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Leverkusen were a mediocre team. Last season we did not see a better performance than Leverkusen. The team was at the sixth place in the points table. And the performance was also very poor. The team probably won 14 matches. But this season, Leverkusen has performed well. Did not lose a single match in the Bundesliga. And all this is possible because of Xabi Alonso.
It's true that Leverkusen's players worked hard. Also Xabi Alonso's match strategy was excellent. And because of Alonso's match strategy, Leverkusen team was able to maintain the winning streak. Xabi Alonso is undoubtedly the best coach this year.
This has been a spectacular season for Xabi Alonso and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Xabi succeeded in bringing his team to win two titles this season with an unbeaten record throughout the season. It is very difficult to beat them in the Bundesliga and other domestic competitions, even in the Europa League, but Xabi Alonso failed to perfect his achievements this season because he was defeated by Atalanta in the Europa League final.
Next season, Xabi's job in defending the title will be very difficult, of course because of the increased competition in the new season. The Champions League will not be easy for him, but Leverkusen is certainly considered a good team among many other contestants. I'm not sure Leverkusen can win the title next season in the Bundesliga, it's very difficult to defend.
It was the best season in Leverkusen's history. Even the fans of Leverkusen did not imagine that the Leverkusen team could perform so well this season. However, Leverkusen played very well and broke the dominance of strong teams like Bayern Munich to win the title. I am happy because Bayern Munich broke their dominance.
You are right that next season is going to be tougher for Xabi Alonso. Because this season Leverkusen was a mediocre team. So fans did not expect much from Leverkusen. But after performing so well this season, fans' expectations will be higher for the upcoming season. I look forward to seeing if Leverkusen can play well next season with the help of Xabi Alonso.
Maybe most people don't realize that being a coach is mostly for midfield players and even becomes successful. For example, Xabi Alonso brought Leverkusen to where it is today and even broke the record of 51 times undefeated despite suffering a crushing defeat in yesterday's final match against Atalanta, but Xabi Alonso's struggle and their team doesn't stop here, their journey is still a long way to go, even though Leverkusen is able to break Bayern Munich's record of never being defeated in the German League, at least Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen can continue to be consistent next season to make themselves a threat to Bayern Munich.
Regarding doubts in providing support for Leverkusen next season, it seems that this will not have an impact on Leverkusen's strength, because the mentality that was considered too early to win yesterday's Final match was very instant, so it is only natural that their mentality fell during yesterday's Final because Leverkusen this season was able to provide a surprise. which most people and football observers around the world didn't expect, of course this could be an incentive for Xabi Alonso to build the players' mentality and provide additional motivation for next season which Leverkusen said would be tough to endure.