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For this season Xabi Alonso has brought big changes to Leverkusen and thanks to him Leverkusen are now in sixth place for this season.
If Alonso continues to use some good strategies, it is possible that next season he will be in the top four, but this is not only from Alonso, because the Leverkusen players themselves are very influential in getting to that position.

Even though it is felt that it is very unlikely for Leverkusen to have the top position, at least there is hope for them to reach the top four positions next season.

Leverkusen have been much stronger since being coached by Xabi Alonso, the peak of which was that he was able to bring Leverkusen to reach the semifinals of the Europa League last season, his steps were stopped after being eliminated by Roma 0-1 on aggregate. Leverkusen's potential is getting better, changes in quality are increasingly visible in the last season. Finishing in 6th place is not too disappointing for Leverkusen, at least they can compete in the Europa League next season.
Leverkusen must walk slowly to give competition in the top four positions, speaking of the top position is still very far and difficult to achieve at least for now. Being able to finish in the Champions League zone is already a proud achievement for Leverkusen.

Even though Bayer Leverkusen managed to finish in the top six, but in reality, Xabi Alonso was not easy to get Bayer Leverkusen to get up. Due to the fact, Bayer Leverkusen started last season from the relegation zone but yes, slowly Xabi Alonso can make great improvements in every match played. So of course, if in the next season Xabi Alonso can still make Bayer Leverkusen consistent to continue to compete in the top four or six in the Bundesliga standings, then I'm sure Xabi Alonso will also get a contract extension later.

I think Xabi Alonso is one of the few successful coaches who became a coach after becoming a football player. If we count Xavi, who also gave Barça a new tactical advantage, this is a success that has been less in recent years. I look at the extension of the contract by Bayer Leverkusen with certainty. I expect them to have great success this year as well.