ETH is not Xabi Alonso. But how could anyone deny that he is a proven winner! Don't forget about his 3 league titles & cups with Ajax, & now he is going to give his footstep on Leverkusen through mid‑2027. You know the Werkself is still be proud with league top scorer Patrik Schick, also Florian Wirtz is remaining under contract. This Patrik Schick netted 21 Bundesliga goal last season.
Also remember Die Werkself finished 2nd to Bayern last season with only a midteen point gap. So effective squad groundwork is underway, it is so much sensible talk to challenge Dortmund for the top two, it is not wishful thinking at all. So, betting against them would be such a naive decision.
If he was given Bayern Munich, then I would say that he is good enough to win 3 in a row with them as well, and maybe even the cup. However, when he is given Leverkusen, he won't be doing much with them, plus he is already spending a shit ton of money on the team (or maybe the team does) and not improving at all. That has to be the most important factual reason why people do not trust him, because he did that at United and sucked, so we have seen him be bad before, why not be bad again?
Sure he was great at Ajax, but that Ajax team was dominating the league, so it looks quite obvious that he is going to end up with the title there, he isn't bad enough to make a dominant team lose, he is good there, but he can't make an underachieving team become an overachiever.