Topic: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 180. (Read 651503 times)

This season things are very different from last season, Leverkusen are not the same invincible team they were last season, to see they are not the same team they were last season:



Leverkusen played 2 games, won only 1, conceded 5 goals, scored 5 goals. The problem with that is that Leverkusen didn't play against very strong teams, although Leipzig is a good team, they are not candidates for the title, that's why I don't consider Leipzig to be a very strong team, they are strong, but not very strong. So conceding 5 goals in just 2 games is a huge disaster, it's hard for a team to win a league with a very weak defense like Leverkusen's, but Bayern played 2 games, won 2, conceded only 2 goals, scored 5 goals. It clearly shows that Bayern will be champions this season, and they will beat Leverkusen when they face each other.

When you say Bayern Munich you say Thomas Muller, especially after the departure of Lewandowski and the period when Manuel Neuer was injured.
I don't know how many records Thomas Muller has broken but I assume he will break more and more since he is still fit and not old enough. I believe he will retire with Bayern Munich after a successful season one day.
Bayern Munich in the other hand seems to be fine this season, even though it is early to say that. Ironically Heidenheim is still topping them in Bundesliga after two rounds by the number of goals scored but this will not last much in my opinion.

The match against Freiburg could be valuable match for Thomas Muller because his goal to Freiburg it was his 150th goal while playing with Bayern Munich but besides that there is interesting records which he can achieve on that match because the match against Freiburg can be recognized as his 710th appearance with Bayern Munich and these records also makes him as Bayern Munich's most capped players in all competitions

The records as the most appearance player in Bayern Munich previously belongs to Sepp Maier with 709th appearance but Thomas Muller has successfully to surpassed those records and Thomas Muller currently 34 years old as far i know he is from Bayern Munich academy and joining senior team since 2008 until now

Tuchel wasn't as big of a deal as this one, I mean he was the guy who won the UCL with Chelsea by beating City on the finals, there is no doubt that he was the right choice and I believe that they did right by getting him. I am not saying the result was good, the result was terrible as we have seen, but when they were getting him, the idea wasn't wrong and looked like a good one.

I fear that the problem that they have this season is different, they got someone who did not manage any big teams before and that causes Kompany to be not that much liked at all, we are looking at someone who is doing not that great and they hired him to do great suddenly. I am not saying that he will be horrible, just saying that Tuchel and Kompany had different backgrounds when they joined, there aren't that many managers in the world who won UCL before, and the ones who won it do get hired easier, Kompany had absolutely nothing to show for before he joined Bayern compared to that.

Initially many doubted Kompany at Bayern Munich but now he is slowly starting to prove that his arrival has made Bayern much better than the previous season. Indeed, this is only the beginning of the season, but if you look at the developments experienced by Bayern Munich, it seems that Kompany will provide very tight competition to Leverkusen this season in the fight for the Bundesliga trophy.

Kompany's presence at Bayern Munich has also succeeded in highlighting players like Müller as a strength and in general Bayern Munich seems to have started to be structured. Kompany currently has chemistry with the players including the star players, he only needs to fix the defense line which is still unstable. Although so far it has shown positive signs compared to the previous match, it also needs to be improved so that it is not easy to concede goals.

In my opinion so far Kompany deserves to be in the Bayern Munich coaching chair from what he has shown in two matches has been enough to convince me that he is able to provide competition in the Bundesliga, and can he restore Munich's glory and be able to lift the trophy? Let time answer that. we just give him a chance and enjoy the process he is doing, no need to hesitate and conclude as if a young coach will not be able to have a significant impact. Let's look at the example of Leverkusen under the guidance of Xabi Alonso they can develop. This also applies to Kompany and other young coaches in the Bundesliga.

I'm not sure why so many people assume Kompany can return Bayern Munich to their former glory by scoring plenty of goals on his debut. In my opinion, the fans are not satisfied with the way Bayern Munich performed in their last two games, as they fought to defeat Wolfsburg and Freiburg. If Bayern Munich loses any of their games, I believe they will put a lot of pressure on Kompany, and I am confident that with enough time, Kompany can improve the team.


Leipzig played an outstanding game against Leverkusen, many people will be disappointed with Leverkusen's performance against Leipzig because they believe they are the favorite to win at home. That is football, and anything can happen, they can lose to any club, and we should not expect them to beat their opponents in any match. Leverkusen dominated the first half of the game but was unable to stand the opponent's pressure in the second half and lost the match. However, I stated before the league started that I would not be surprised if another club won the league this season, and I don't expect Leverkusen to defeat any opponents because they understand their game plan from last season.

Although Holstein Kiel will play at home but still, I believe there is no chance for Holstein Kiel to be able to make a surprise. Because of course, Bayern Munich, which still needs full points in each match, will also maximize this good moment to keep getting three points. Not only that, because I also believe Bayern Munich will win with a good score too and also with clean sheets because then, at least Bayern Munich will be at the top of the standings if they have more goals despite having the same points as other teams.

But even so, if Holstein Kiel is really able to rise then of course there are still many opportunities throughout this season. It doesn't matter if Holstein Kiel lost big to Bayern Munich, because if Holstein Kiel managed to get up then of course Holstein Kiel could get out of the relegation zone, because the most important thing is not to be relegated, but that is certainly difficult for a promotion team like Holstein Kiel.

Marcel Rapp is working on improving the performance of his club but he wouldn't just get it right since he's in one of the most challenging league in the European world of football. Bundesliga is not for the weak, but mainly competitive among the top clubs. Holstein Kiel are the new side that's promoted, we understand the significance of the club but failing to improvement and fierce stunts against oppositions, its tough, they lost two major games that would have credited them a point on the table. They're 16th position on the Bundesliga table and their next game is Bayern Munich, which is really not a good news for them.

It was and is for me the first team that will be getting relegated in my opinion and yes they are not ready for the first german league.
There will be maybe a few surprise results that they will be have or making but not more.
I see not really a chance for Holstein Kiel when they will be playing against Bayern Munich to be honest , all others would be a shame for Munich.

If Kompany can win all the average clubs and lose to Leverkusen and Leipzig, I think he will be able to win the league this season but I don't think that everything will go tossy for him like he expected. In the long run he would be face d with challenges when he has injured players. Kompany have started the season well by winning his matches but that doesn't mean that he has the ability to win the league because I see Leverkusen as a big challenge to him.

IMO, a club like Bayern Munich will not experiment just to appoint a coach or manager for their team. Previously, Tuchel handled Bayern because he was believed to be able to bring the Champions League trophy, especially at that time Bayern was undefeated after Nagelsmann was fired at that time. Tuchel is a coach who has an impressive record, that's why he was appointed to replace Julian Nagelsmann at that time. Unfortunately, Tuchel failed to present various trophies, plus failed to maintain the dominance of the champion in the Bundesliga. Now, Bayern has chosen to be handled by Vincent Kompany. I am sure that before they decided to become the manager of the Bayern Munich team, they had gone through a series of considerations, besides that they had tried several names to be brought to the Allianz Arena, including Nagalesmann's name being re-elected. However, in the end, Kompany was the one who might be willing to handle Bayern Munich. Kompany is a former player and now a coach, his career in the world of football is no longer in doubt, it's just that he has not proven that he can be a great manager. However, with Bayern Munich the door for him to gain experience and at the same time win trophies is wide open. at least, the Bundesliga. anyway, there are many young coaches who are trusted and successful when handling a football team. well, whether Kompany is capable, we'll just have to wait and see, and that goes for Bayern Munich coach Nuri Sahin.

Look, when I've seen the match it feels Neverkusen has 90% possession over the whole 90 minutes.
Holding 63% ball possession, a total of 26 shots just looks amazing  , but still they failed, why??

Cause Voodoo is just over, Now every coaches know how to defeat Leverkusen, Alonso has run out of tactics. Every other coach has seen the magical plan of Alonso. Most importantly they have also seen how to counter that plan which was done by Atalanta in the Europa League final of last season.

So there is almost zero possibility we will see them perform just like they did in the last season. we can also expect that it is going to be very hard for them to actually be able to defend the Bundesliga title successfully, an absolute example of a one-season wonder.

I have a feeling that in this season it is going to be Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga title again. But this is definitely very early stages of the season.

By the way, I have to give credit to Péter Gulácsi for his 8 amazing saves, he was the king of that match, and without his amazing goalkeeping, Leipzig had no chance to come out with a win.

Source: https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/rb-leipzig-bayer-04-leverkusen

So far what Bayern Munich has done is of course very risky by making Kompany the main coach, if you look at Kompany age and also experience he is still very far away compared to Tuchel, but the decision to appoint Kompany as a coach has certainly gone through careful consideration from the management and I think not all young coaches are poor with tactics and also game strategies so far, because in fact, Arteta, Xavi and Alonso have proven that they are capable of handling a big team although they don't have a lot of experience in coaching before, when we never doubted Alonso, Xavi and Arteta coach big teams, so why should we now doubt Kompany performance although he only coached Burnley before?
If you look at the requisite of requirements of the coach owned by Bayern Munich before, of course for now Bayern Munich may not have a coach who handles their team, Because they will only recruit coaches with criteria ; Experienced, can German speak and understanding of German football philosophy are the main criteria in Bayern Munich recruiting coaches.

Holstein Kiel seems less ready to compete with stronger teams in the Bundesliga. Their new promotion and very surprising to their opponents so it is difficult to get opportunities. I do not expect Holstein Kiel to survive in the Bundesliga and only one season here. We can see the competition between teams in the Bundesliga is currently quite tight. If Holstein Kiel wants to compete I think it is not too late and they can try harder to face the matches after this. They must get points and try to escape from the bottom of the standings. But facing Munich in the next meeting, it will clearly not be easy for them.

Bayern management continues to experiment with risky coaching positions such as trusting Tuchel last season and this time trusting Kompany, to be honest, looking at Kompany's history, i'm not sure he will be able to bring Bayern to the top, he is still quite young and has never won a trophy with the teams he coached before, i don't know how Bayern management sees the potential of a coach now.

Another interesting fact, Dortmund is also trying to use the services of a young coach, the trend in coaches in the Bundesliga is young coaches.

Bayern's next game is as easy as it gets: Holsten Kiel. HK got promoted to the Bundesliga this season and have so far lost the first 2 games, making them a massive underdog against Bayern and I don't think home advantage would be much of a help.
The problem is, Beyern is playing an opening round against Dinamo Zagreb on Tue, the week after, so Kompany might be tempted to let some key players rest on Sat, to make sure they're 100% on Tue. But at this stage, Kompany and the club are almost definitely more focussed on winning back the Bundesliga than on the Champion's League, so I imagine they will approach Saturday's game with full seriousness and maybe if all goes to plan and if they work out more than 1 goal advantage, he'll let some bench players in earlier.
But if Bayern is also committed of getting through the group stage of the UCL, they really need to win with Zagreb, as next games will be much harder (Aston Villa, Barcelona, Benfica, PSG).

It's funny, but the odds for Bayern and Bayer are currently equal to the odds for the Real Madrid - Barcelona pair:

Fc Bayern Munich - 1.50

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 3.40

The only difference in my opinion is that in this pair the odds are such because Bayer is not considered a strong enough team, and in the other pair it is because Real is considered a superpower against any opponent.

Yes, that's why Vincent Kompany accepted the offer from Bayern Munich and accepted all the risks. Bayern Munich is a big club in the Bundesliga and has dominated the league for years. Of course, the top brass wants high expectations for the coach and Vincent Kompany tries his best so that his club continues to perform well in the future. So far, Bayern Munich has won 2 matches in a row, even other rivals such as Leverkusen and Dortmund have drawn at the beginning of this season. With this result, of course, Bayern's top brass are not satisfied if it is not until the end of the season we also do not know in the next matches whether Bayern Munich remains consistent and wonders how Vincent Kompany provides his best strategy.

We all know that Kompany experience as a club manager is still very minimal, but if he keeps saying that it is too early to hold a club as big as Bayern Munich, then when is the right time?
There is nothing wrong with giving Kompany the trust to prove that he also has the right to try to give his best. Let's give him one season and see how far the results he can show. Because, Bayern Munich problem from the past until now is the dissatisfaction of the club's top brass. If they are not satisfied, they are immediately fired, if they make a small mistake, they are fired, if they fail to win a trophy, they are fired and so on. This has resulted in many famous coaches being reluctant to accept offers. As far as I know about Bayern Munich, they are not ready for the arrival of new threats from Bundesliga clubs who can pull Bayern Munich from the top of the standings at any time.