Xabi Alonso helped Bayer Leverkusen to improve a lot in the past season but failure of the club in Europa League against AS Roma with Jose Mourinho shows that Xabi still needs more experience as a coach to win big titles. He does not have enough ideas and flexibility to change tactics when his players are struggling in a match.
Yes, Xabi Alonso has brought Bayer Leverkusen back to the limelight after a successful season in Germany; and even though Bayer Leverkusen has started the league in good form; i think the coach needs to downplay the comparison the media is bringing between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich because this will only pile up expectations and pressures on the young Bayer Leverkusen side.