14 May 2026 13:22:43
Seeming more likely we will bring Xabi Alonso in and give him a higher level of control with the squad and recruitment. Hoping this leads to some sackings at the same time. Excited to see how the players respond to him and how he sets the team up to play. Watched a few Madrid games earlier this year but from all accounts, the tactics he set out to play were ignored.
Never watched a lot of Bundesliga, outside of the Bayern team this year. Sounds like his invincible season was super impressive at Leverkusen. Conflicting stories about how progressive they played, but what I've learned from watching a bunch of different leagues this year consistently is about 95% of people that talk about football hardly watch it.
14 May 2026 17:49:48
They were not my favourite team to watch, but maybe that's because they generally played with three at the back, and I'm not a fan of that shape. They worked and pressed hard as a team.