Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 15. (Read 52382 times)

Blaming Xabi Alonso for Leverkusen's loss in the Europa League final would be unfair. All through the season, Alonso has demonstrated his coaching abilities by leading Leverkusen to remarkable success, including winning two trophies. Managing a team at such a high level involves serious pressure, and it's essential to recognize the complexities of football management. Although the disappointment of losing in the final is certain, it's crucial to commend the overall progress made under Alonso's guidance.

 In football, success and failure often go hand in hand. Leverkusen's defeat in the final was unexpected but it's important to remember the journey that led them there. Previous successes should not be overlooked because of one loss. Those who are quick to blame Alonso likely fail to understand the unpredictable nature of the sport and the challenges faced by every team, regardless of their previous triumphs. It's a testament to Leverkusen's strength that they reached the final, and the loss should not overshadow their accomplishments throughout the season.

 The defeat against Atalanta highlighted the nature of football. Despite Leverkusen's control of the game, Atalanta's resilience and effectiveness in counterattacks proved handy. Leverkusen may have underestimated their opponent's capabilities, leading to their failure to break through Atalanta's defense. Football is a game of uncertainties, and even the most dominant teams can fall against determined opponents. Leverkusen's loss serves as a reminder of the challenges in the sport, but it should also push their determination to learn and improve for future competitions.

Previously, Liverpool and Leverkusen were the teams that were predicted to reach the final round, but in fact when we hope that these two great teams can meet in the final match, Atlanta is able to surprise all of us with their ability to overcome every pressure from the favorite team to win, Atlanta is indeed considered a mediocre team and even so far they do not have much experience and achievements in the European league,  So it is quite natural that they are considered a Mediocre team so far, even compared to Atlanta, of course other Italian teams such as Milan and Roma are actually the favorite teams, but in fact, Atlanta surprised us by reaching the final and also winning it this season.

Next season we are likely to see tighter competition in the European League, because indeed many big teams have failed to qualify for the Champions League this season, so it will make the European League seem to be no less exciting than the Champions League next season, with several big teams that will play in the European League, of course the European League will be very competitive and maybe there will be a surprise presented at the end of the season.

The European League is the second largest competition belonging to UEFA so far, the European league trophy does not have as much prestige as the champion league but in the European league we often see surprises that are presented by competing teams, many teams make the European trophy as an alternative to be able to qualify for the Champions League and of course get the championship trophy after they failed to win other prestigious trophies and also failed to end the season in the European competition zone in the league respectively, this season is full of surprises after previously many superior teams were eliminated from the championship competition first, after Leverkusen who were favored this season after their unbeaten record, Atlanta who was not the favorite team was able to give Leverkusen the first defeat as well as win their second Europa League trophy.

Atalanta journey this season is of course very difficult because they have to face a strong team to win the championship trophy, and of course it is very surprising for us when Atlanta was able to conquer Leverkusen 3-0 like a mediocre team, to be honest in the final match I hope that the two teams will attack each other and exchange goals but in fact even though Leverkusen played quite well and impressively in attacking, but in fact Atlanta was more effective in scoring goals in that match.

In fact, from the moment Atalanta was able to send Liverpool home, we could see how far they could develop and it seemed that it was not just luck and they started to beat their next opponents. It's very rare to see an underdog team like Atalanta who can go so smoothly and even they make it seem like the favorite team has no chance of replying to their goal.

I think it's not just Roma that will remain a threat in the European league, considering that there will be other strong clubs dropping out of the Champions League and that will increase the intensity of the competition, making it even more exciting. I think next season's European League will still present interesting things and maybe more than just the favorite teams, we will see the same thing as this season.

It has become a common thing that when there is failure, previous successes are forgotten and those who blame Xabi Alonso are those who forget that it is impossible for a team to always win and vice versa, namely continuing to lose. The defeat was indeed surprising for many people and also quite disappointing including for bettors who chose them to win and it seems like Bayer Leverkusen did not expect that Atalanta could play so well and of course it was beyond their expectations that is why Bayer Leverkusen failed to penetrate Atalanta's defense even though they could control the game but Atalanta played very neatly and when they had the opportunity to attack their attack was effective in scoring goals and that could not be achieved by Bayer who had to accept their first defeat after a smooth journey to become the previously unbeaten team.

We have witnessed several elite teams putting in their best but everything got tied up and watching them eliminated. Atalanta are Europa League Champions and trust me when I say, it was not an easy run for them. Gli Orobici I Nerazzurri put all attention in Europa League and their rival in the final was absolutely fierce and unbeaten. Bayer Leverkusen was frustrated to lose 3 nil against Atalanta in the Europa League final, scattered plans for them. The Europa League matches comes with surprising game outcome.

I do not understand. Why people are going to be actually not satisfied with Alonso? He has brought a club to bring in the Bundesliga title Which was absolutely unexpected. Literally, nobody expected them to win the Bundesliga title. And they were even able to get to the Europa League final. They have also been able to win the DFB Pokal. After all this, people are still not satisfied with him? This is just unbelievable.

Honestly, people are always going to cry and ask for better. Those who are actually crying literally have no idea about how to manage a team and how hard it is actually to bring in such good results with a squad like that is unbelievable. I mean dethroning the Bundesliga team which has been able to win the Bundesliga title for 11 years is an achievement in itself.

One of the nice things about cup matches is that the team that is not the favorite has a better chance of winning in a cup match than in a normal match. I think even teams established with small budgets in football have a very high chance in such tournaments. Football is a game where those who make mistakes lose, and therefore no matter how good a team you form, you can lose the match with only 1 goal. We have all seen and experienced that favorite teams do not always win the cup.

Bayer Leverkusen ended its great season without winning the European cup. They were far from expectations in the final match and Atalanta played good football and beat a team like Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool and Roma surprised the audience with their performance this season, but they will be more successful next season.

That is why next season will going to be a tough tournament, because all those teams will not allow those mistakes that happened for Atalanta team to lift the trophy to happen again, because they will prepare well to ensure they qualify for final game to make their fans happy next season.

Bayer Leverkusen will never forget this tournament, because they did everything possible to remain unbeatable but they made little mistakes that made them to lose the trophy this season, which is a big regret to the team.

Liverpool and Roma tried their best to win the trophy, but their preparation was very little compared to Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta that was the major teams people where expecting to win the trophy, and it happened for the favor of Atalanta.

Yeah true, Atalanta wasn't really considered as a threat to many of the teams there. Liverpool and Leverkusen facing each other at the finals looked like more likely. If Liverpool beat Atalanta, then the finals would probably be Liverpool vs Leverkusen and to be fair that would have been an expected finals as well, nothing shocking.

Atalanta not only managed to beat Liverpool to go to finals, but they also managed to beat Leverkusen to keep their run going as well. That definitely wasn't something they expected at all, feels like it is going to be something that did not really shock anyone. I personally believe that they are going to be quite good at the league next season as well, they were good, I think they will be even better.

Why look for scapegoats when losing because after all we are not someone who should praise when a club wins and should berate when they lose considering they also try well in a match.
It's true that losing to Atalanta put a bit of a damper on Leverkusen's plans but that doesn't mean that one defeat wipes out all the positive trends and victories that have come before.

Xabi has done his job very well and in this case we should not only look at one match against Atalanta to undermine Xabi because after all, the record of 51 matches without losing and the 2 trophies they managed to bring this season in the DFB and Bundesliga and the series of records or achievements that Xabi got in this season with Leverkusen it already makes us have to realize that he deserves to be praised and one defeat even though it is a little upsetting but it cannot erase the series of achievements that have.

Truly Bayern Leverkusen strategy on that final was very bad because there performance on that match was nothing like there performance on there local league perhaps it could be that they underestimated Atalanta a lot on that match that's why they got what they did not expected on that match, though considering Bayern Leverkusen performance on there league most people were very certain that the Europa League belongs to them but it was really unfortunate for them, so actually Xabi Alonso has learned his lesson because he will never allow his boys to look down on other clubs again on there next season matches, however is good that they managed to win there local league instead of ending the season without achieving any trophy.

Atalanta players were looking with full strength and their confident was at the top . They were fully prepared for the win and they worked hard to win this match. I was supposing the 90 percent win of Atlanta team but they converted it to 100 percent. I think ,they are performing best in the European league and they won the final and no player of Leverkusen resist in this match. Leverkusen team were looking in great pressure because they didn't see that kind of team before.Leverkusen players should work on their strength and weaknesses, otherwise,they wouldn't win any kind of tournament.Lookman performance was very good in this match and he was prominent player in this  match.

So, in a way, until the Atalanta match in the UEFA final, everyone believed that Bayern Leverkuse was invincible this season. And it happened, they lost, they only won the league championship, if they had won the UEFA cup, it would have been talked about much differently than it is now, they missed a lot of things with a single match.

The invincibility would continue and two trophies would be won. It is normal that they are now Bundesliga champions and it is considered a normal success because the expectations have increased tremendously.

I never considered Atlanta as a weak team since they shock me by eliminating the whole Liverpool by defeating them at Anfield. I started to rate them high since then, and after seeing their victory over Marseille in the semifinals, I knew it will not be easy for Leverkusen in the finals, but Leverkusen on the hand didn’t look serious as they have seen how Atalanta lost to Juventus in the Copa Italia finals and how they ended in the Seria A table; but Atalanta tried by given them a shocking defeat at the end which made me very happy, not just because of Leverkusen’s loss, but the result of underrating a team that have history.

There is certainly a feeling of dissatisfaction with the achievements of the team they support among Leverkusen fans. Of course, this is a valuable lesson for Xabi Alonso when he is in the next final match in the future, otherwise whatever he achieves will never be truly appreciated.

I personally am not a fan of Leverkusen, who this season became an impromptu team that won the Bundesliga title without defeat. Xabi is a player who is actually a former Real Madrid player who I respect, so of course I like the style of play he applies to his current team. Leverkusen is nothing compared to other teams in the Bundeliga like Dortmund and Bayern Munich, but Xabi has proven it can all be broken.

Anyone putting their blame on Xabi Alonso after the final match that was loss to Atalanta must be joking, like seriously, who does that after what he has done for the club and could only do it for them for the first time in a century since the existence of the club. He made them win the Bundesliga and has the longest unbeaten run in the history of football, it is something they should be appreciative of and not to even of think of the loss in the Europa League final. It was just a loss they incurred when everyone least expected and that doesn’t call for much alarm and blame, he should be given his accolades and not scold for a wonderful season for the club in its entirety.

Let us just be realistic, everyone has been praising Xavi Alonso right from the beginning of the season till today. We have praised him enough for being young and extraordinary this season. We have also praised him for being able to deny Bayern Munich what seems to be their birth right for more than a decade. Since the beginning of the season him and his boys  have been receiving a lot of praises. So why do you expect him not to be criticized when he lost to a less favorite club three goals without scoring one. When you do something that is deserving of praise, would actually be praised. But one and undesirable result comes, you will also be criticized. The criticism does not actually mean that Xavi Alonso is not a good coach. In general he is to me the best coach in this season and that is it because the statistics are there to judge but then he is not above mistake as I think he made a mistake in the finals.

What are their reason for blaming him for the loss in the Europa League finals? Do they have any proof that it was his tactical style that caused the loss? What do they think he would have done differently in the match? A coach who lost a single game in a season shouldn't be blamed for a loss. Yeah, he lost in the most important game, but that's football.

Atalanta was not a weak side but Bayer Leverkusen was the favorite in that match. They won a Liverpool that is not also in good form. Almost all Europa fans believed that the Italian side had little chance of beating Bayer. To be sincere, the outcome of the match was a surprise to many sports analysts and fans. That's the fun and intrigue of sports, unexpected happens all the time.

Those people may expect too much on the success of Leverkusen in the final Europa league. They also may fail in their bets, or they are the bad fans of Leverkusen. If those people are true fans of Leverkusen, they must accept the fact that Leverkusen failed to win it. They must still respect with Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso because Leverkusen can win 2 trophies in this season. It is a great achievement, they never won 2 trophies in 1 season in the previous seasons.

Actually I also expect Leverkusen to win the trophy of Europa league. But it is the fact that Leverkusen has failed to win it. And winning 2 domestic trophies, I think it is already nice achievement for Leverkusen this season. For the next season, I' curious how far Leverkusen to go in UCL matches. Will they can reach the final of UCL? 

I really agree with you. Just forget the trophy of Europa league! Leverkusen already finished this season with great achievement by winning 2 trophies. No one thinks that Leverkusen can be very superior in domestic competitions. Leverkusen really surprised many people that they can end the domination of Bayern Munich in German football competitions.