Nothing and no one can take ‘lo bailao’ out of Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen since he came to the bench of the Aspirin team. Especially last season when Germany He did not lose the game and left Bundesliga and Pokal champions. A success that will be repeated in European Leaguebut gave up in the final on Atalanta (3-0).
They regained the nickname ‘Neverlusen’ as they went undefeated and also won many games in stoppage time. They are incomparable. However, this campaign has left those miracles behind and the reality is quite different. Perhaps the most logical view is the level of the group, which is very good, but that is not among the 5-6 best teams in Europe.
In the Bundesliga, in nine games, they won 4, tied another 4 and lost 1. They have 16 points and are in fourth position, seven behind Bayern Munich.
In the Champions League, the situation, while not bad, is nothing to write home about. Two wins, one draw and one loss. They have to host Inter and Salzburg and visit Atlético de Madrid and Sparta Prague. All this after conceding a painful 4-0 against Liverpool on their return to Anfield. In the Pokal in the round of 16 they will play a bomb tie against Bayern.
Unknown situation
For the first time since his arrival at the club, Xabi Alonso is having worse results than expected. It should be noted that the bar is set very high because he himself set it so high. Compete against your best version of what it’s all about. Looking back at the current performance at any other time, the fans will be more satisfied, but when you make them dream, people want to extend the dream as long as possible.
After the defeat against Liverpool, he was critical of himself and acknowledged that the team must improve. In the last ten games, they have lost just one, but drawn five and won four. Between Champions and Bundesliga four consecutive games without a win (three draws and one loss). “The second part is not enough compared to the first. In the first half we played well, we had the ball and we had chances. In the second half we had less ball and we couldn’t find our players“.
And he made it clear that to beat teams like Liverpool they still have a way to “learn”. ”To win against the best teams, you have to go through tough times and suffer. We have to learn and learn to enjoy those moments and then attack“.
Source: La Verdad
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