Topic: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 167. (Read 651399 times)

Leverkusen's gameplay is very clear under the direction of Xabi Alonso, now it's up to Leverkusen's players to play a bigger role in maintaining consistency and improving the team's overall performance. The defeat to Leipzig was the beginning of their progress in this new season, there are still many matches that they have to play. The first defeat is not a problem for Leverkusen, moreover Alonso knows very well what he will do so that his team can perform well in all lines and get full points from match to match. Therefore, this season Alonso certainly realizes that it will be a big challenge to defend the title they won last season. It's not easy, especially since several elite teams in this competition are ready to compete until the end of the season. Especially Bayern Munich, although handled by a coach who still needs a lot of experience. But still, their chances are quite big to dominate the Bundesliga again. At least, it seems that this season the Bundesliga is more exciting because several teams are ready to defeat each other and become the top of the standings until the end of the season.

Bayer Leverkusen still has the oppurtunitty win the Bundesliga because the league is still young. They still have the quality players since they retained most players who made them champions last season. What is certain now is that they will not maintain their unbeaten run this season since they have already lost a game. The Xabi Alonso side was defeated by RB Leipzig making them to lose three points. The league is competitive with good sides like Bayern Munich with some of the best players in Europe. The surprising leader of the table now is Heidenheim, while Leverkusen is in the eighth position.

This is a season of proof for Xabi Alonso and his players, where his managerial qualities and the mentality of the players will be tested to the limit. Expectations for Leverkusen are still quite high, even though in their last match they lost to Leipzig, I think that was lucky for Leipzig. The challenges faced by Leverkusen this season have indeed increased, defending the title and trying to talk a lot in the Champions League. Without stability in the team, it is impossible for them to achieve their targets in both competitions at once.

I do not see Leverkusen defeat as a step back, but the defeat must be an important point for Xabi Alonso, that there is something that needs to be fixed in their game. Winning and losing is a natural thing, all teams must feel it, but the most important thing is how they get up and start the journey to victory again. For more than one season Leverkusen has never felt "what defeat is", so Leverkusen will learn again how to get up. I still remember, when Xabi Alonso bravely decided to stay with Leverkusen and rejected several offers from top European clubs, he still believed that they could do something historic again this season.

The victory of Leverkusen as Bundlesliga champions last season was magical which has boosted their confidence in the league but about this new season it's very obvious with how they are starting off that they can't repeat the spell of retaining the title no matter how they try because other opponents like Bayern Munich, Brussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig look very set and prepared for them, especially Bayern Munich because to them it's somehow a challenge that Leverkusen had to strip them of their birth right and letting Leverkusen retaining it this season is very unlikely.

Leverkusen have already felt the effects of the change of season, after a long break and changes in the line-up causing their performance to dip slightly. Those who performed brilliantly last season without suffering a single defeat actually performed differently at the start of this season, their first defeat was just suffered when they hosted Leipzig at their headquarters. In fact, the best opportunity to find the best form of play is when they play friendly matches, so that the coach can find the best tactics and strategies when the new season starts. Changes in performance can happen to any team when entering a new season, teams that finished in the top four last season will try to strengthen their squad in the transfer market with the aim of being able to compete with the defending champions.

Changes in performance will make the competition more competitive or vice versa, but what is happening in the Bundesliga at the moment is actually leading to positive things. Bayern Munich who failed last season, have strengthened their squad to win back the Bundesliga trophy, Leipzig are also starting to show an improvement in their performance, Stuttgart and Dortmund will be ready to provide a surprise. The increasingly solid competition will present an increasingly exciting match, Leverkusen must try to return to its best form if it wants to win the trophy for the second time in a row.

I think Bayer Leverkusen start this season shouldn't be seen as a slow start because they lost their last match at home, they made a terrible mistake losing from 2:0 to 2:3 when they had opportunity of winning game but that shouldn't be seen as a problem unless they make the same mistake in their next game. Xabi Alonso should be prepared to make an adjustment and improve the performance of his team in doing his he should motivate his team to face the task ahead since they will be playing in the champions league and defending their league title would be the most important thing for them to do this season since the league is looking so difficult already.

Although Leverkusen lost early in the season, I believe this team will stay in the title fight until the end. Leverkusen and Dortmund could cause problems for Bayan Munich this season, although they have the potential to be better. Every team left Leverkusen out of the plan last season and Leverkusen took advantage of that opportunity to go undefeated last season and secure the title. After each team played two matches in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is number two in the points table, Leipzig is third and Dortmund is fourth. 

I did not discuss the team that is in the first position because this team will not be consistent and will be defeated by the big teams.

That’s still a long way to go even though Jurgen Klopp is the one who coached Dortmund before he coached Liverpool. But I wouldn’t think it would be bad for Dortmund if the management chose Jurgen Klopp to coach Dortmund again even though it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon considering Nuri Şahin is the current Dortmund coach. And if Nuri Şahin can bring Dortmund to achieve better achievements, of course Dortmund will not let him go because any team will definitely consider that more than trying to replace the coach with a new one.

I see the problem is in their defense, in two matches they have conceded 5 goals, this is quite worrying and must be fixed immediately considering the Bundesliga is now increasingly competitive, because if we talk about Leverkusen's attack line, it can still be relied on to compete, I have no doubt about it. And of course Xabi Alonso must have known and evaluated the weaknesses in his team and of course they are currently fixing what went wrong to get back on the winning track. As you said the league is still young, only 2 matches have been played out of 34 matches. The chances of defending the title are still very high.

This summer, however, the players were not completely rested. Because there was a European Championship and the players worked hard in the European Championship. The league started afterwards and the players were not yet fully acclimated to the league and started to struggle. Since many of the Bayer Leverkusen players played for the national teams, they were a little tired compared to other teams during the summer. However, they will recover slowly. They must play very well in every match to make up for the three points they lost against Leipzig.

Good news for Dortmund fans, but confusing with all this. I mean, if Dortmund really wanted Klopp back, when they heard the news that Klopp wanted to leave Liverpool, Dortmund should have made an offer to the coach. But looking at some of the news, it seems like this will be a strategy that we will not know and give a nice surprise when secretly having an agreement between Klopp and Dortmund. And for Nuri Şahin, I am actually not sure if he will really be able to make a change but we will see in the next few games whether he can maintain Dortmund consistency.

Klopp was seen in Dortmund training recently. It was really good to see him back there even though he wasn't there to coach.    Klopp is very valuable for this team and the fans. He also knows that.

One day maybe he might be back to manage. However if Nuri Şahin is doing really good things there in that time then Klopp's team would be different. I don't think he would return to Liverpool after managing them for around 10 years.

But I would love to see him managing a German team again someday before his retirement. Because for now it doesn't seem like he has left his job for good.

It seems like most of them want to see a different result and I think it still doesn't make sense even if Stuttgart has a miracle. Real Madrid has something more inexplicable when in the champions league and all teams know it is impossible to beat Real Madrid. Seeing Stuttgart's performance in the Bundesliga is still haphazard how can they have such deep thoughts?

I think those two weeks will still not produce any points for Stuttgart, the fatigue of thinking about two competitions that have not been able to improve their fate is one of the reasons they will not perform optimally. Rather than thinking about the chances of the champions league towards the last 16, I think it is better for Stuttgart to think about how to avoid falling into the relegation zone.

Changes are needed to make Leverkusen a strong team like last season and maybe Xabi Alonso should look for alternatives when the game does not match the strategy he expects. The rotation that is done must be really right so that they don't have to lose points or get one point. Next Sunday's match is indeed much easier because they will face Hoffenheim and in terms of quality Leverkusen is above them. But even so, Xabi Alonso must also be careful where in the match must be a revival point to achieve full points as an effort to maintain the opportunity to occupy the top three or five rankings. The defeat when facing Leipzig must be a lesson so that Leverkusen can play much more consistently in the upcoming match.

Usually every team that starts the season will first look for their best form of play, because they have rested too long and there are also changes in the composition of the players, whether significant or not, but still the changes will affect their appearance, that is if we look at it from the team's side itself.
When we look at it from the opposing team they face, they must also have changed, either weakening or getting stronger, it will also greatly affect the match. How many matches have we seen that have different results in each season from the same 2 teams. That shows that there is indeed change, not only in teams that are considered weak, but strong teams will also feel the same thing.

The last reason from that list should be a joke. Calling Stuttgart could trouble Real Madrid is a joke. Their current stats showed how they're being toothless after Guirassy joined Dortmund. They were losing their sharpness. they have been so poor in bundesliga. also, it's an away game for them

It's a fortune for Stuttgart if they manage to enter the R16. They'll have two intensive weeks. First, an away match against Madrid. Then, a home game against Dortmund.

We haven't seen better performances from Leverkusen in the first two games. We see poor performances from Leverkusen's defenders in both matches in particular. But I'd say it's not a big issue for Leverkusen. Leverkusen lost against Leipzig before the international break. This defeat was exactly what Leverkusen needed. Now Xabi Alonso can find the weaknesses in his squad. and can take necessary steps to fix the weaknesses.

Alonso is an experienced coach. Leverkusen's squad is also strong. If Alonos is able to strengthen Leverkusen's defense by changing his match tactics, then Leverkusen's performances will return to stability. Leverkusen will play against Hoffenheim in the next match. I think the Leverkusen team will make a comeback in this match.

It seems that this season will be very interesting to watch because Leverkusen acts like a club that has difficulty maintaining its consistency, this will make Bayern Munich feel at an advantage, they still have a chance to win the title again because their main competitors are having a little problem, Bayern Munich should not waste this opportunity. Dortmund and Leipzig also seem to have shown good improvement this season, maybe they will compete for the top of the standings.
It is still too early to talk about the Bundesliga title because we still have to see many matches that will be played Xabi Alonso has also started to get used to the competitive components in the Bundesliga competition while Vincent Kompany still has a lot to learn and adapt to prove his ability in coaching the big club Bayern Munich..

I agree Bayer Leverkusen slow start to season is worrying but I don't think they are out of running yet. Their way of playing has some problems but they have good team and smart coach Xabi Alonso. It is good that they kept Alonso and their best players. But they need to fix their weaknesses fast to keep up with strong teams like Bayern Munich and others. Bundesliga is always tough and this season will be very exciting. Leverkusen fans have reason to be hopeful but team needs to play better to keep their title. It is too early to give up on them but they need to improve soon.

Defending the record or champion status will be always harder. I think it is not a funny thing, it is something normal. There should be some changes in Leverkusen and other teams in Bundesliga. Moreover, it is Leipzig, it is one of strong teams in Bundesliga. But what makes it interesting that Leverkusen got a defeat at their own stadium. It must be a severe lose although it won't determine how the performance of Leverkusen in the next matches. Fans and Leverkusen management must expect to get full points at home, sadly Leverkusen got a defeat for the first time in this season. However, the chance to win Bundesliga is still very open for Leverkusen, there are still too many matches left.

Yes, Leverkusen has many challenges. They are demanded to defend their champion status. They are also expected to perform well in UCL. Xabi Alonso should have prepared anything for Leverkusen. But it may not be easy for Leverkusen, especially playing in UCL. The level of UCL is above UEL, Leverkusen will face many strong teams there. I personally don't expect much on Leverkusen, it is great if they can reach semi-final. I don't see a chance that they will play in UCL final.