Never again ‘Neverkusen’

On attaining the title of Bundesliga for the first time in its history Bayer Leverkusen buried the term ‘Neverkusen’ forever. For many years, the aspirin group was considered a bad club that used to take it out. In the shadow of Bayern Munich and also surpassed by Borussia Dortmund as an alternative to those in Bavaria. They were close to becoming the first team to win the European Cup before taking their country’s League to their showcase, but Real Madrid avoided it. Raoul, Zidane and company. Until this Sunday, their most important milestone was winning the UEFA Cup in 1988 at the expense of spanish. But from now on it can say that it is one of the 13 clubs that won the Bundesliga and got the right to censor the production of words with the name of the city of the club.

The main person responsible for this success is Xabi Alonso. At 42 years old, Tolosarra is already one of the best coaches in the world and has proven his worth by conquering a Bundesliga that when it began seemed destined to end in the crowded trophy room of Bayern Munich. He has achieved this as well, remaining undefeated to date. 25 wins, 4 draws and no losses so far in the championship. The next challenge is to keep the defeat box clean until the championship is over. Only 5 days left to play.

It is also worth mentioning Fernando Carrothe Spanish CEO pulling its strings Bayer Leverkusen from the offices. This is a perfect example that good leadership skills in the business world are well worth it to successfully command a sports project. “Teamwork must be pragmatic, rational and, sometimes, emotional. I try to apply what is needed in each moment, in each case and to each person,” he said one day in an interview. He knows how to give Bayer Leverkusen what he needed to stop being called ‘Neverkusen’.