Topic: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 555. (Read 668776 times)

I agree. The chances that the next season will be equally successful for Leverkusen are rather low. And it's not only because of the risk of key players getting transferred out. The other top contenders, namely Bayern (the richest club in the Bundesliga), will also be making tactical adjustments and squad investments to make sure they don't get dominated as easily as they did this season.
But there is also the psychological factor at play. In the last 5 seasons, they'd usually end up around 5th-6th place, with 2021-22 being their best one, when they finished 3rd. So no one really expected them to win the league, so they had that overperforming underdog mental boost going on, but that won't be the case next season, when the expectations for them will be set really high, which will bring some extra pressure.

As for their yesterday's game against Eintracht - the 5-1 away win is something to be proud of, given Frankfurt can be a pretty dangerous team. I expected another draw and even made a small bet on it, but things stacked up nicely in favour of Leverkusen. Who knows how it all would end if Marmoush didn't waste his perfect 1 on 1 situation and if Eintracht took the 2-1 lead.

Indeed, if Bayer Leverkusen invest by bringing good players regardless of their age and experience to consolidate the team while keeping the coach and the current squad, they could go far in Champions League, in addition to winning again 1.Bundesliga.
Even though they won the title this season, they kept performing good and winning so a new record each time by not losing any game. At the opposite of Bayern Munich which risk to end third with their defeats.
The positions in the bottom of the table are getting fixed with Darmstadt leaving to 2.Bundesliga, Koln relegating or at best playing play-offs and Mainz chances to be saved depend a lot of Borussia Dortmund game in my opinion.

What Leverkusen has done is something truly extraordinary this season. Respect to Xabi Alonso who allowed me to see one of the most prestigious records in football history. To be undefeated especially for 48 games in a row is something I have never seen before. Leverkusen have become Bundesliga champions, breaking down Munich's 11-year dominance. And this is Xabi's first season. Truly a great man.

But next season will be different. Alonso cannot rely on current players to face next season's competition. I'm sure that currently all the teams in the Bundesliga do not expect Leverkusen to be this dominant. But next season they will be prepared and Munich will not let Leverkusen win the Bundesliga again. They will also play in the UCL next season. Alonso needs several players to rotate and increase the level of play.

For sure there are other Clubs that watching a few of the players from Leverkusen , it would be a shame if they dont doing it.
But also there is no reason for maybe to leave Leverkusen as they will be playing next season in the Champions League.
And i guess when there not much or no player leave and 1 or 2 other players coming they can make something great again next season.

Leverkusen has definitely performed really well. I agree with @bestcoins1 that we will never know what would have happened they actually played in the Champions League this season. Because there is no chance for that to happen. But I actually wish they played in the Champions League this season.

Maybe the next season is going to be a little different for them. Maybe in the next season, Leverkusen will not be able to perform as well as this. and it would have definitely been an incredible thing if Leverkusen was actually able to win the Champions League.

Just imagine nobody winning the Bundesliga title for 11 years straight and suddenly a team is able to win the Bundesliga, and the Champions League, and the DFB pokal as well . That could have been a hell of a story. But at the same time, this story is also a really good one if Leverkusen is able to win the Europa League.

Bayer Leverkusen's ability to win matches with quite extraordinary scores is still clearly visible at this time, making it very possible for Bayer Leverkusen to secure a ticket to the Europa League final this season. The evidence from the victory obtained by Bayer Leverkusen against Frankfurt is quite clear evidence that Bayer Leverkusen still does not want to lose in the Bundesliga even though Leverkusen has won the trophy this season. And this will of course continue until the end of the season, which will also be accompanied by this season's European League.

This is the challenge faced by any team in Bundesliga. Leverkusen will need to put efforts to keep their important players staying at the club next season. Xabi Alonso staying at the club is a positive aspect, because it can also trigger their important players to stay. The club needs to strengthen the team with new signing as a part of their efforts to make sure their important players staying at the club. Having a better and bigger project can be a reason for good players choosing the club they would play for.

It's hard to know if Xabi Alonso has preparation for next season, because they still focus on this season campaign to end the league without a loss, win DFB Pokal, and win Europa League. The board need to give full support to help Alonso in this situation, they can't let Alonso having a split focus between the ambition for this season and the preparation for next season.

The problem is that it depends on how Xabi is managed because eventually after winning the championship and the season starts to change sometimes there are some new adjustments that sometimes it becomes a problem for the club internally. Let's take an example from Serie A where when a club wins the scudetto like Milan in the last 2 seasons and Napoli in the last season we can see about some gaps that occur when the new season starts so it is possible that something like this happens to Leverkusen because we cannot predict with certainty even if this season they played well but there is no guarantee that next season they do with the same situation.

The hope is for Leverkusen to continue their positive trend but to do that there needs to be greater chemistry and strengthening of the players in order to survive because for now we can see some of the players that Leverkusen currently have are starting to be looked at by several clubs because of their good performance so when this happens and some adjustments are made to fill the void it could backfire.
I hope for something good next season for Leverkusen but I don't want to expect too much just want to enjoy what they and Xabi will do to prepare for next season with the capital of this season's extraordinary results.

Bayer Leverkusen have been absolutely impressive this season and I love the fact that the club fans are enjoying the moment that most of them never dreamt and for those that's ever thought of having this kind of moments in the club history, they never thought it'll come so quick. I think it'll be good to allow the club management, coaching staff, players and fans to enjoy the moment without trying to match them shoulder to shoulder with strong European teams like Manchester City and Real Madrid.
Bayer Leverkusen have qualified to play in the UEFA Champions League competition next season and so have Real Madrid and Manchester City so there's every possiblity that they might meet each other next season as it's absolutely impossible for Leverkusen to meet any Madrid or Manchester City this season. If for any reason Bayer Leverkusen meets any of the last two winners of the UEFA Champions League competition, then we all we know that Bayer Leverkusen aren't as experienced as any of Manchester City and Real Madrid

Yes, that definitely has been a great improvement story from this Stuttgart team. And now I hope they will be able to continue the improvement.

Generally, we see a lot of times that the teams which improve very quickly, generally also fall down very quickly as well. I hope that is not going to be the case with them. They are in the third position and it looks like they will finish also in the third position. The way they have played against Bayern Munich was incredible.

And let's not forget that Munich is the club that has been winning the Bundesliga title for 11 years straight. Just because they have not been able to do that in this season, we should not forget that fact. And Stuttgart was able to beat Bayern Munich pretty easily. I think good things are coming from this team in the future.

This season is wrapping up and it is the outcome of this season European competitions that will determine if Leverkusen and Real Madrid will play the UEFA super cup next season. It will be an interesting match to watch because I will love to see how these two teams will end the match, if Leverkusen will resist defeat or not.

I think Leverkusen needs to buy more players to the ones that they have when transfer window is opened instead of selling what they have, because they have a great competition ahead of them next season which is UCL, and they need to take that competition more season as they did this season with all their matches. If Xabi sells and did not get a better player for replacement, it might affect the team performance next season.

Not in the Champions League next season, although there is still a possibility that they will meet in the Champions League next season but what is more certain is, if Bayer Leverkusen win the Europa League title this season and Real Madrid win the Champions League this season. Then ofcourse, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid will play in the UEFA Super Cup, because the UEFA Super Cup will bring together or match the winner of the Champions League v the winner of the Europa League. But unfortunately, when the season ends then of course there will be a transfer window that will occur and it is possible that their squad will also change a little. But indeed,it would be more interesting if for example Bayer Leverkusen played against Real Madrid and Manchester City this season but unfortunately, that is not going to happen.

It's also called a match and luck, we can't predict with certainty whether next year Leverkusen will appear as great again or, on the contrary, Leverkusen will appear to decline after the success they have had so great and very impressive this season.
And if Xabi Alonso still remains as coach at Leverkusen next year, this will be the start of a tough struggle because Xabi Alonso must guide and train the children under his care more so that their performance remains good and does not decline.
It is true that being a coach is very difficult because of the feeling of full responsibility for turning an ordinary player into the best player. It requires hard work and struggle that is not trivial and also requires good communication between players so that the coach can slowly get to know each character in each player. -each.

Just like Bayern Munich was defeated by the Stuttgart team with a score of 1-3, even though in this match it was Bayern Munich who were predicted to be the winners, but in reality in this match it was Bayern Munich who lost and were defeated by the Stuttgart team.
And it was this victory that made Stuttgart fans happy because their favorite team played really well and were almost able to reach the position and points obtained by the Bayern Munich squad in the current standings. And in my opinion, if the Stuttgart team in the next match plays well like this, they will be able to shift the position occupied by the Bayern Munich team. Meanwhile, for the Bayern Munich team, this is a bad thing for them if they don't perform very well anymore, then they have to be able to accept the fact that Stuttgart is a team which cannot be underestimated.

Yes, it's true that we have the opportunity to see Leverkusen meet tough clubs. However, Leverkusen is not a club that is used to being in the Champions League, so I still question whether their mentality will be that strong when they receive pressure in the Champions League, or will they be like other clubs who cannot compete in the Champions League, even though in the domestic League they play well. We also have to first see how they will perform next season which is still a question.

The European League is their target this season, and they have a big chance of getting it. They were 2 goals ahead in the first leg against AS Roma so that will make it easier for them to advance to the European League Final. Assuming they will be in the final, the opponent they will face will be Atalanta or Marseille and if we compare the opponents they will face, then Leverkusen is still better from any point of view.

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Is there a chance for Dortmund to finish in the fourth position?

They were unable to win against Leipzig. but Leipzig at the same time I am also not sure that Leipzig will actually be able to win all the matches that are left for them. They had dropped points in the last match which was pretty unexpected in my opinion. That has the seat of doubt in my mind.

Coming back to my question. I think there is definitely a chance for them to finish in the fourth position but the problem is Leipzig will have to lose and Dortmund will have to win all the matches that are remaining. And that is something which looks a little too good to be true. Because remember Dortmund will have to also think about the Champions League as well.

From some experience in several leagues so far, of course, it is difficult for debutant teams to be able to maintain their performance more than 1 season after they won the championship, I think we all certainly remember how Leicester City broke the dominance of big teams by winning the EPL in the 2016 season, as well as when Lille won Ligue 1 in the 2021 season by breaking PSG dominance,  From these two teams we can see what Leverkusen experienced this season, of course, it is no different after the Bundesliga has been dominated by Munich, both teams managed to win but after that they fell due to the loss of some of their main players and I think maybe we will wait a long time to see again the mediocrity team can surprise by winning the championship.

This season Leverkusen appeared very Spartan and we cannot deny if it is thanks to Alonso and also their current players, so I think if next season Leverkusen loses some of its main players of course Leverkusen's fate will be like Leicester City and Lille later, for now if indeed Leverkusen still want to compete next season of course they must be able to maintain the current squad,  So that way Alonso will have no difficulty being able to bring Leverkusen into a strong team like this season although maybe they will not be able to repeat the unbeaten record like this season.

Exactly, there is no guarantee that Leverkusen's performance will still be the same as this season, but I am sure that Xabi Alonso will continue to provide good guidance and will always try to win in every match involving Leverkusen. Other big teams such as Bayern Munich, which usually always win from season to season, must pay attention to evaluating well because Bayern Munich already has a balanced opponent.

What you say is more than impossible if you want it this season, because it can only happen next season when Bayer Leverkusen plays in the Champions League and that would certainly be very interesting for everyone to see when the greatest teams of this season face each other. with teams like Real Madrid and Manchester City who are generally also quite strong in competitions like the Champions League. But before that, everyone still wants to see Bayer Leverkusen win the UEL trophy this season because that will also be quite interesting to see.

It is indeed very unfortunate for the position of Mainz and Koin. even though last season, Mainz even finished in 9th position and Koin was only in 11th position. Their performance, since the end of last season, has indeed decreased quite a bit. and it got even worse during the early stages of this season. So they often fail, and even experience sad goals. Not just Mainz and Koin but also Union Berlin. In fact, Berlin also experienced a very low performance this season. They fell from 4th position last season and are now in 15th position, almost in the relegation zone.

What was really surprising was the opposite, Stuttgart. imagine, they were in the play-off relegation zone last season, right? but this season really has extraordinary progress. Currently he is even in the top 3 and entered UCL. This is a truly extraordinary achievement.
In fact, the difference between the points they got this season and last season is very large, this time they have managed to reach 34 points. This really is a record too.


Source: Stuttgart now have gained 34 more points

That's right, Xabi Alonso must be very careful in dealing with all the remaining matches, so that their long-standing unbeaten record is not broken. However, I think Xabi Alonso will be able to handle it well, Leverkusen have survived up to this point. Furthermore, Roma, Atalanta/Marseille in the Europa League, Bochum, Augsburg in the Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern in the DFB Pokal Final will not be able to damage Leverkusen impressive reputation. Bet on Leverkusen victory in the Europa League and DFB Pokal feels very safe, because Xabi Alonso and his squad have the ambition to win these two trophies. In my opinion, the remaining matches in the Bundesliga require consideration, because Leverkusen only needs to draw to continue their positive trend throughout the season. This is Leverkusen greatest season, Xabi Alonso has managed the club extraordinary.