Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 8. (Read 51025 times)

Those people may expect too much on the success of Leverkusen in the final Europa league. They also may fail in their bets, or they are the bad fans of Leverkusen. If those people are true fans of Leverkusen, they must accept the fact that Leverkusen failed to win it. They must still respect with Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso because Leverkusen can win 2 trophies in this season. It is a great achievement, they never won 2 trophies in 1 season in the previous seasons.

Actually I also expect Leverkusen to win the trophy of Europa league. But it is the fact that Leverkusen has failed to win it. And winning 2 domestic trophies, I think it is already nice achievement for Leverkusen this season. For the next season, I' curious how far Leverkusen to go in UCL matches. Will they can reach the final of UCL? 

I really agree with you. Just forget the trophy of Europa league! Leverkusen already finished this season with great achievement by winning 2 trophies. No one thinks that Leverkusen can be very superior in domestic competitions. Leverkusen really surprised many people that they can end the domination of Bayern Munich in German football competitions.

Yes, I also can't believe that people are still blaming Xavi for his failure in the Europa League final. Perhaps, for them the perfect result is easy to get, although in reality it is really very difficult to achieve. I just don't want it to be just Bayer Leverkusen's failure in the Europa League final, then they cover up Bayer Leverkusen's success in the domestic league. I think that is a wrong judgment because of course, Bayer Leverkusen managed to be the best this season despite failing to get the Europa League trophy. Because anyway, Atalanta was also not weak at all at that moment, because Liverpool was also defeated by Atalanta. So yes, I think results like this can indeed happen because after all, in football we all realize that any result can happen, and like this is the end.

This season proves it ain't always about the big names and fat wallets. Atalanta's win? Tactical genius, pure teamwork, and that's the beauty of the game. We see it all the time, top-tier teams choking in the Europa. Maybe it's a focus thing, Champions League's the shiny trophy. Or maybe it's the underdogs playing loose, no pressure, just pure joy

Next season? Hell, it's wide open. New teams coming in, could be anyone's game. That's the thrill of the Europa, always a surprise. Another underdog story, or maybe a big dog finally wakes up. One thing's for damn sure, it won't be dull. Speaking of underdogs, Sevilla missing this year was a shocker. Even the champs fall sometimes. It'll be a hell of a story if they can come back and reclaim that crown

It has become a common thing among the football fans who have high expectation on a certain club. At Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso the most popular name, unlike at other big clubs that have big star of players which can become a scapegoat when their team underachieve something expected. Most football fans other than Leverkusen fans don't even know Leverkusen players.

The team being under pressure is something not being understood by average football fans. They only see what and how the team perform on the pitch, and blame the known players when they make mistakes or blame the coach when the team underperform and lost. I observe this kind of behavior is attached to the fans who put big bets on the lost team.

It doesn't make sense if there are people who blame Xabi Alonso. People can feel unsatisfied with Xabi Alonso because Leverkusen failed to win Europa league trophy. But it is true that Leverkusen could win 2 trophies in German domestic competition (Bundesliga trophy and DFB Pokal trophy). Leverkusen even made a record in domestic competition this season, they are unbeaten in the whole season.



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For the Europa League trophy, Leverkusen may be unlucky because they choose the wrong strategy. It will be a good lesson for Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen players, they must always remember to choose the right players on the starting lineup. In the final Europa league this season, Xabi Alonso used inappropriate starting lineup. So, the game of Leverkusen can't be effective, they got a difficulty to score goals.

It would be inappropriate for anyone to blame a coach like Xabi Alonso who has looked after and brought the Leverkusen team to an even more extraordinary level this season. Because Leverkusen has also succeeded in winning two trophies this season even though they lost at the wrong time in the final match of the Europa League this season. And I think people who are willing to blame Xabi Alonso just because Leverkusen lost the final match are people who don't understand the pressure that Xabi Alonso is under and maybe also don't understand how football works for all teams including Leverkusen.

That's right, a team that is not the favorite like Atalanta has quite a big impact on bettors, where all possibilities in football can happen, we must be able to take experience from the final match. Of course, many did not think that Atalanta would be able to act beyond expectations, where before the match started all predictions pointed to Leverkusen.

Leverkusen looked overwhelmed when faced with a team that played with a defensive strategy and relied on counter attacks, where Xabi was more focused on implementing an attacking strategy, the result was a surprise where Leverkusen lost for the first time. For Xabi, this match will certainly be a valuable lesson for next season, and I think both teams, Atalanta and Leverkusen, deserve praise.

Leverkusen defeat really had an impact on the Champions League final match, where many people were affected by the same possibility, where Dortmund might also be able to make a surprise. However, Madrid once again succeeded in establishing themselves as kings of Europe, so that the match results went according to predictions.

The high expectation on Leverkusen made people putting blame on Alonso for the loss. I think it's an expression of disappointment that makes people find anyone to put the blame on. I think it's indeed unfair to blame Alonso when he was under his own pressure to stay in unbeaten record that forces himself pushing the limit on his team which cause mentally fatigue in the Europa League final.

Xabi Alonso has done a remarkable job to bring Leverkusen that far. They also played an attractive football which entertained the fans. Atalanta was also not a weak team, in fact their performance in the last several games showed that didn't have a big quality gap between them and Leverkusen. Gasperini has also coached Atalanta a quite longer than Alonso coached Leverkusen, therefore he knows more about the competitiveness between teams in european stage.

Everyone enjoys blaming, right? Blaming Xabi Alonso for Leverkusen's loss? Its stupid. He led a young team to the final. Very big. Did they choke? Maybe. Even world-class coaches have been there. Fergie lost to Mourinho? When Pep couldnt beat Tuchel? It happens.

Xabi kept Leverkusen playing their game, which brought them this far. Changing everything for final? Risky business. Despite his flaws, lets give him credit. Atalanta played well. Under pressed, they maintained calm. They deserved victory. Young Leverkusen has a lot of talent. Perhaps they need some seasoned veterans to guide them. Still, thats how you learn, right? You lose, learn, and recover. Winners do that.

Atalanta does not have as big a chance as Liverpool or Leverkusen, that is the narrative we are building throughout the Europa League, including before the final match takes place. However, beyond everyone's predictions, it turned out that they were able to prove that they could become champions and beat Leverkusen. and even the results of the match have an influence on some people's predictions for Champions League matches. Because some people believe that this season is a season where the club that is not the favorite can win, and they attribute this to one of the European League final matches.

Atalanta succeeded in making Leverkusen's strategy not work well, they were successful when defending and they were effective when attacking, that was the key to their success in this match. and on the other hand, Leverkusen conceded so easily and even when the match had not been long, Atalanta was able to score a goal.

Roma isn't such a team that will be considered a top team, even in their performance this season they were just average, tho they had what felt like a brilliant performance in the Europa this season, they were not still good enough when they had to face a tough team that has a form above average, so I just considered them as an average performing team and nothing to be seen as a really top team.

Leverkusen and Liverpool still remains the top team of the Europe league this season, even if they were unable to win the trophy, they were still the most rated, they only made little mistakes that cost them all the much they had to go through as a result but then I believe they will be doing better and that was why they were able to make it beyond the Europa league for next season and they now find their selves on bigger stage to play for the season. Well next season will be an opportunity for Roma to try attempting winning the Europa league title as they have desired in a long while.

Most of the top teams will be rather playing in the champions league but then it just feels like there's going to be some mores competition in the next season than the regular so Roma should expect surprises because it may come just like it did happened to Leverkusen and they didn't expect it till it happened. Atlanta for me were really lucky this season because the chances were more for Leverkusen but they were just lucky.

Nobody thought of Atalanta in the beginning of the league because we believe more in big clubs. Liverpool was doing perfectly OK in EPL, and Leverkusen was winning their matches and this was what made most people to see these two clubs as favorites. Atalanta was in Seria A and nobody will look up to them, because Roma is there and most people will even pick Roma instead of Atalanta.

However, this is football and we can only give our predictions on who will win the league but we cannot come to conclusion, because it is hard to predict the future since there will be some unforseen circumstances that will hinder our predictions from coming true due to natural phenomenon. Football is full of surprises and that is why no one can come to conclusion and beat his chest on his prediction coming true. Atalanta murdered the season, and I don't think I would love to predict who will be the winner of next season, until it competition starts.

At the start of the just concluded UEFA Europa League campaign, very few persons would've predicted that a certain Atalanta team from Italy will win the competition. At the beginning, we had the most successful club in the UEFA Europa League competition Sevilla and English club Liverpool who as we all know are very experienced in the European competitions. Then I nthe knockout stages of the competition, we learnt about Bayer Leverkusen who were tearing any team thy face apart, a team that were cruising through the season without conceding amy defeat. Roma also significantly improved after Daniele De Rossi took over the club's managerial position.
But in all of the This Gasperini's Atalanta were very focused and never allowed the intimidating stats of their opponents to stop them from playing at their best. Atalanta went on to defile all odds by eliminating Liverpool in the quarter finals and defeating bookmakers favorite team Bayer Leverkusen in the final.

Indeed, I am aware of that as well. The period when Liverpool/Leverkusen were widely expected to win the competition by so many members here but this was not even coming true. But these forecasts were not even coming to pass as Roma turned into the dark horse too but this club has ended on leverkusen's hand. I never saw Atalanta as the favorite to win the match but it was slowly but surely climbing up with perfect result. It looks like this is exclusive to the Europa League. With the manner the victor of the Europa League has always changed at this time compared to the UCL. UCL is far easier to predict than this league. It's not like UCL which will always be controlled by the best team like Real Madrid, which utterly dominated UCL by winning more trophies than any other club. In terms of precisely projecting which team will win the championship, the Europa League is on a different level considering how difficult to predict which team that would be winning the competition.
One team may always be expected another underdog to take home the Europa League trophy in the upcoming season. In contrast, the most costly club has been controlling UCL. Because the Europa League has produced so many surprises, watching it is now far more appealing for me to see that. This is my honest view to the europa league considering how competitive it is. .

Atalanta unexpectedly won the Europa League title this season. However, this team gave a lot of effort to win the Europa League title. The Atalanta team was not the favorite for the Europa League title. But it was not a weak team either. Atalanta qualified for the final with a good performance, and the team also performed well in the final match.

No word yet on which team will win the title next season. However, in every season of the Europa League, Roma team is considered as the favorite to win the title. And the Roma team also gives full effort to win the Europa League title. It remains to be seen how Roma will perform with De Rossi next season.

True, it will be a very valuable experience for Xabi Alonso when he has to accept defeat from the Serie A team, Atalanta, and makes him fail to become European League champion, as well as making him fail to win the treble winner this season. He will learn a lot from that defeat, because I believe he is a coach who is willing to learn from his failures. But on the other hand, that doesn't make his statistics bad for this full season.
Yes, next season will be a tougher challenge for him, because he will be at the highest level in European football, namely by being in the Champions League. He has to prove that he can compete there. And to be honest, I'm also really looking forward to that, because in the Champions League he will have a big chance to meet a team that is even greater than the team they faced this season. He has to prepare everything so that Leverkusen can have a lot to say in the Champions League next season.

Anything can happen, because in the European League the team that is considered the underdog is more dominant, but they can be successful. Whether it's because there is no motivation from the top teams or what, what is clear is that we see it that way. This season shows the same thing, the teams you mentioned actually had to be eliminated early, even though they were the team that were previously favorites to become champions in the European League. However, Atalanta, with all their existing abilities, managed to emerge as champions.

It's interesting to talk about Sevilla in the European League, because they are the team that dominates the European League with the title they have won. However, this season we can't see them here, because this season it could be said that they have completely failed to provide anything good. They are in the Champions League, and in the Champions League they were so disappointing that they only finished last in the group standings.

It was an unexpected season where top clubs like Leverkusen, Liverpool, Milan or Roma went home without winning the title and instead it was an underdog team like Atalanta who managed to win the European League title for this season. I'm curious what will happen next season considering there will be new entrants coming from various parts of the European competition.

Of the four top teams that I mentioned, only Roma will return to the European league and the rest will compete on the bigger stage of the Champions League. Is it possible that the underdog team will surprise again next season? remembering that everything is possible after seeing Atalanta this season and of course we won't see Sevilla either because they were knocked out last season and in the domestic league they finished in the bottom position.

He lacks of mentality combined with still have less experience in term of tactic compared to the gasperini. Look at when gasperini was surprisingly implementing man on man marking, it was totally reduce leverkusen's attacking line which was using the build up from the bottom. Lack of good players were also the main problems here.
Leverkusen didn't have creative attackers who can leave from being guarding by its opponent. Gasperini's strategy was really killing xabi's team in that game. No doubt that many people were calling him as a genius. Even though this is his first trophy since 7 years coached atalanta.
Gasperini deserved to be appreciated by a lot of people here. He has been doing great job by helping atalanta to get the europa league trophy.It helps atalanta plays in the UCL as well.

Yes, the moment that they can't turn around a game when they are behind was about to happen. They had a few games where they were behind and somehow managed to score a late equalizer or a winning goal, but every time I thought that this streak is coming to an end at some point. And against Atlanta it actually happened.