Topic: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 64. (Read 637125 times)

Exactly Leverkusen became a feared team after they managed to become champions last season, because previously they could only compete in the middle or slightly better and even they were once in a very bad situation when they had to fight to get away from the relegation zone. Now their task is to maintain their performance last season, because in my opinion maintaining is much more difficult than starting something, proven now they have experienced defeat at the beginning of this season. They lost to Leipzig in the Bundesliga and that was their first defeat this season after last season they were able to record a record without defeat. I hope Xabi and the players in Leverkusen can show an impressive game again and start their victory again.

When other teams take you seriously, they play differently and that is why it makes it so hard to be a team like Bayern who dominates for a decade, because normally they all try to beat you, whereas they play each other more comfortably.

Leverkusen is learning that, there is a reason why certain teams end up winning the league all the time, why Bayern did it, why PSG is doing it and City is now doing it and why Real Madrid and Barcelona does it, because these teams are richer and bigger than every other club and even if they have a few bad seasons, they will have the means to recover. Teams like Leverkusen do not have that means, they can do great for one year, but the moment they become bad, they will be gone. Like Lille in France, or Leicester in England.

It is not as easy as turning the palm of your hand to dominate the Bundesliga again, Bayern Munich will face more challenges this season, because most likely the competition for the trophy will not only occur between them and Leverkusen. Leipzig surprisingly managed to break Leverkusen's unbeaten trend, this is a signal that there are other teams that also have the ability to disrupt the competition. I even hope Dortmund and Stuttgart can be directly involved in the intended competition, so that this season Bundesliga runs more competitively than previous seasons. Meanwhile, although many doubt Kompany, the fact is that the former Burnley manager has the best squad depth in the Bundesliga at this time, so that it can help make his job easier. Kompany is used to facing big teams in the Premier League, which we know is much more competitive. In my opinion, it is more appropriate to doubt Kompany when Bayern Munich plays in the Champions League, because this season is his first experience.

Talking about adding more senior players, is it by age or by experience, I don't know which amongst the both you mean but if it's by agree then I can assure you it's not going to help them well enough as you may rather be putting, where they will get the most helpful would be with young players, I even think it's much better maintaining the team as it was last season that they got all they did vet than trying to remodel the team and end up loosing vital players or scattering the pattern that has already been created. They can do much better with their patterns than they would with the introduction of newer faces who will need more time to adapt.

On the contrary, I think adding the so called star players would reduce the team efficiency by creating over dependence on those respected players. They have a good squad and I'll love them to keep on keeping up. Alonso is really doing a marvelous job with the boys. I think they're good to go. They did very well last season and I believe they can do really better this season. Over squad destroys a team and I don't want it to be the case with Leverkusen

Before the rain of Bayer Leverkusen started, it has always been Bayern Munich and after mentioning Bayern Munich the next club that will hit the mind is Dortmund. We have long expected that month to at least for one season take Bayern Munich by surprise and lift the Bundesliga title, but we all waited to no avail. At a point it seems that Union Berlin wanted to do something surprising but they fell short on the way. Even when we thought that all hope Is lost, we really have made up our mind to continue with the monopolized league, from nowhere came Xavi Alonso and his boys and released the whole German league from the hackles of Bayern Munich dominance.

It does not necessarily mean that Dortmund do not have good players. They actually produce the finest footballers every season but they do not keep them for more than a season or two. They delight in business than winning trophies. So you trust that kind of club at your own peril. Even if they should occupy the first position of the German Bundesliga table till the middle of this season, I will still not trust them because I know they cannot do anything. I am still believing Bayern Leverkusen to be the ones to give Bayern Munich the fight that they need in this season.

Even though Bayern Leverkusen lost some of their matches, they are unable to keep the same energy as last season. I don’t think it is necessary for Bayern Leverkusen to add another senior player to them. They are still strong and one of the biggest and most competitive teams in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern Leverkusen will obviously face a tough season this season,

even if they will be the winner of the title at the end, but the season just got started; we can’t conclude on that, but to me, Bayer Leverkusen's still strong squad is not compulsory; they should add other senior players, as you said.

Although I know that it will help them in one way or another, I believe they can still go to the top with the same squad they are currently playing; they don't have a have a weak position; they are still competitive like last season, so as it is now, Bayer Leverkusen did not necessarily need any other players to join them before they made things possible for themselves. The coach knows that the current squad can still do it. 

If you’re going to predict on any top team in the league it shouldn’t be Dortmund, they are the most inconsistent club of recent times when it comes to the league football. How many times have them be presented with wining the league and they ended up not winning. This game against Heidenheim is a very tricky game to me, the Heidenheim team have been excellent since their promotion last season and I think they are building a strong foundation on that, they are on top of the league table with a goal difference it might be way too soon to actually put them up for the title race but they are definitely up there for the European places. This was how Leipzig started and now a team to reckon with. The game will be at Signal Iduna park which should be an added advantage for Dortmund but I have seen clubs take points off them at the stadium so i wouldn’t raise my hope high for them

That's right. Indeed, Leverkusen will remain a strong team in the Bundesliga even though they lost in front of their own supporters in their last match. Because as usual, maintaining an unbeaten record is very difficult, and it is true that the record that was maintained for so long finally lost to Leipzig and this was the first defeat in the Bundesliga after a long time unbeaten, plus at home too.

And usually again, once you lose, you will experience another defeat. Because often it will affect the mentality of the players. The confidence of Leverkusen players will be slightly disturbed plus other teams have also begun to be able to read Leverkusen's weaknesses.
So I agree with your opinion, if Leverkusen really wants to defend their title, they must recruit some experienced players and star players, especially since their focus is also on the UCL league.

I don’t see anything wrong with this squad and they can still fo wondrous things also this season. Adding more senior players to the team will really help them but I don’t think it’s a necessity now that the league have started and they started on a good course. Bayern Leverkusen still remains one of the strong contender for the Bundesliga title this season and without putting that great performance together, they will not be able to keep that consistency of wining the league again. Many clubs should fear them but i don’t think they’ll get it easier as they did last season. The league just started but they can’t keep the unbeaten streak this season after losing their most recent match, that shows how tough this season is going to be for them.

This is what Heidenheim must pay attention to because after all, when a club is still unable to adapt to a busy schedule it can be a difficult thing for player rotation and Union Berlin last season should be an example where the wrong early season decision by selling several players and trying to focus on almost all competitions undertaken in the end this backfired where in every match (competition) they ran it ended in failure and Heidenheim must reflect on the Union case last season so that what happened to them is not the same this season especially since this is the first time they are in a big competition even though it is only in the Conference League.

We can't compare Leverkusen and Heidenheim because statistically it is different especially when talking about Leverkusen although they are still the underdogs for the big commissions but their experience is much better but this is different from Heidenheim which is a debutant club with minimal resources because their experience, players and money are still very lacking.

If they can't compete bigger then it's important for them to realize that focusing on just one competition is very good because it can keep them out of more trouble. But when they can compete and focus on their performance then trying for more is even better.

There was a lot of hope from this team to win this match but their effort and hard work was good.  Their players scored two goals but they could not win.  Had it not been for the third goal, the match would have been tied or Leverkusen players would have scored more goals than the opposing team.  But whoever showed more effort and speed won the match by scoring more goals.  And that's all the more regrettable because there was so much hope with Leverkusen.  If they worked hard and struggled, they could have won the match, but due to luck and lack of speed, they would lose the match.  If you see, time is taken too much, these players should score in minimum time, because in the end, when the reason for the lack of goals is getting defeat, change the direction of the match by working harder and scoring.  And this position is due to their hard work and good performance otherwise their position would be like those teams which are weak.  The team is playing well and their hard work is paying off.

The wrong decision was made when a late tackle was made which earned him a red card but that is something that I think is normal when the match tension is already starting to heat up so there is nothing to regret because after all it happened because of the accidental reflexes created when the match was in progress.

Dortmund did not lose this match and they only drew so we don't need to feel that they have lost in any case.  Even though they are the favorites in the match but when the game ends in a draw then i think it is a natural thing to happen because this kind of thing is common even though it is done by Dortmund. 

They just need to try to do better in future matches because it's still early in the season so Dortmund's chances are still very big to be able to compete from the start of the season in the race for the trophy.

I think the single-handed domination of Bayern Munich in the league is long gone. It finished pretty marginally last year, and I don't think it's making a return anytime soon. Now the other clubs are much more aware, more calculative, and more determined to win the Bundesliga title.

I think Bayern had a decent start and Vincent Kompany's men would like to show that they are the best team in all of Germany, and they are not gone. I think Kompany himself was doubted a lot, and he would like to answer on all the criticisms by winning games on the pitch. I really want to see this from Bayern.

Leipzig deserves their praises for having a strong start to the season, by also taking down the mighty Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer was consistent in not losing league games until then. I think Leipzig always has a talented squad, and they deserve to win more games and challenge the title.
Stuttgart is still hopeful of being stronger this season, and I think they will. A lot of teams start the season slow, but the quality emerges and they answer strongly later. Sebastian Hoeneß will ensure that hopefully. Bundesliga this season should be great.

Leverkusen football team could not win last match and team could do only 2 goals as comparison to 3 goals of RB Leipzig football team. RB Leipzig teak gave all effort to win this match and Openda changed the side of match by doing 2 goals at crucial time when team needed that. He did his first goal at the 57 minutes of the match and that was second goal of his team and after that goal the score of both teams was equal. After a few minutes he actively used his mind and he did next goal at the 80 minutes and that was match deciding goal and after that no team did goal and team won the match by 3-2 goals. RB Leipzig team has third position in the points table because they played two matches and they won both matches and have 6 points.

After Xabi Alonso successfully led Leverkusen to win the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal trophies, all teams now respect them and there is no longer the word "Neverkusen". Last week their unbeaten record in domestic competition was stopped by Leipzig, it was surprising and in reality it is not easy to continue to maintain the record. However, considering the journey is still very long, Leverkusen still has the potential to be able to defend the trophy this season, even though we currently know Bayern Munchen is more consistent. I predict Leverkusen will be able to rise in the next match, Xabi Alonso cool hand seems to still work well.

Meanwhile, the challenges faced by Xabi Alonso this season are certainly much tougher, because they will play in the Champions League, their journey there will certainly be very different from the Europa League last season. Xabi Alonso managerial quality will really be tested this season, to prove that their success last season was not just luck. With almost the same squad depth, Leverkusen will clearly be taken into account in any competition.

Actually this game presents them with an opportunity to get to the top of the table and this is a seeming chance to probably stay in the title race if they can add up consistency from that point, the black and yellow team is known for their proficiency in grooming of quality players,  so I'm believing amongst them now is one player who's going to be of a great performance and help them a whole lot, I see that they were also active in the transfer window and it appears they are aiming for something really huge this season particularly to win the league title possibly, that will most likely be seen in their performances, I'm very optimistic about what dortmund will be able to get in this game.

After first two games we are having impressive start from the Heidenheim with 2 wins 2 clean sheets now heading for visit to Dortmund where things will be not easy because they are also having good start even their attack is not giving results as they needed, but we can hope good from them in coming season.

While in last season we have best from the Borussia Dortmund as they were beaten to Real Madrid so it's surely time for them to give their best again and stay in good Heidenheim is surprise package even it's just third game, and we will have them in many more games with they are also having spot into Conference Cup where they will try to give their best and stay into good for rest of the season.

Heidenheim is small club but still their ambitions are high, and they are looking for new history in Bundesliga like Bayer Leverkusen but it's not easy even all is possible for any team with their consistency and quality.

Every club wants to win, there comes the challenging opposition. Borrusia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen are the only promising clubs that are capable of lifting the Bundlesliga title this season. They’re competitive enough and any club sitting at the top is mostly temporary and will definitely come down when the time is triggered. Bundlesliga is not some random league that average clubs record thrilling winning against the elite ones, it takes only hard work and consistency for these average clubs to boosts their form towards their oppositions.

Leverkusen really turn monster under the leadership of Alonso last season by destroying any team they come across, Alonso had really helped Leverkusen to be popular, before I considered them worthless to compete for the title, I equally agreed with you that they are in the stage of collapsing before Alonso came and moved them from nothing to something, in last four seasons the end up in three place hoping they will improve to the top the following season but unfortunately the declined in their performance and drop down to sixth place, then Alonso appear and rescued them to the top of the table from the beginning of the season to the end as the champions of bundesliga title.

Following their defeat for the week two actually shocked me because even though I wasn't expected them to play like last season I don't expect sudden defeat, I was expecting them to face defeat maybe when playing with Bayern Munich or other tough team, I see this as avenue for Bayern Munich to take the lead but still the league is just starting.