natural if many people speculate or want this Spanish coach to remain consistent in winning trophies in the new season with his team. That's why it is hoped that Leverkusen will continue to give their best so that the Bundesliga remains competitive like last season. Even though I agree with you, it will be very difficult for Alonso to continue to appear consistent, let alone record the records he achieved with his squad. however, it might happen. Moreover, several strong rival teams are coached by young coaches. one of them, Bayern Munich and Dortmund are also handled by new and young coaches.

Talking about luck, it's true that Bayer Leverkusen was very lucky last season. However, this effort is not without reason. I don't really agree with the idea of ​​coincidence, after all everything is done with paper work, teamwork games, and coaches who dedicate their energy to their team. Xabi Alonso was ultimately successful, at least in his career as a professional coach and coached Leverkusen. So, will Leverkusen appear even better, or will they have tough competition in the new season? In fact, we will never know before the new competition is rolled out.

[dezoel]

I find it a bit odd that people want Alonso to consistently produce good results (winning trophies) before he can be called a good coach. I mean, if his achievement with Leverkusen is just "lucky", then how would you judge his competitors? I guess every manager is terrible nowadays, which means a club should pick their coach randomly if that is the case. No point analyzing a coach's profile as long as they can get a bit lucky once in a while. He's probably not the next Guardiola, he won't have as much leeway with buying players, and he doesn't have to be one. Then again I guess he doesn't care what people think of him, especially if the club and the fans are happy with him.

I feel like that's normal? Just because he did amazing for one season, are we suppose to call him the greatest ever or something? For example Zidane won three UCL's in a row, I think nobody alive did that before, and he managed to do that, and I still say "go manage some other team than los galacticos and we will see" to his level, because if you put him in current United for example, he would suck badly, he was given the best team ever and that's how he won.

In any case, Xabi Alonso basically took a team that wasn't this good, and made them unbeatable for so long, which is why I think it's normal for people to think that he is amazing, I just want to wait a bit longer before I pass on judgement, lets see how he does this season as well.

[AYOBA]

Leverkusen's performance has been phenomenal this season. They don't have a squad with star players but they managed to get an unbeaten record in the domestic league and almost became the first team in history to win the invisible treble. And it will be very difficult to repeat the same results next season. Leverkusen's defeat to Atalanta in the UEL final has exposed the weaknesses of Leverkusen's current game. To be honest, Alonso's tactics are really great but it seems like the players can't implement them fully. Correct me if I'm wrong. At that time Leverkusen often used tactics by placing many players on one side so that the opponent was really under pressure. But then Atalanta used high press man-to-man marking which made Leverkusen lose in the UEL final.

Yeah actually Bayer Leverkusen are lack of good squad and the star player, but with that they keep their performance very strong by keeping unforgeting record this season since they where able to maintain their position by remain unbeaten; which is terrible history by Leverkusen. Because this season has been so wonderful for them I'm having hope for them that next season they will perform more better and continue from where they stop this season to make sure they dominate Germany league.

Gian Piero Gasperini knows that Leverkusen does not have strong players one on one so this exposes Leverkusen's weaknesses. I think if Alonso manages to improve this aspect next season then Leverkusen might be able to shock Europe once again.

I'm very sure that Alonso will try as much as possible to fine solutions about the some players that are very weak in the team to sign new stars players which will make the the team so strong and become standard, because next season might tough them this season.

[Sakanwa]

Leverkusen's performance has been phenomenal this season. They don't have a squad with star players but they managed to get an unbeaten record in the domestic league and almost became the first team in history to win the invisible treble. And it will be very difficult to repeat the same results next season. Leverkusen's defeat to Atalanta in the UEL final has exposed the weaknesses of Leverkusen's current game. To be honest, Alonso's tactics are really great but it seems like the players can't implement them fully. Correct me if I'm wrong. At that time Leverkusen often used tactics by placing many players on one side so that the opponent was really under pressure. But then Atalanta used high press man-to-man marking which made Leverkusen lose in the UEL final.

Yeah actually Bayer Leverkusen are lack of good squad and the star player, but with that they keep their performance very strong by keeping unforgeting record this season since they where able to maintain their position by remain unbeaten; which is terrible history by Leverkusen. Because this season has been so wonderful for them I'm having hope for them that next season they will perform more better and continue from where they stop this season to make sure they dominate Germany league.

Gian Piero Gasperini knows that Leverkusen does not have strong players one on one so this exposes Leverkusen's weaknesses. I think if Alonso manages to improve this aspect next season then Leverkusen might be able to shock Europe once again.

I'm very sure that Alonso will try as much as possible to fine solutions about the some players that are very weak in the team to sign new stars players which will make the the team so strong and become standard, because next season might tough them this season.

Ofcourse,this is transfer window,every team is looking at adding players to their squad, Leverkusen did well last season,but that isn't enough reason not to sign single player or never sign a player at all,just saying,but if Leverkusen does not sign players,it will be difficult for them to win the league again especially now that Bayern Munich have started signing players that they assume can take them to the level they want.We will 'all see If Leverkusen will be able to retain their tittle or they will let it slip  away from them.