Last year, Alonso identified his opponents' weaknesses very well and developed tactics accordingly. He didn't just develop a tactic. This shows us that he is versatile. I am hopeful about Xabi. I also wonder if next year he will show us how long he can keep the record. They are still undefeated in official matches in Germany. Their only defeat was against Atalanta in the grand final.
Leverkusen's defeat in the grand final against Atalanta was very natural and normal even though the location was very painful for Leverkusen. However, for next season there are many fans who will again see how Alonso will spend another season with Leverkusen in a greater competition, namely the Champions League and also the Bundesliga, where Alonso will also be determined to maintain his unbeaten record in the Bundesliga next season again with conditions which is a bit heavy of course.
Alonso has managed to build a squad that is indeed quite capable and ready to compete with a strong team in the Bundesliga last season, Alonso ability to formulate strategies and also build the foundation of the team has made Leverkusen one of the most consistent teams in the Bundesliga, although indeed their squad contains the majority of academy players, but Alonso was able to turn their mentality into a winning team with all the limitations in the team, Next season, of course, the competition in the Bundesliga will be even tighter so it does require Alonso to continue to improve the quality of their squad to be better, although indeed this season they have a fairly strong squad but still they still have to add at least a few new players before the league next season starts.
Leverkusen journey in the Europa League also surprised us, although indeed they failed to win the Europa League title and ended the season with a treble winner, but consistency in the game was able to give fear to other teams in the Europa League at that time, failure to win the Europa League trophy should be a motivation for Alonso to be able to pay for the disappointment by getting the Champions League trophy next season, Although they do have to compete with big teams, I think with the addition of new players, of course, Leverkusen can be very ready to compete in the Champions League next season.