Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

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Bayern Munich continued to win because Leverkusen was a fire of heat. Surely one year is not enough to bring out a team that can have a continuous cycle of victories, but then if you also sell the players and the coach who made you so strong the end was practically written.

I know it would've been tough to persude Alonso to stay because Real Madrid started showing interest after he began to progress with very long unbeaten run, that's why the board should've started looking for another good option that would've handled the team well like Alonso and continue building, but then they went for Erik ten Hag.
 Someone who had barely recovered from the heat of coaching an almost destabilised Manchester United team, he was good to an extent but not in the right state of mind ro handle Bayer Leverkusen at that point, not after they sold out several good players under Xabi Alonso, what were they expecting, a miracle or what?

[cande86]

That's a pretty tough record to break, as going undefeated in a season is something that's difficult to achieve, as Leverkusen did that season. In the Premier League, as far as I can remember, a similar situation occurred with Arsenal going undefeated that season and emerging as title contenders. Unfortunately, after Leverkusen won the league and broke the record, no other team was able to stop Bayern Munich and even the following season, Bayern Munich continued to dominate due to their superior strength compared to other teams.

Leverkusen is a team that was a surprise, but it was only for one year, what happened will be unrepeatable as long as there is such a strong and dominant Bayern Munich team, unfortunately it is not like the other championships where the winner always changes every year, there can be consecutive consecutive years but you rarely see what happens to us in Germany.

[Velvet78]

Niko Kovac has made a statement recently as far as I remember. He has pointed out the difficulty of dealing with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga championship. He is just realistic and he doesn't expect to win the league next time either.

One can discuss whether it is the right thing for a manager to make such statement while managing one of the strongest teams of that league. But I don't see it wrong. Their main objective must also be like a Champions League ticket by having as good finish as possible...

[Halifat]

That's a pretty tough record to break, as going undefeated in a season is something that's difficult to achieve, as Leverkusen did that season. In the Premier League, as far as I can remember, a similar situation occurred with Arsenal going undefeated that season and emerging as title contenders. Unfortunately, after Leverkusen won the league and broke the record, no other team was able to stop Bayern Munich and even the following season, Bayern Munich continued to dominate due to their superior strength compared to other teams.

Leverkusen is a team that was a surprise, but it was only for one year, what happened will be unrepeatable as long as there is such a strong and dominant Bayern Munich team, unfortunately it is not like the other championships where the winner always changes every year, there can be consecutive consecutive years but you rarely see what happens to us in Germany.

You have a point here but the problem is that maintaining the consistency is always difficult that was why Bayer Leverkusen just decline after they had their best season. The only reason why bayern Munich continue to dominate the Bundesliga is because they have money to compete with the rest of the world when it comes to buy best players, while the other teams failed to compete because they don't have the fund to do that. The only team that normally challenged bayern Munich is Borussia Dortmund right now they didn't, but I hope they bounce back next season.

[Oluwa-btc]

No, I don't mean the penalty case. Mendes blocked a counter-attack with his hand. The referee blew his whistle for that but didn't give him the second yellow. That's always a yellow card in the rule book.

Maybe Bayern Munich were going to be in the final if that wasn't stolen from them. 

Alright, I can recall that moment during the game. This is exactly where the video assistant comes in but they didn't come. I don't know why they didn't but it seems like it wasn't worth the call.

Haha, I still think the better and best side won the game. The errors, decisive errors from the first leg where corrected by the manager during the second leg!

[LUCKMCFLY]

Yeah, it was a great season for Bayern, but now the question remains, where do they go from here? I mean they already have a great team, that did amazing, but they failed to win UCL, so the only goal left is UCL, but how do you get better with a team that is already great?

Well, we all wonder about that. Bayern is a very good team, but they never seem to finish strong. They haven't reached the Champions League final in a long time. Yes, they're the kings of the Bundesliga, but there's something they need to improve: their level of play. It's very good, but not as good as PSG or Arsenal. So there's a clear difference in levels. That's what they need to work on in their league, or at least the team itself needs to try and raise the bar, to be like a Luis Enrique.

[jakdanyel]

At the point Dortmund saw they could make more money selling players they probably saw no reason chasing the title so hard, so if they can finish at the second position which will be considered a decent finish, for them, it is enough because they cans till realize some good money off selling players, except for recently that they seem to have slowed down on the sales of their young talents, they were making really good money form the sales of players who go ahead to be fantastic out there. This is what i am supposing had made them settled for their position but i believe they will start to chase wining the title soonest.

I would still expect more from Dortmund despite their vision. Ok, they are really great about making a huge profit in player sales.

But I wish they were able to get more competitive than this for the Bundesliga title. Sometimes they do but can't make it to the end. For example the 22/23 season.

If they kept at least some of their best players they have sold so far I can't imagine how powerful they could have been!

[Ahli38]

That's a pretty tough record to break, as going undefeated in a season is something that's difficult to achieve, as Leverkusen did that season. In the Premier League, as far as I can remember, a similar situation occurred with Arsenal going undefeated that season and emerging as title contenders. Unfortunately, after Leverkusen won the league and broke the record, no other team was able to stop Bayern Munich and even the following season, Bayern Munich continued to dominate due to their superior strength compared to other teams.

Leverkusen is a team that was a surprise, but it was only for one year, what happened will be unrepeatable as long as there is such a strong and dominant Bayern Munich team, unfortunately it is not like the other championships where the winner always changes every year, there can be consecutive consecutive years but you rarely see what happens to us in Germany.

Leverkusen put in a stellar performance during the 2023/2024 Bundesliga season. The surprise they delivered was the result of excellent teamwork and even with Xabi Alonso’s magic touch that season. And it was during that season that Bayer Leverkusen first challenged the long-standing dominance of Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. But I don’t think Leverkusen will necessarily be able to replicate the performance of their best season even if Xabi Alonso were to return to manage the team. On the other hand Bayern Munich appears to dominate the league largely due to their strong financial resources, where it's allow them to sign top-tier players. They are capable of making strong transfers to improve their squad and even maintain their dominance in the Bundesliga backed by a resilient mentality that keeps them ahead of the competition. It also seems that Bayern Munich’s board of directors has successfully fostered team harmony effectively minimizing internal conflicts within the squad. So I personally think it will be very difficult for Leverkusen to repeat what they did back then. And I don’t think any team has shown the potential to pull off a surprise like the one Leverkusen pulled off during that incredible season.

[ndutndut]

That's a pretty tough record to break, as going undefeated in a season is something that's difficult to achieve, as Leverkusen did that season. In the Premier League, as far as I can remember, a similar situation occurred with Arsenal going undefeated that season and emerging as title contenders. Unfortunately, after Leverkusen won the league and broke the record, no other team was able to stop Bayern Munich and even the following season, Bayern Munich continued to dominate due to their superior strength compared to other teams.

Leverkusen is a team that was a surprise, but it was only for one year, what happened will be unrepeatable as long as there is such a strong and dominant Bayern Munich team, unfortunately it is not like the other championships where the winner always changes every year, there can be consecutive consecutive years but you rarely see what happens to us in Germany.

Of course a team like Leverkusen will only happen this one year just like Leicester in the EPL where they surprisingly won a trophy but then declined, now dropping to the third tier. Likewise, in the Bundesliga it's very difficult to break Munich dominance even if it exists for a decade, only one team can break Munich dominance like Leverkusen.

This all happens because every team in the Bundesliga other than Bayern Munich is unable to retain their key players. When a new star emerges in a season, Leverkusen, Dortmund and several other teams inevitably sell that player the following season and all clubs do this to maintain financial stability. So, it's indeed very difficult to compete with Munich which has a stable financial base.

[Joca97]

Niko Kovac has made a statement recently as far as I remember. He has pointed out the difficulty of dealing with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga championship. He is just realistic and he doesn't expect to win the league next time either.

One can discuss whether it is the right thing for a manager to make such statement while managing one of the strongest teams of that league. But I don't see it wrong. Their main objective must also be like a Champions League ticket by having as good finish as possible...

Well its normal to have that kind opinion because no team is close to Bayern Munich level they are just by a class better then the rest of the teams and its almost always known that Bayern will finish first. Leverkusen won that one title once and i think that will be it for a couple of more years because no other team has the budget or the quality to come even close to them. It looks like every year Bayern knows they are gonna win all domestic titles so their main focus is only on champions league and this season they were really close to maybe winning it

[KTChampions]

Niko Kovac has made a statement recently as far as I remember. He has pointed out the difficulty of dealing with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga championship. He is just realistic and he doesn't expect to win the league next time either.

One can discuss whether it is the right thing for a manager to make such statement while managing one of the strongest teams of that league. But I don't see it wrong. Their main objective must also be like a Champions League ticket by having as good finish as possible...

This is simply an objective assessment of the current situation. Bayern is one of the strongest clubs in the world right now, and Dortmund will only be able to compete with them if Bayern falls into crisis. I don't see Dortmund being able to even come close to competing with Bayern on equal terms. As for goals for the season, a top-four finish is guaranteed for Dotmund, so their focus should be on the Champions League. They were just recently in the final (four years ago, hehe), so why not repeat that success?

[xzone]

Yeah, it was a great season for Bayern, but now the question remains, where do they go from here? I mean they already have a great team, that did amazing, but they failed to win UCL, so the only goal left is UCL, but how do you get better with a team that is already great?

Well, we all wonder about that. Bayern is a very good team, but they never seem to finish strong. They haven't reached the Champions League final in a long time. Yes, they're the kings of the Bundesliga, but there's something they need to improve: their level of play. It's very good, but not as good as PSG or Arsenal. So there's a clear difference in levels. That's what they need to work on in their league, or at least the team itself needs to try and raise the bar, to be like a Luis Enrique.

In my opinion, Bayern is not a worse team than Arsenal. They just get unlucky at times and can't perform at the level they'd like. Actually, their squad quality is very good; I like them as a team, and they play legendary in their own league.
But they always make mistakes in European matches; otherwise, they are certainly not a weak team

[mv1986]

Yeah, it was a great season for Bayern, but now the question remains, where do they go from here? I mean they already have a great team, that did amazing, but they failed to win UCL, so the only goal left is UCL, but how do you get better with a team that is already great?

Well, we all wonder about that. Bayern is a very good team, but they never seem to finish strong. They haven't reached the Champions League final in a long time. Yes, they're the kings of the Bundesliga, but there's something they need to improve: their level of play. It's very good, but not as good as PSG or Arsenal. So there's a clear difference in levels. That's what they need to work on in their league, or at least the team itself needs to try and raise the bar, to be like a Luis Enrique.

I fully disagree because you ignore very important facts from the semifinal against PSG. I wonder if you can come up yourself with those facts that happened in those games. There is only so much you can do as a team, but if decisions are made against you and those decisions are vital, it becomes infinitely harder to beat a top team like PSG. PSG got lucky two times in very important scenes that would have changed the entire trajectory of those games.

I also disagree with "they haven't reached the final in a long time". It is six years ago and they won it. Now it is relative whether that is a long time or not. Real Madrid might not reach it for the next five years. That doesn't make them an inferior team. Barcelona didn't reach the final for over a decade!

[whiteblue]

Yeah, it was a great season for Bayern, but now the question remains, where do they go from here? I mean they already have a great team, that did amazing, but they failed to win UCL, so the only goal left is UCL, but how do you get better with a team that is already great?

Well, we all wonder about that. Bayern is a very good team, but they never seem to finish strong. They haven't reached the Champions League final in a long time. Yes, they're the kings of the Bundesliga, but there's something they need to improve: their level of play. It's very good, but not as good as PSG or Arsenal. So there's a clear difference in levels. That's what they need to work on in their league, or at least the team itself needs to try and raise the bar, to be like a Luis Enrique.

In my opinion, Bayern is not a worse team than Arsenal. They just get unlucky at times and can't perform at the level they'd like. Actually, their squad quality is very good; I like them as a team, and they play legendary in their own league.
But they always make mistakes in European matches; otherwise, they are certainly not a weak team

Bayern munich is a strong team, with a roster full of quality players and a Strong showing in the champions league last Season. However, They were plagued by both luck and bad luck, Leading them to fail to reach the Final. This could be due to their coach lack of champions league experience.

Bayern Munich will return with even greater enthusiasm for next season Champions League. With their current Squad, They can certainly put up a more compelling challenge. In the Bundesliga, Bayern munich dominance is certainly difficult to break. Although Leverkusen did manage to do so, it was only for one season, after which bayern reclaimed their place as Bundesliga leaders.

[MAAManda]

One can discuss whether it is the right thing for a manager to make such statement while managing one of the strongest teams of that league. But I don't see it wrong. Their main objective must also be like a Champions League ticket by having as good finish as possible...

As a professional manager, I think his statement is a wrong statement, he should not spread pessimism. Borussia Dortmund has a strong culture that they're Bayern Munich's strongest rivals, if that statement comes out from him, then how will the managers of clubs that are considered weaker than Borussia Dortmund respond?

In conclusion, it's not good at all.

[Callido]

Leverkusen is a team that was a surprise, but it was only for one year, what happened will be unrepeatable as long as there is such a strong and dominant Bayern Munich team, unfortunately it is not like the other championships where the winner always changes every year, there can be consecutive consecutive years but you rarely see what happens to us in Germany.

It was one season wonders from Leverkusen when they won the title. If Xabi had stayed with the same players, i doubt if they could have won the title for the second consecutive time.

Bayern Munich was also at their worse when Leverkusen did that, the magic they performed was unexpectable, and something to talk about, before a team like Leverkusen will win the title again, it will take several years.

[Publictalk792]

Bayern munich is a strong team, with a roster full of quality players and a Strong showing in the champions league last Season. However, They were plagued by both luck and bad luck, Leading them to fail to reach the Final. This could be due to their coach lack of champions league experience.

Bayern Munich will return with even greater enthusiasm for next season Champions League. With their current Squad, They can certainly put up a more compelling challenge. In the Bundesliga, Bayern munich dominance is certainly difficult to break. Although Leverkusen did manage to do so, it was only for one season, after which bayern reclaimed their place as Bundesliga leaders.

If game experience is not on board, even a superstar team can fall into game traps and bad luck. But it would always be risky decision for any of their European rivals to count off Bayern Munich. Their tight grip in Bundesliga is a kind of football nature. Bayer Leverkusen unbeaten run was like work of art, and as we saw, Germany football crown always appears to move towards Bavaria. They will be coming into next Champions League with tough approach and having fire in their bellies to defeat those who will be trying to rub their noses in the dirt this time. They are not just returning to fight. They are returning to take what they think to be theirs.

[Amphenomenon]

Leverkusen is a team that was a surprise, but it was only for one year, what happened will be unrepeatable as long as there is such a strong and dominant Bayern Munich team, unfortunately it is not like the other championships where the winner always changes every year, there can be consecutive consecutive years but you rarely see what happens to us in Germany.

Bayern Munich are far above every teams in the Bundesliga and this is not to make the league less because they are still among the most dominating team in UEFA competitions.

Bayern Munich keep the bars domestically and outside. The other teams are not so much serious to do tbis especially Dortmund who are more interested in selling stars for profits than winning trophies thereby inconsistencies hit them as they compete almost every season against Bayern Munich domestically.

[EL MOHA]

It was one season wonders from Leverkusen when they won the title. If Xabi had stayed with the same players, i doubt if they could have won the title for the second consecutive time.

Bayern Munich was also at their worse when Leverkusen did that, the magic they performed was unexpectable, and something to talk about, before a team like Leverkusen will win the title again, it will take several years.

Just like you said it was a season wonder and that season luckily happened because of the poor run of form for Bayern Munich under Thomas Tuchel. The next season which was Vincent Kompany’s first Bundesliga, the Bayer Leverkusen side couldn’t just win the title again not that they had any changes that disrupt that because Xabi Alonso and the hierarchy made sure that they were able to keep the players from the winning team till the next season and it definitely didn’t work out, it’s after the season ended that they actually sold those players and also allowed their head coach Xabi Alonso to leave and this is why they are still struggling again

[letteredhub]

First of all, you need to understand that the first reason why the Ballon Dor was created was mainly to promote European football through the various leagues, there were times when the players who weren't from European countries weren't eligible to be nominated for the award and secondly, the World Cup and European Cup isn't played as often as the UCL hence the reason why the UCL and some top league are used as the yard stick to determine the winners.

Yes, but they should do something well every year. For me, this contest has become incredibly unbelievable; it's not the same anymore. I don't even want to watch it because it's all corrupt, everything revolves around money, around what benefits someone or some people. So the value of football is left out. Last year I did like Dembele's selection; in fact, if they were aware of the importance of football, Dembele should win it again.

Well, there have being lots of complains here and there before now about how the Ballon Dor has always being awarded in the past decade when Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi were mainly the highest contender for every season, and I think there was a season when Schweinsteiger was expected to be given the awarded but fans were disappointed that they didn't give it to him even after all that marvelous performance in that season. But for that of Dembele last season it was just too obvious to denying him of the award since those behind didn't even achieve anything special in the season. And most likely he would still win it again this year but he has to give a good performance in the World Cup too to seal it.