Topic: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 260. (Read 651965 times)

I've seen kindergarten soccer teams with better defense than Dortmund right now. Giving up goals left and right? Even against teams we should be spanking? Thats not just bad, folks, thats embarrassing. Sure, you can say these games are just for practice, but this isnt some kids' league. This is the big time. And if you want to win trophies, not just show up for the photo ops, you gotta fix this mess.

This needs a total overhaul: new blood, new tactics, new everything. Defense wins championships. And if Dortmund keep playing like this, next season will be bad

The fans are watching. The world is watching. And some are tired of the same old song. Make some changes, and make them fast. The clock is ticking, and the goalposts are wide open. Dont let another season slip through your fingers because you couldn't keep the ball out of your own net.

True, Nuri Sahin is still very new in his coaching career but anyway, previously Nuri Sahin also served as Dortmund assistant coach even though he is still relatively new too, because Nuri Sahin became Dortmund assistant coach also occurred in January 2024. But in the middle of this year or for next season, Nuri Sahin was appointed head coach of Dortmund and not only that. Because anyway, it looks like Dortmund also really entrusted Nuri Sahin, because Dortmund also gave Nuri Sahin a contract until 2027.

Obviously, I think it's a lot of confidence to give Nuri Sahin the opportunity to become the head coach of Dortmund. And not only that, because the fact is that Nuri Sahin is also a Dortmund legend,  even though Nuri Sahin has played several times at different clubs. But anyway, the fact is that when he was a player too that Nuri Sahin played more for Dortmund. Thus, it is possible that Nuri Sahin understands Dortmund very well, so Dortmund did not hesitate to give a contract for a long period of time too.

This is what many people are talking about when Bayern Munich could not defend the title because it was thought that Harry Kane was in it. I myself do not believe in something like this and I just think of it as a joke. We cannot always see a team continuously defending the title, there are times when they have to fail to defend it. It's just that at the same time Harry Kane came, so many people associated it with Harry Kane's presence and started calling it a curse. Actually in football this is something very common, there are teams that dominate but in certain seasons they have to fail. Moreover, in terms of play, the player who is considered to be carrying a curse played very well with Bayern Munich.

It makes sense when players choose to stay because they will still be with Xabi Alonso this season, they already know what Xabi wants so they want to help to realize success with Leverkusen. Moreover, they will also be in the highest competition of European football so they don't need to bother looking for a team that can take them there, because their previous team was able to take them to the Champions League, of course it's all because of the hard work of all the players and also the coaching staff and don't forget the management behind the scenes. They will try to realize that dream, they don't need to be champions they just need to show their best and be able to go far in the Champions League.

When Bayer Leverkusen were doing great last season one thing that was the concern of some fans was that even if they have won the league and the domestic cup they wouldn’t be able to compete the following season, this is because of the reason that most of these clubs usually lose their best players and even manager to other top clubs in the next summer. But this time around it looks exactly like Leverkusen will be different, their first big story to me was the ability to retain the manager Xabi Alonso I think he has been instrumental in decision of many players still staying, had he jumped the ship when the top clubs came coming I believe most players will have also left.

Although the transfer window hasn’t closed but I like the idea that Bayer Leverkusen are not looking to cash in on their players yet, even though the risk is there that if they don’t do well this season some of these players will have their market value reduced but it is huge risk that if it pays off and they have another great season again it will position the club at a greater height.


Dortmund are not going great on this preseason games but same is to other big clubs to in Europe, Manchester city haven’t own a single game this pre season and not much fuss about it. Although I wouldn’t say they are a complete team yet but if you ask me they have at players that are capable of playing well just that team isn’t yet coordinated to me. The only position I think they need to take a very good look at is the left back position which is left open due to the departure of loanee Ian Matsen, i was hoping they would retain the player but they didn’t and now they need a replacement for him. The center back options are ok for me, Schlotterback, Hummels and a very fit Sule will be great if they are injury free. They also need to look for a second defensive midfielder to reduce the pressure on Emre Can

People think Harry Kane has been cursed but i think he has just been unlucky and there is nothing as been cursed. He was also unlucky that ge joined Bayern Munich when they will suffer a terrible season the next season but now people are blaming everything to be on Kane saying his curse is what is affecting Bayern. I don’t believe it to be so, He just happened to be more unlucky joining Bayern at the wrong season but there is no way Bayern would go 2 seasons without winning a trophy.

He did well by retaining them but when he leaves it will be difficult for the team to retain these players all. The players seem to be in love with his philosophy and style of play and so when the brain behind it leaves some key players will have no choice but to also seek a bigger team. I believe one more season is all they have before losing some of their players. Xabi Alonso is doing a good job at the club and even the pre season games so far has been great i just hope things work out for them well this season.

Nuri Sahin i think knows what he will be doing and how to handle the players he have in Dortmund and a lot of players know him when he was playing there.
An interesting thing i just have seen is that Nuri Sahin was playing in Real Madrid in the year 2011 - 2012 damn.
But anyway for sure the most friendly games before the season starts is testing and to see how far the players are with there fitness and stuff.
Looking forward to see the first official game from Dortmund and who will be there playing.

We don't need to worry too much about Dortmund's performance just because of one friendly match because after all, friendly matches are only used as one of the events to find a suitable formation scheme by looking at the performance of several players on the field, therefore we see almost the entire line-up players being replaced because this is also used as material to research about who are suitable players to be in the line-up in preparation for the budensliga next season.

In addition, this also aims to make Nuri Sahin sure for his players because we know that Nuri Sahin is a fairly new coach and his experience is not as much as other coaches because he is new to the world of coaching so it is quite natural if he starts concocting from scratch so that next season Dortmund runs well so I think the final results and performance in this friendly match are not bad for Dortmund.

I don't know why you worry so much about friendly matches because I don't see it as a game one should take the outcome serious. Dortmund have a good defense but they allowed the younger players to play with you know about that so why sounding as if they have a bad defense and are not need tighten it before the season starts.

Dortmund coach knows what he is doing and I believe he used the match to observe something to see if he will make some changes or not. Hey are you a Dortmund fan.

Leverkusen under the coaching of Xabi Alonso they look more mature in making plans that they will do in the coming season. By retaining many players who contributed or their success last season is clearly a step where they do not want the chemistry they have built to disappear just like that. I think I know what Xabi is thinking right now. It's not that he doesn't want to bother to create chemistry when many new players come, but he prefers to mature what he has started.

The foundation is a basic thing in football and it seems that Xabi Alonso is trying to maximize it. The foundation they have built in the last 2 seasons is a good foundation, so with that they only need to do a few touches to make their game even more perfect. Also the players they have can be said to be even and actually if the coach can be observant, it is the even squad that can have very strong strength.

As their defense has been poor, they need to reconfigure every single position in dortmund because if it is what they played last season that they want to play this season, they won't go anywhere. Their play last season was with a direction to archive something because even when they qualified for the champions league final, a lot of people already know that they can't win the champions league because they couldn't even win their own league, let alone the champions league.

Dortmund conceding goals from weaker club is just embarrassing because dortmund that we know, and they act as if they don’t care and refuse to improve even after so many criticism they get from people last season they continued exactly the same way they have been playing. The coach is looking tired of the whole thing and even pre season won’t change anything.

This is a very unfortunate coincidence for Harry Kane. As a joke of fate, Harry Kane has achieved many impressive personal records, becoming Europe's top goalscorer in recent years. But Kane has yet to win a trophy wherever he goes, from Tottenham to Bayern Munich and the England national team. The trophy has eluded him. Up to this point, he has had 15 years of professional competition, it is sad that Kane has not won any major titles, from the club level to the national team. Bayern have won the Bundesliga for 11 consecutive seasons, winning the title every season. But it seems Bayern cannot break the curse as everyone said. It's hard to explain and one can't help but wonder if Harry Kane is cursed.

Leverkusen is currently retaining almost all the players who were in their squad last season, this indicates that Leverkusen seems focused on trying to defend its title next season, so far Leverkusen has brought in several new players as you said and they have not sold a single player this time, Xabi Alonso seems to be still trying to recruit several new players at this time in order to strengthen their squad to be ready to compete in the Bundesliga and also the Champions League next season, It is even reported that Leverkusen is currently also trying to recruit Arda Guller from Madrid and who knows how much what are their chances of getting it?
Belocian is one of the central defenders who has performed quite impressively with Rennes, with his reliable play in the build-up game, of course he will be one of the central defenders who will most likely be able to get a place in Leverkusen midfield next season.

The Bundesliga is a competitive league, especially the competition in the last season, which was not seen in other seasons. The team that no one expected so much from was the Bundesliga champion last season. Bayern Munich's plans for next season will not be just one, they will have to make several plans. I think since they didn't win the league title last season they should focus first on winning the Bundesliga title. In addition to the Bundesliga plans, one of their plans should be the Champions League because it has been a long time since Bayern Munich won a Champions League title, so it is time for them to turn around. Since the team has good quality strikers, good quality midfielders and also this team is strong enough in defense, so if some changes in strategy can be made and try to go ahead according to the plan, then maybe they can achieve all these things completely.

What is a curse, I'm not even sure it exists. in this discussion, it's too vague if we talk about a curse, especially specifically for one player. as you said for example, we agree on that. after all, in football the role of players in every line is important. Kane has done his job very well and he has contributed 36 goals during one season. unfortunately, the efforts he has made with his colleagues have not gone according to what the club or Bayern Munich players want. several obstacles faced by Bayern last season, made the team handled by Thomas Tuchel unable to smooth their steps to win trophies in various competitions they participated in.

This season, Bayern and its players will do their best work. although we must always carry the name of their new coach, Bayern Munich is still a strong team in the Bundesliga. their chances of returning to being the team at the top of the Bundesliga standings until the end of the new season are still wide open, because in any case Bayern Munich has a very competitive squad depth. let's just wait, whether Vincent Kompany is able to bring Bayern Munich back to the top of the Bundesliga. plus, how strong Bayern will be in the new season with Harry Kane and his friends. It is worth waiting for, because they deserve attention as a giant team in the Bundesliga.

I don't understand what you mean by a curse, I can't remember anyone laying a curse on Bayern Munich, not winning the bundesliga  which they did won almost every season in the las season, isn't enough reason to see them like they aren't probably successful enough with their game or making it loik like they are u der a kind of spell or something. It was only a normal thing that at a point, a team will not be able to really win the league title even if they have successfully winning over the years and having Harry Kane wasn't an assurance to that so he wouldn't be blamed.

Having bad results last season must have been quite annoying for Union Berlin and they were almost relegated if they didn't get one win at the end of the season. The question is, could they experience the same thing or instead learn from their previous failures by giving fierce resistance to their opponents? This is something they have to answer later.

Union Berlin is still working with coach Bo Svensson and I think the biggest challenge is to be able to save Union Berlin from the brink of relegation but if he is able to provide more surprises by combing again like what happened in the 22/23 season then it will surprise other teams in the Bundesliga. But of course Union Berlin needs some new players in each position and they have also got some of the players they need and even though they are not good enough players but at least Union Berlin can complete their squad to be better.

The following are the new names in the Union Berlin squad.

Some even consider Kane move from Tottenham to Bayern Munchen as the safest path to success, and reject moving to another club with a tougher challenge like joining Man United. I think the path that Kane has chosen is the right one, and I would argue that Kane is just unlucky, there are still a few seasons left for him. Kane must appear consistent in giving contributions like last season, so I think Bayern Munchen will still be able to dominate the Bundesliga again. Although the competition next season will be more competitive, Kompany has the most ideal squad compared to other competitors.

Actually, Bayern Munchen ambition is not only limited to rising in the Bundesliga, they also have the ambition to create success in the Champions League. We know that Bayern Munchen is a regular favorite tim to win the Champions League, so in essence Kompany has a very big task. Meanwhile, Leverkusen will certainly be the main competitor in the Bundesliga, while in the Champions League there are Madrid and Man City. It is possible that next season Kane will be the top scorer in the two competitions, Kompany certainly hopes a lot for Kane and will rely on him in the front line.

Leverkusen is really maintaining their winner squad for next season. They aren't just making do with that as well though. They are even strengthening it more. Martin Terrier, Aleix Garcia and Belocian are new arrivals. 

Does anyone know much about this Belocian guy?    He is a 19-year-old CB who left Rennes to join Leverkusen. Rennes is really great at growing solid players honestly. I have seen many young talents leaving this team and joining bigger ones in time. Some French teams are really good at this actually. Lille can also be given a good example for that.

Anyways, I believe he can improve his skills easier under Xabi Alonso's management. But he had better be prepared for a big competition in his position.

With Bayern Munich, Harry Kane was thought to be able to win the title in his first season and everyone believed that when he officially joined the Bundesliga strongest team, but unfortunately Harry Kane couldn't make everyone hopes come true.
This is like curse where Harry Kane also failed to bring England to win the title, haha ​​this is like superstitious mystery but that is the reality and Harry Kane experienced it all.

Now Bayern Munich will start over again from several changes to the existing playing pattern, but if you look at how they are now, it can still be concluded that Bayern Munich is still one of the best dominators here.
Leverkusen may be the only one who was difficult to overcome last season, hopefully in the future they can perform impressively and fulfill the hopes of all fans by breaking the dominance of Leverkusen, who won last season.

God bless you, and the same goes with players who left Arsenal and finally won the Premier League Competition and also the Champions League Competition. I don't believe in the curse BS! It's football, something's do not go your way or should I say come your way. Thiago Silva is another example, after all those years, he finally came to Chelsea and won the Champions League Competition.

I felt like he was too comfortable in the Premier League Competition, maybe he should have just moved to Manchester City when they wanted and came for him. He should have been one of those jubilating about it. I hate those words, such a great player of the game and this is what he gets in return? I'm not fazed, he won't be the first nor last.

Hopefully Vincent Kompany can bring them back to good days. Tough season ahead. He'll have to show working.