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Quote from: Pulsar77 on August 17, 2024, 09:34:55 PM

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Leverkusen have won the German Super Cup and it was hell of a work honestly.

Because they got a red card in the first half but this still didn't stop them. Even though Stuttgart got ahead, they came back and won by penalties. Xabi Alonso is continuing on his magical run. Starting the season with trophy must be feeling superb for the whole team and the fans.

It is good to see that the same spirit exists among the players. Maybe another unbeaten run is about to start... Tongue

Honestly I never thought it would still end up in their (Bayer Leverkusen) favor after the red card, these guys knows how to keep that composure especially whenever they under pressure and the manager is really the man behind their success, they are just like a family, what can their opponent do to put Bayer Leverkusen away? They don't give up and I see them as a team that whenever they're losing 3-0 is still not over, they'd come back and draw the game or even win, so loving the team they have become since Xabi Alonso took over.
Some teams would panic and also lost the game but they fought till the end, at some point I begin to ask if Xabi Alonso and his boys can replicate what they did last season not only winning the title but winning games without stopping or minding who they're facing and if it gets to the title I think they're the target because other teams are looking forward to remove them from the picture before moving to get it, the likes of Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Leipzig and the others but I know this season is going to be another one that will keep us guessing. For Bayer Leverkusen I believe they can still get another trophy this season, congratulations to them.

Honestly I thought Stuttgart would win the match. Because the performance of Stuttgart's players was mixed. And the match was somewhat dominated by Stuttgart's players. More importantly, after Leverkusen's Terrier was red-carded in the 37th minute, Leverkusen had an even tougher task to fend off Stuttgart. The first half ended 1-1, and Terrie received a red card.

Stuttgart had 66% of the ball. The team also created plenty of attacking and scoring opportunities. But in the end, it was Xabi Alonso's match tactics that Stuttgart were defeated by. Xabi Alonso understood well that Leverkusen would concede more goals if they played an attacking strategy with 10 players. So in the second half, Leverkusen played a defensive strategy and played very carefully. Leverkusen conceded the second goal in 63 minutes. But in the 88th minute Patrik's goal equalized the match. Leverkusen eventually won the penalty shootout 4-3. The Leverkusen team was lucky, and Xabi's match strategy was also very good.

That would have been the end point for Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart's players should have made use of that opportunity in that second half by getting another goal, they were outstanding against a side that played unbeaten last season and I was expecting an easy win for Bayer Leverkusen but the opposition team came prepared but they couldn't get it completely. I always wonder what's the secret behind all these coming from behind and maybe win the game by Leverkusen, I'm just so confused how they (Leverkusen) do it, I have a feeling they can continue from where they stopped last season but not where Atalanta left them.
The risk Alonso took was enough to say anything can happen because he had to pour out his cards and say anything that wants to happen is on him and it favored him. This man should be given the best coach of the season if possible for for 2 years in a row, Alonso is the best.