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@Jateng It is definitely a little foolish to expect them to perform at the same level as Bayern Munich. Maybe if Xabi Alonso is the coach of this team for 2/3 more seasons, he will be able to take this team close to the level of Bayern Munich. But even then I doubt that they will actually be able to perform as well as/better than Bayern Munich. But it is good to see that another club has emerged which can give big problems to Bayern Munich. At the same time, it is probably not going to be a good thing to assume that it will happen. Maybe we should wait for a little longer to see how they perform throughout the whole season.

The recent effort of Bayer Leverkusen against Bayern Munich was admirable, and it shows their commitment to competing for the Bundesliga title. Although they have not quite reached Bayern Munich level, their potential to compete against the defending champions is encouraging. The league benefits from this competition because it forces Bayern Munich to uphold their high standards and creates a thrilling title fight. Leverkusen development is encouraging for football fans, and if they keep moving forward, they might eventually start to challenge for the Bundesliga championship. For the time being, Bayern Munich continues to rule, but Leverkusen tenacity is a positive step towards more competitive seasons in the future.

Leverkusen is really coming with new face right now. Im having faith in leverkusen to become the strongest competitor for bayern right now. The draw against bayern away made me feel i have confidence with this club.
We have dortmund as strongest contender to win bundesliga last season but it's failed. We have a new team that will be trying to compete with bayern munchen for the title race.

It will be very interesting to have a new winner this season caused by it's boring to see how bayern has been winning bundesliga for around 11 years. My support is for leverkusen at this moment.
Leverkusen is even more solid compared with last season when the club was still disjointed.

Xabi has been successfully to build the mentality of its players perfectly without any doubt.

@Unknown Op I agree. They actually have a lot of potential. But I think it is important for them that Xabi Alonso is the coach of the squad for a long period of time for them to succeed. Otherwise, I don't think they will actually be able to continue performing well. This is a time when good coaches are very hard to find. And in this time they have found a coach which is really good and also brings them good results.

The problem is the coach is definitely going to be approached by other clubs. And I don’t think he is going to stick around for another season with this club. This is just a process for him to prove that he is a good coach. It is actually not going to be surprising if the team starts performing badly after he leaves.