Quote from: slapper on Today at 11:28:05 AM

Quote from: Leviathan.007 on December 28, 2023, 09:45:28 PM

People think Xabi Alonso is the only reason for Leverkusen to get good results and that's totally wrong, Xabi Alonso is definitely a good coach, and he had an effective plan since he started working on this team.
Maybe without Xabi Alonso, they could never get the results they got so far during this season but the fact about Leverkusen is about the teamwork and I think just like Xabi Alonso in this team, other players and coaches had the same share of their success.

I get your point about PSG's domination in Ligue 1. They appear destined to win, which can make the league boring. I think there's more. Monaco and Marseille have shown flashes of brilliance and might push PSG. The issue is consistency. PSG's Champions League campaign may be hampered by their domestic supremacy. They're rarely challenged like Premier League or La Liga squads. Once they encounter true UCL difficulty, they change gears. If PSG wants to conquer Europe, they must improve that

I think for what Xabi is doing right now he deserves all the praise, of course teamwork is also one of the factors why they can do that. Xabi without the players, he can't do anything, as well as the players without the coach they will be confused about what to do. They can play in their own style, but with so many heads involved in thinking about the strategy, it's not good either.
They can do something extraordinary right now of course because they can work well together, both between players, and coaches.

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Quote from: Rampagoe004 on Today at 09:01:33 AM

Dortmund appeared not good in the last few matches. They have only been able to win one of the last five matches. I don't know what makes their performance appear quite bad this season. But I think Dortmund must really struggle to improve their ranking. Currently many are talking about Ajax at Eredivise who is able to rise from adversity. I hope Dortmund will also be able to appear quite good to get a place in the Champions League.

Without winning any major titles, Borrusia Dortmund are stable because they're making hugh earnings from the selling of their promising players for gigantic price to elite clubs every transfer window. The UEFA Champions League is mainly the target of every elite club in bundesliga and their existence would become very competitive and focused on the title. Bundesliga is tough, the club's competing for the title have become prominent and consistent, they only would settle for important and profiting results. Borussia Dortmund doesn't take the Bundesliga serious as they should because they have become one of these elite clubs that have experienced victories and winning becomes easy for them.

For years I saw them satisfied with the position they got, I'm sure if they want more than that they are actually very capable of doing it. one of the habits they do will be reduced if it is true that their target is the title, but until now I speak they always do something that will indirectly reduce their performance, yes it is their habit of continuing to sell players who will give them huge money.
They need to do business to have stable finances, but it must also be balanced with achievement and they are not doing that, they are only focused on doing business.