Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[SOKO-DEKE]

We’ve just wrapped up another season in which Bayern Munich dominated the league. Frankly, there’s nothing enjoyable about the league because, just like every season, Bayern Munich managed to run roughshod over the competition again this year. Since the other competing teams always fall behind later on, I don’t think the league is enjoyable anymore. Everyone already knows that Bayern Munich will win the championship every season, so there’s no need to wait until the end of the season.

Yes, I agree with your point. When the league is predictable, there is nothing to enjoy anymore because it is already known what is going to happen.The last time I seriously enjoyed the Bundesliga was three seasons ago and also last season. When Leverkusen was performing so well, we expected Bayern Munich to eventually take over first position on the table, as everyone thought Leverkusen would lose form. However, they did not drop form and ended up winning the league. That season was very competitive.

Last season, despite Bayer Leverkusen winning the Bundesliga, many of us expected them to challenge Bayern Munich again and possibly win it because of the success they had achieved in the previous season. In fact, over the last two seasons, many people expected Leverkusen to win it again based on the great form they had shown.However, when Bayern won the league last season, it became clear that Bayern Munich would likely win it again, and in the end, they have done exactly that

[$weetne$$]

An aggressive attitude may be effective in winning a match, but to win a title, you need to have an aggressive attitude and a defensive attitude. PSG has both. PSG can play defensively, as we saw in the final, and PSG can play offensively, as we saw in the semi-final. But Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and City have relatively weak defenses. There is not much to say about Arsenal, because they played well, there will be wins and losses in the game. They also played well in the Champions League final, in the end they may have failed to withstand the pressure.

One very good advantage PSG got is in their flexibility, they are very flexible with their tactical approach, they can get aggressive and defensive while playing the game, they do not capitalise on a particular mentality and that has helped them in retaining  the title  this season again, Arsenal was not as fluid as they were so they were mainly just playing the defensive tactics which happens to be their primary tactics, they did played well too but they will now understand for next season how to incorporate the tactical flexibility as it will help them achieve better.

[Iamgoat]

Pep Guardiola, the former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester city coach once stated that in modern football you need money to acquire the services of the best players if you must win trophies and maintain relevance or dominance, he was right, if you check out those clubs that always win their local title repeatedly you would notice that they always spend more money to strengthen their squad and also lookout for the best players to recruit, that how you build a formidable team, the money is an essential part of modern football.

Pep Guardiola was right with what he said about having the bucks to be able to acquire meaningful players if you want to be great in football but it does not only end at acquiring best players but it also depends on the support they are getting from the manager and the management entirely. If they are faced with another team, they need to be more coordinated and play strongly with a good teamwork.  Once the sportsmanship is there, it becomes a whole lot easier for the team to work closely with one another to win games and score goals but if the team does not have the unity to play strongly as a team together, be rest assured they will end up an empty baron.

[karabiber]

We’ve just wrapped up another season in which Bayern Munich dominated the league. Frankly, there’s nothing enjoyable about the league because, just like every season, Bayern Munich managed to run roughshod over the competition again this year. Since the other competing teams always fall behind later on, I don’t think the league is enjoyable anymore. Everyone already knows that Bayern Munich will win the championship every season, so there’s no need to wait until the end of the season.

Yes, I agree with your point. When the league is predictable, there is nothing to enjoy anymore because it is already known what is going to happen.The last time I seriously enjoyed the Bundesliga was three seasons ago and also last season. When Leverkusen was performing so well, we expected Bayern Munich to eventually take over first position on the table, as everyone thought Leverkusen would lose form. However, they did not drop form and ended up winning the league. That season was very competitive.

Last season, despite Bayer Leverkusen winning the Bundesliga, many of us expected them to challenge Bayern Munich again and possibly win it because of the success they had achieved in the previous season. In fact, over the last two seasons, many people expected Leverkusen to win it again based on the great form they had shown.However, when Bayern won the league last season, it became clear that Bayern Munich would likely win it again, and in the end, they have done exactly that

As incredible as it is to overtake Bayern and finish first, every other finish is essentially meaningless. Clubs come and go from one year to the next. The identity of a “club competing for the top spots” is never permanent. The league is full of former champions who find themselves stuck in the middle of the table out of nowhere, or who overreach and end up getting relegated. Just off the top of my head from the last decade. Köln, Schalke, Werder, Stuttgart, Hamburg. In the Bundesliga, there’s a Dortmund side that stands out for its consistency, and there’s a Leipzig side trying to establish a tradition.

[Abu-Naim]

Pep Guardiola, the former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester city coach once stated that in modern football you need money to acquire the services of the best players if you must win trophies and maintain relevance or dominance, he was right, if you check out those clubs that always win their local title repeatedly you would notice that they always spend more money to strengthen their squad and also lookout for the best players to recruit, that how you build a formidable team, the money is an essential part of modern football.

That’s true, it is happening no, the teams that are winning leagues now are the teams that have spent so much money in transfer market to buy world class players to strengthen their squad in order to compete in all competitions, while other teams that did not spend money and up finishing below those teams that have spent money in the transfer market.

Furthermore, other teams that are still there to rely on their past glory are now getting relegated bit by bit because they don’t want to spend money which has brought their teams down to the level of an average team and to sign big players is now difficult for them because these players will want to play in top competitions like the champions league apart from just their domestic leagues.  The reason why Bayern Munich is performing at the top right now after being down for some seasons back is because they have spent money to sign players, and they have now won two Bundesliga titles back to back and other domestic trophies to have recovered all the money they have spent.

[$weetne$$]

Pep Guardiola was right with what he said about having the bucks to be able to acquire meaningful players if you want to be great in football but it does not only end at acquiring best players but it also depends on the support they are getting from the manager and the management entirely. If they are faced with another team, they need to be more coordinated and play strongly with a good teamwork.  Once the sportsmanship is there, it becomes a whole lot easier for the team to work closely with one another to win games and score goals but if the team does not have the unity to play strongly as a team together, be rest assured they will end up an empty baron.

Great players are always never cheap, they always come with a price and that is because even in the team from where they are coming, they could have been that useful to the team but they moved to your team to give you the value they would have been giving back at their team so you will have to pay the price to move them.

[goodpunt]

I just can't get over the fact that Wolfsburg got relegated last week!
Still remember when they won the title with Grafite and Dzeko
But what a surprise to see a team like Paderborn in the Bundesliga....but then again nothing should surprise me anymore after Heidenheim had been able to avoid relegation for three whole seasons!

[EarnOnVictor]

An aggressive attitude may be effective in winning a match, but to win a title, you need to have an aggressive attitude and a defensive attitude. PSG has both. PSG can play defensively, as we saw in the final, and PSG can play offensively, as we saw in the semi-final. But Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and City have relatively weak defenses. There is not much to say about Arsenal, because they played well, there will be wins and losses in the game. They also played well in the Champions League final, in the end they may have failed to withstand the pressure.

One very good advantage PSG got is in their flexibility, they are very flexible with their tactical approach, they can get aggressive and defensive while playing the game, they do not capitalise on a particular mentality and that has helped them in retaining  the title  this season again, Arsenal was not as fluid as they were so they were mainly just playing the defensive tactics which happens to be their primary tactics, they did played well too but they will now understand for next season how to incorporate the tactical flexibility as it will help them achieve better.

I rated PSG so high against Arsenal before the Champion League final, but not after what happened. Though they controlled the ball, Arsenal was the only one that scored a clean goal, others were penalty shootouts, so I will give Arsenal's defense a big kudos for that despite the much pressure, they have that. However, the mistake Arsenal made was being too defensive, that did work that day. Had it been they've allowed their full attack whilst defend for a balance, things might have played differently. Arsenal wanted to hold onto that single goal, but it was dawn on them when Dembele scored, but had to still defend since they were no match for PSG and opted for their luck with the penalty shootout which happened to be against them.

[Varnquister]

We’ve just wrapped up another season in which Bayern Munich dominated the league. Frankly, there’s nothing enjoyable about the league because, just like every season, Bayern Munich managed to run roughshod over the competition again this year. Since the other competing teams always fall behind later on, I don’t think the league is enjoyable anymore. Everyone already knows that Bayern Munich will win the championship every season, so there’s no need to wait until the end of the season.

Yes, I agree with your point. When the league is predictable, there is nothing to enjoy anymore because it is already known what is going to happen.The last time I seriously enjoyed the Bundesliga was three seasons ago and also last season. When Leverkusen was performing so well, we expected Bayern Munich to eventually take over first position on the table, as everyone thought Leverkusen would lose form. However, they did not drop form and ended up winning the league. That season was very competitive.

Last season, despite Bayer Leverkusen winning the Bundesliga, many of us expected them to challenge Bayern Munich again and possibly win it because of the success they had achieved in the previous season. In fact, over the last two seasons, many people expected Leverkusen to win it again based on the great form they had shown.However, when Bayern won the league last season, it became clear that Bayern Munich would likely win it again, and in the end, they have done exactly that

Leverkusen’s strength was enough to win the championship for one season. After that, some players naturally left when they heard about the big money on offer, and as Leverkusen lost its edge, Bayern Munich naturally became the favorite again. To be honest, Dortmund is a team I really love and support, but they just haven’t managed to establish themselves as a dominant force in the German league. Many great players have come and gone from this team, and perhaps one of their main issues definitely stems from their squad structure.

[Renampun]

There was also a clear case of penalty that was not given. 

Overall, Bayern Munich had impressive performance both in the domestic league and in the champions league. But honestly speaking, Bayern Munich fell short in performance during the second leg encounter with PSG. They played the first leg with utmost seriousness and gave their all but I don't know what came over them in the second leg, they played quite too slow as if they already accept defeat.

In the second leg, Munich's strategy was clearly read by PSG because they immediately played a mid-to-block strategy and immediately blocked the ball path in the midfield, and carried out a very effective counter attack.. so even though Munich had more ball possession, PSG still excelled in this because it was a matter of strategic intelligence and Enrique was so clever because he was able to neutralize Munich's strategy and could not make them create more opportunities to score goals.

[mv1986]

There was also a clear case of penalty that was not given. 

Overall, Bayern Munich had impressive performance both in the domestic league and in the champions league. But honestly speaking, Bayern Munich fell short in performance during the second leg encounter with PSG. They played the first leg with utmost seriousness and gave their all but I don't know what came over them in the second leg, they played quite too slow as if they already accept defeat.

In the second leg, Munich's strategy was clearly read by PSG because they immediately played a mid-to-block strategy and immediately blocked the ball path in the midfield, and carried out a very effective counter attack.. so even though Munich had more ball possession, PSG still excelled in this because it was a matter of strategic intelligence and Enrique was so clever because he was able to neutralize Munich's strategy and could not make them create more opportunities to score goals.

No, in the second leg it was a matter of the referee... Handball against Bayern in the first leg? Ok, but how about handball against PSG in the second leg? Which clearly was a move towards the ball with the hand whereas in the first leg Davies never moved his hands towards the ball.

Second leg, red card against PSG because of handball and prevention of a massive chance for Bayern when Leimer would have been through? What do you think? Referee, without VAR, gave handball against Leimer, which provably was wrong.

If those details go against you and you are playing PSG, I can understand why you lose in the end. You mal call this strategic genius, but in this case, which I rarely do, I call this 12th man for PSG and unfair advantage.

[Iranus]

Leverkusen’s strength was enough to win the championship for one season. After that, some players naturally left when they heard about the big money on offer, and as Leverkusen lost its edge, Bayern Munich naturally became the favorite again. To be honest, Dortmund is a team I really love and support, but they just haven’t managed to establish themselves as a dominant force in the German league. Many great players have come and gone from this team, and perhaps one of their main issues definitely stems from their squad structure.

Leverkusen's rise was unusual but their decline was natural. Leverkusen won the bundesliga title  without losing a single match in the  whole season. Bayern Munich probably can not do that either. On the other hand, leverkusen is not a rich club, so naturally  they have to sell players to s ave money. And their performance has declined  even more after Alonso left Leverkusen the following season.

Dortmund do nott want to win the title. If they had a target to win the title, they probably could have. They have produced a lot of talented players. But they prioritize  making money by selling players every season. They don't fight for the title in any season. Dortmund's target is to qualify for the champions league.

[KTChampions]

Leverkusen's rise was unusual but their decline was natural. Leverkusen won the bundesliga title  without losing a single match in the  whole season. Bayern Munich probably can not do that either. On the other hand, leverkusen is not a rich club, so naturally  they have to sell players to s ave money. And their performance has declined  even more after Alonso left Leverkusen the following season.

Dortmund do nott want to win the title. If they had a target to win the title, they probably could have. They have produced a lot of talented players. But they prioritize  making money by selling players every season. They don't fight for the title in any season. Dortmund's target is to qualify for the champions league.

Dortmund have always been considered the second-best title contenders behind Bayern, but it was a huge surprise that Bayer suddenly became the one to break Bayern's hegemony. By the way, a year earlier, Dortmund themselves missed out on the title - they needed a win in the last game against Mainz, but they tied 2-2 and gave the title to Bayern with the same points haha! Considering the kind of machine Kompani built, those two strange seasons will be remembered for another 10 years.

[$weetne$$]

Leverkusen’s strength was enough to win the championship for one season. After that, some players naturally left when they heard about the big money on offer, and as Leverkusen lost its edge, Bayern Munich naturally became the favorite again. To be honest, Dortmund is a team I really love and support, but they just haven’t managed to establish themselves as a dominant force in the German league. Many great players have come and gone from this team, and perhaps one of their main issues definitely stems from their squad structure.

After Bayern Munich, Dortmund is another recognisable dominant force you can mention in the league, they are of some good potential to win the title but they seem to prefer their business of sales of players more because they do produce quality talents often.

I would prefer Dortmund over the likes of Leverkusen because they have a seeming consistency in their attempt to dominate than Leverkusen does, it even felt like luck Leverkusen showed slight dominance at some point.  I just hope Dortmund gets to match Munich some day because  they have the most or highest tendency among others.

[Humblevirus]

In the second leg, Munich's strategy was clearly read by PSG because they immediately played a mid-to-block strategy and immediately blocked the ball path in the midfield, and carried out a very effective counter attack.. so even though Munich had more ball possession, PSG still excelled in this because it was a matter of strategic intelligence and Enrique was so clever because he was able to neutralize Munich's strategy and could not make them create more opportunities to score goals.

Enrique is an experienced manager, and he really played by the rules so well. He studied Bayern Munich carefully in the first leg, and that is why he changed his tactics. When his team scored, they tried to defend their lead because he knew that if they continued attacking Bayern Munich recklessly, Bayern could take advantage of that.Seriously, Bayern Munich are aggressive attackers. Because of that, they had great opportunities to score many goals in the second leg, just as they did in the first leg. However, Enrique's tactics really worked. As a coach, it is necessary to study a team's patterns and also know how to play different styles of football. When it is time to defend a lead, your players should be able to do that. Likewise, when it is time to attack and score, your players should also be capable of doing so.

Even Arsenal, what stopped them from winning the Champions League is that they are not as strong in attack. They do not know how to change their pattern of play and get what they want from a match. Arsenal really tried, but if their attack had been as effective as PSG's, I do not think the match would have gone to extra time. Arsenal have a stronger defense than PSG, and it is not that Arsenal do not have good attackers. The point is that a highly aggressive attacking style full about arteta.

[dezoel]

Without a doubt, Olise deserves it, but if we look at it from another point of view, for me the best should be Kane, because he is a complete player, a player who can always make the difference. Besides, a striker like him, the whole team should play for him, even if the others don't want it that way, it has to be that way, because he is in charge of scoring goals. In football, what matters is scoring goals; it's the only thing that makes you win.

If you ask me, I would say Kane did it. In fact, if I am not wrong, Kane scored the highest number of goals only after Messis famous record. So for me, not only Kane should be the best player, but also he should win the Ballon D'or as well.

Even though I know that will not happen, because these days Ballon D'or mostly goes to player who won the UCL and in this case Kane failed, so it will probably be Kvara or Dembele or whatever again. If it was not such a big deal, I would say Kane definitely was the best player in that year.

[Silence Scream]

Leverkusen's rise was unusual but their decline was natural. Leverkusen won the bundesliga title  without losing a single match in the  whole season. Bayern Munich probably can not do that either. On the other hand, leverkusen is not a rich club, so naturally  they have to sell players to s ave money. And their performance has declined  even more after Alonso left Leverkusen the following season.

Dortmund do nott want to win the title. If they had a target to win the title, they probably could have. They have produced a lot of talented players. But they prioritize  making money by selling players every season. They don't fight for the title in any season. Dortmund's target is to qualify for the champions league.

Dortmund have always been considered the second-best title contenders behind Bayern, but it was a huge surprise that Bayer suddenly became the one to break Bayern's hegemony. By the way, a year earlier, Dortmund themselves missed out on the title - they needed a win in the last game against Mainz, but they tied 2-2 and gave the title to Bayern with the same points haha! Considering the kind of machine Kompani built, those two strange seasons will be remembered for another 10 years.

Kompany built a magnificent squad at Bayern Munich. With this squad, they could easily win the Bundesliga for many years to come. I thought they could reach the Champions League final this year, but they were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain, and they were eliminated by the Champions League winner. Perhaps they could have won the tournament, but they didn't have the advantage against such a tough opponent as Paris Saint-Germain. Nevertheless, the game they played earned the respect of many people. Because Bayern Munich had built one of the best teams not only in Germany but in the world.

[Varnquister]

Leverkusen’s strength was enough to win the championship for one season. After that, some players naturally left when they heard about the big money on offer, and as Leverkusen lost its edge, Bayern Munich naturally became the favorite again. To be honest, Dortmund is a team I really love and support, but they just haven’t managed to establish themselves as a dominant force in the German league. Many great players have come and gone from this team, and perhaps one of their main issues definitely stems from their squad structure.

After Bayern Munich, Dortmund is another recognisable dominant force you can mention in the league, they are of some good potential to win the title but they seem to prefer their business of sales of players more because they do produce quality talents often.

I would prefer Dortmund over the likes of Leverkusen because they have a seeming consistency in their attempt to dominate than Leverkusen does, it even felt like luck Leverkusen showed slight dominance at some point.  I just hope Dortmund gets to match Munich some day because  they have the most or highest tendency among others.

If Dortmund continues to keep the players it has developed on its roster instead of selling them, it will be in a position to dominate the league. Most teams are probably turning to player sales to cover their debts, but as long as success doesn’t come, you can’t get people to buy into the team either. At the very least, there are plenty of people who expect the team to win the championship. Dortmund, of course, is competing in the league in a more consistent manner compared to other teams.

[snipie]

If Dortmund continues to keep the players it has developed on its roster instead of selling them, it will be in a position to dominate the league. Most teams are probably turning to player sales to cover their debts...

If Bayer Leverkusen kept their squad and their coach of last year then definitely they will dominate the league and Kompany will be in awkward situation until the last game to see if he can pick the title of Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund is not different from Bayer Leverkusen, they aren't very rich teams like PSG nor Real Madrid or Manchester City. They are creating stars then letting them go for huge profit rather than waiting to see them walk away with half price or for free. They know that their name and their league are less attractive than top clubs in English Premier League and La Liga so once these players start creating names and showing their skills, they ask to fly away. After all it is a win win situation in terms of money but obviously Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund have to wait few seasons to show up again.

[whiteblue]

Dortmund have always been considered the second-best title contenders behind Bayern, but it was a huge surprise that Bayer suddenly became the one to break Bayern's hegemony. By the way, a year earlier, Dortmund themselves missed out on the title - they needed a win in the last game against Mainz, but they tied 2-2 and gave the title to Bayern with the same points haha! Considering the kind of machine Kompani built, those two strange seasons will be remembered for another 10 years.

Dortmund finished second in the season, certainly better than their fourth place finish last season. However, Dortmund has consistently battled for the top spot in the standings, but unfortunately, they haven't been able to win the title since their last title in 2011-2012 under jurgen Klopp. Since then, Dortmund have only finished runner up and have always lost ground to bayern munich.

Even next Season, if compared to bayern munich, the two are certainly very different. Bayern is stronger because they have many great players, while dortmund will sell players in every transfer window, So the competition is certainly not as fierce as in other leagues like la liga or the premier league.