Topic: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 867. (Read 662956 times)

Dortmund are one top teams of the Bundesliga who usually are consistent in coming to the UCL. Yes they’ve been inconsistent this season after losing most of its key players but one sweet thing is that in that inconsistency, they manage to go through to the last 16 of the UCL, which is one thing i love about this team, they always manage their players and use what they got to go forward in the UCL.

 Now they’re lurking away from UCL spot next season in their domestic league; with the likes of Stuggart and Liepzig a little above them. Well not a cause for too much worry because this Dortmund squad has the experience and can get back to UCL spot. But one thing the board and coach should try out is to recruit new players who would help this team look fierce else they’ll find it more difficult next season.

They have failed to win any of their last 6 matches in all competitions which is very bad for a team that almost won the league last season although they have not lost many matches but they draw too much and it is the reason they don’t find themselves in the top 4. Dortmund are better than this and they need query themselves and do better because we all thought after a wonderful display and challenge for the title last season we would see a more determined team that will try and win the league again. They are far from winning the league but they can try and secure a spot in the top 4 to qualify for the next season champions league.

That close competition you are talking about ended without success for 11 years in a row and Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga title every single year. It sometimes looked close, but Dortmund never won it. Now it is beginning to get serious for Dortmund and they have four games now that are rather easy and should be won. If they don't at least get 10 points out of those four games, I doubt that this is going to end with the qualification for the Champions League this year. They have all the hard games towards the end of the second half of the season and I doubt that they will win a lot of those games against teams like Stuttgart, Bayern or Leverkusen.

That is the biggest worry for Dortmund fans this season, that their beloved club is losing the potential to appear in the UCL next season. Regardless of their luck this season in getting through the UCL group phase, in the Bundesliga they should also be able to achieve the same good balance. A situation that is rarely experienced by Dortmund, because usually they appear consistent and compete closely in the hunt for trophies with Bayern Munchen, we can take an example like last season. Stuttgart and Leipzig will continue to try to assert their position in the top four, because they also want to experience the atmosphere of the UCL next season.

Dortmund have to do something, I mean looking for a solution in the transfer window if they want to appear consistently, using the existing players alone, which in my opinion is not enough to compete in the second half of the season. I think they don't really understand that this season Bundesliga competition is very different from previous seasons, if they hope something good will come without trying for it, then they will sleep for a long time this season just dreaming.

maybe things will be better in 2024. because the dortmund coach will now have a good co-coach . assistant coach Edin Terzić will be Nuri Sahin from January 2024.
Nuri Sahin has been coach at Turkish club Antalyaspor since October 2021 . now he is to support Edin Terzić . and ex-professional Sven Bender is also part of the coaching staff at borussia dortmund with immediate effect . i am now curious to see if there will be better results for dortmund in january and february . otherwise the club will not qualify for the champions league . there are still a lot of points to be won in the next 18 games . but i think dortmund will be in 2nd-4th place at the end of the season

There are still some situations that do make Dortmund experience problems in terms of performance in the Bundesliga but on the other hand, I realize that this is quite natural considering that at the beginning of the season the focus of the defenders did not really prioritize the Bundesliga as the first choice because their focus was still in the Champions League especially the situation was not favorable because they were in a hell group where anything could happen even though they were very good at the top of the standings and qualified as group winners.

Now with their qualification for the Round of 16 phase it is actually very good for Dortmund and at this time their schedule will not be too busy so I think they will try to prioritize the Bundesliga this time.
Actually, I still feel that Dortmund's scheme this season and last season is no different and now we just need to see whether their plan which is always the same every season will work well again or not.

I don't understand very well, if he moves to Madrid or Arsenal regarding the UCL. Can he play with a new club after playing with his old team in the UCL? I hope if he chooses Real Madrid then he can play. Because Madrid really need CB at the moment. De Ligt's experience in the UCL is very good, he is also young.  As for Arsenal, they already have a CB and a good defense. It is proven that they have only conceded 18 goals in the EPL and that is 2nd best after Liverpool conceding 16 goals.

Every player have their prime and fading phase in football. There was a time Ajax players in previous season was outstanding in major competition, the UEFA Champions League precisely. Every elite club was trying harder to create connections with the players, some succeeded in leaving Ajax while some choose to stay. There's this Ajax young player that I admire his style of football, he's fierce and talented but today he's not having any good moments in football. Matthjis De Ligt is a good player and not included in the starting line-up for Bayern Munich games, does that make sense?

Of course Real Madrid prefers to extend the contract with Carlo Ancloti because they feel his coaching style is suitable and by extending Real Madrid there is no need to adapt again to a new coach, after all Real Madrid has become an important part of Carlo Ancloti because this coach prefers to extend his contract and refuses coaching the Brazilian national team. Xabi Alonso is a good coach but because Xabi Alonso does not have as much experience as Carlo Ancloti, Real Madrid prefers to keep their coach.

Yes, Xabi current weakness is that he cannot bring Leverkusen to the title, but if Xabi Alonso is able to bring Leverkusen to the title. Xabi will show that his talent is like that of an experienced coach, but in my opinion, Xabi is a very good coach because even though he is still young, his coaching style following developments and making Leverkusen a team that is currently feared like Bayern Munich.

After being successful with Ajax and Juventus, De Ligt seems to be experiencing a lack of playing minutes and at Bayern Munich he is now only a substitute. I think it is a shame that the talent he has is only a display on the bench and Thomas Tuchel seems reluctant to put his trust in him. If De Ligt wants more regular minutes then he should immediately leave and forget Bayern Munich because that is not good enough for the future of a player his age.

Arsenal and Real Madrid might be good options for De Ligt considering that both teams are currently experiencing a central defender crisis and if there are offers from these two teams, De Ligt should be able to consider them. It will make him feel the passion for playing football again and will also make him at his peak performance.

But I think history is helpful to look at here as it tells me that winter transfers don't work out that well very often. Clubs can get lucky of course and maybe a player like Sancho is a good idea as you suggested. Both know each other and I don't know what Manchester United's position is because of Sancho and whether they would loan him out. But the situation for Sancho is bad, Manchester United doesn't give him play time when ten Hag is the coach and Borussia Dortmund needs to solve a few problems rather sooner than later. Maybe this is one of those transfers in winter where I would say that this could play out well for all parties involved. But usually I am not a big fan of winter transfers other than filling some gaps.

Sometimes, I don't think it's as a result of a players inability to play good football when he's called upon to represent his club that makes his club manager to bench them. I think it's something that has to do with the manager's preference for players in a certain position. Matthijs de Ligt is one defender that's capable of making it to the starting VI of any team in the world but it seems his kind of football is not preferred by his club manager Thomas Tuchel.

Tuchel probably doesn't fancy the Dutchman because is the player's style of defending. However, there are rumors that Real Madrid and Arsenal are seriously in contention to sign him away from Bayern Munich and I hope he finally leaves in the January transfer window to a club he'll get more playing time so he can be fit to participate for his country in next summer's UEFA Euros tournament

It is a shame that De Ligt rarely gets the trust of the Munich coach, even though De Ligt's game determination is quite capable at domestic league and Champions League level.
He was played more in the second half by Tuchell. I think Arsenal will compete with Real Madrid to get De Ligt's services, considering that Madrid is currently being hit by a storm of center back players.

For now, I think it would be unethical for us to discuss speculation about Xabi Alonso's future with Madrid because Madrid's future will still be handled by Ancelotti and a team as big as Bayern Munich certainly won't want to miss out on a great coach like Xabi Alonso (Xabi Alonso has really become a schick and has become an extraordinary striker, his selling price has increased).
Leverkusen succeeded in winning big 4-0 over Bochum and currently Leverkusen is 4 points ahead of Bayern and if Leverkusen's victory continues then we will see them succeed in becoming Bundesliga champions this season, Leverkusen's opponent next year is Augsburg, I'm sure they will also win easy in this match, leverkusen is truly unstoppable.

Ancelotti has been a great coach at Madrid and  has helped the team achieved so much already, he has been able to help the team achieve all that which he has achieved over a period of time because he has been at Madrid for More than two seasons already so they have gotten used to his style of coaching such that achieving a lot with him isn't difficult no more.

Xabi on the other hand in Leverkusen has been able to help the team achieve a better form within the period of time he has been at Leverkusen amd yet to achieve a trophy so I don't think moving to another team almost immediately is a good move, it could be detrimental to his career because so far the only thing he has achieved is helping Leverkusen get a better form and no trophy yet to show for it, I know they will say at Madrid it's very promising he will win trophies but have you considered the conditions at both places will not be the same as there are so many factors that will influence the quality of his results and as a young coach who's career is still at the start, he has to be careful to making sure he it doesn't get ruined even before it starts.

In general I think Dortmund's performance this season is poor and they should play much better. Nevertheless, the gap at the top is just as small as the gap at the bottom, because 6 points separate them from a Champions League place and that is absolutely possible to reach. But I don't think they will make it.

Dortmund performance this season is quite different from the previous season because they are not very strong in the domestic league but they are quite strong in the Champions League. I think this is a pretty good turnaround for Dortmund because if they can progress further in the Champions League, of course they will be quite successful in the Champions League compared to their performance in the Bundesliga. But they still have to improve to get back into the top 4 rankings. When comparing the performance of Bayern Munich and Dortmund this season of course Dortmund is not able to compete with Bayern munich like they did in the previous season because Bayern Munich is very strong this season while Dortmund cannot maintain their best quality this season.

Leverkusen deserves to be called a strong challenger for Bayern Munich this season and if Bayern lose their best form then Leverkusen will easily become champions this season. Even though Leverkusen chances are still quite small, they are the most consistent team so far so that Xabi Alonso team is very much taken into account in winning the title this season. Bundesliga matches will start again on january 13 so there is plenty of time for Bundesliga teams to take advantage of the time to improve their quality when matches start again.

Dortmund are one top team of the Bundesliga and I’m confident that they’ll surely get back into the top 4 standings of the league to head into the UCL. I think the opposition teams would falter and that’ll be a boost when Dortmund wins, one thing i like about them is that they don't joke with the top four in the Bundesliga, they'll always manage to do better and finish top 4 and i believe we'll still see them in the UCL tournament next season.

 Dortmund are falling no doubt and we can see that they need some major signings especially in their midfield to help boost their chances else they’ll might struggling to maintain the top 4 spot even after entering there. We can see that after departure of Jude Bellingham they’ve struggled, i guess it’s time to recruit a youngster to step in and steer the midfield for the team like jude did while he was there.

Now it seems that we should stop linking Xabi with Madrid because either way this speculation will officially end especially after the direct confirmation that Ancellotti has signed a contract until 2026 then the speculation about Xabi is officially over.

But it does not mean that there are no other clubs that want Xabi's services actually because besides Madrid there are actually several names that have been linked with Xabi before.
Leverkusen's own attitude is still the same where they will not force to survive if Xabi wants to leave but with the current conditions and the increasingly good achievements for Xabi in the Bundesliga then after Madrid who will not be able to be associated with him then it would be better if indeed he stays as Leverkusen coach at least for the next few seasons.

Real Madrid was persuading for a chance to connect with Bayer Leverkusen new coach but it have turned out they wouldn't have to bother anymore. Every elite club should leave Xabi Alonso out of the picture, how can they manage to create possible strong connection with the manager knowing full well that he doesn't pick interest in any gigantic bids or link to any club  yet, he just want to concentrate on the big chances he needs to explore his positive outcomes in Bayer Leverkusen. Xabi Alonso appointment have made the club to become one of the top clubs in Bundesliga and they won't hold out on winning the league title.