Absolutely true and that is an achievement that is rarely achieved by other coaches on their first debut with their new club. Xabi Alonso has gone so far from most coaches and who would have thought that he would achieve such impressive results at a mediocre club that doesn't even have star players. It could be said that this kind of success only comes once in a lifetime and Xabi Alonso has found the right formula for Leverkusen's revival.
Defeat is as normal as winning in football and this defeat will definitely make Leverkusen more mature and can make them strengthen what they already have. Talking about the DFB Pokal, Leverkusen certainly doesn't want the same mistakes to be repeated and even though their opponents will be a weak team from a lower division, they can't underestimate them in the slightest if they want to win this title.
That almost never happens, especially when talking about modern football like now because usually the clubs that succeed in achieving the title are only those who have much better financial capabilities. But Xavi Alonso proved that and he succeeded in bringing Leverkusen to break the dominance of Bayern Munich, which has long been difficult for any team in the Bundesliga to beat. Xabi Alonso should have been able to win three titles this season, but he failed in the final when he faced Atalanta in the European league.
Now the opportunity is still quite open in the DFB Pokal and I think it will be easy for him because he will face a much weaker opponent. However, Xabi Alonso has given his best for Leverkusen and it may be difficult to maintain this dominance next season because the competition will definitely get tougher.