Quote from: el kaka22 on December 29, 2023, 08:25:52 PM

The thing about Xabi Alonso is that he has done great at Leverkusen, which is why everyone highly regards him and he deserves all of that right now. But being the manager of a huge club is not easy, being expected to win nothing and do more than you should is a great feeling and makes you regarded highly, however being expected to win anyway, means that if you win then that was already expected, and if you lose that would be terrible.

Do imagine him getting the spot after Ancelotti, he would be managing Real Madrid, if he wins the league, that was already expected, Real is a team that should win the league anyway, and if he loses, second place is not uncommon, Barcelona does win time to time, but he would not be loved all that much, and at UCL he should try to win too, and if he loses anything but semi finals, then that would be terrible too. Expecting someone to do better than expected is easy when at Leverkusen, not so easy when the expectation is the title.

There were rumors about Xabi and Real Madrid being close, but now Real Madrid have extended their contract with Ancelotti and this is good news for Leverkusen as they have lost a rival to take Xabi away from them. Leverkusen will certainly keep Xabi, because he has given Leverkusen something extraordinary and to get a coach like him will be very difficult. At least they can breathe a sigh of relief with this news coming from Real Madrid and Ancelotti.

Quote from: TelolettOm on December 29, 2023, 11:44:58 PM

Quote from: QueenVera on December 29, 2023, 09:27:30 PM

Dortmund’s performance in the UCL is way different from how they perform im the domestic league. In the UCL they seem to be one big demon but a shadow of themselves when they get to the league. But rating their overall performance I’ll rate it mid, because this Dortmund isn’t what we know them to be and they’ve been overtaken by the likes of Leverkusen and Stuttgart, I think they need to sit up and maintain consistency.

Can't deny that Dortmund's performance in the UCL is quite good but on the other hand in the Bundesliga, they are quite bad. But even in the UCL, we don't know whether Dortmund can be that good to maintain its performance and also advance to the next qualifiers. while the competition in the UCL is much tougher track from now on than in the Bundesliga itself it should be. But unfortunately, in the Bundesliga, Dortmund is currently only in 5th position, which incidentally only entered the Europe League. So, Dortmund must really be more optimal and not waste the various opportunities that exist so that they can immediately take over 4th position at least. Dortmund's performance is really in contrast to Leverkusen, which this season is really getting better and stronger.

It seems that everyone is aware of the difference in Borussia Dortmund's performance in the Bundesliga and in the champions league, yes that is a true thing. They are struggling in the Bundesliga and now they have even slipped from their usual 2nd place to 5th place by quite a distance too. That indicates that this season they have indeed experienced a significant decline which ultimately makes them unable to be in the competition for the title. Last season they almost became champions, I thought they would continue that, but instead they are now experiencing a lot of decline.