2024-04-01 16:46:47
The risks have been worked out.
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Impulse teams are scattering across Europe
It’s scary to count how many such examples there have been just in recent years! Monaco was a revelation of the 16/17 season. The Monegasques, led by Leonardo Jardim, broke the hegemony of Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 and took the championship title. And in the Champions League they beat Tottenham twice, beat Man City after a 3:5 defeat and reached the semi-finals.
Then Borussia and Ajax sparkled. The former had a tight race with Bayern in the Bundesliga and had serious chances for the title. The latter have long become the main club of the Netherlands, but by the 18/19 season they had accumulated the basis for a high-profile campaign in European competitions – they played well in the Champions League with Bayern in the group, knocked out Real and Juve in the playoffs, and forced the fight on Tottenham “in the semi-finals, but were eliminated.
Last year’s Borussia can also be included here – the team still tried to get past the Munich team, but this time they came close. But again she finished only second.
And finally, Napoli last season – Spalletti finally integrated his ideas and, after the final wave of strengthening, rolled through Serie A and made some noise in the Champions League.
All these discoveries have a common feature – no one has secured the status of a European grandee. “Monaco” immediately sold out the leaders, “Ajax” was plucked out gradually, in several approaches (the effect caught up with the team last season). Bayern itself came to Borussia over and over again to take away the leaders. Napoli fell apart as soon as Luciano Spalletti left. And Bayer has a striking resemblance to these teams – as well as a huge temptation to become an incubator for top players in raising youth (it’s a profitable business).
Successfully repulsed the main inspirer of success
But for now, “pharmacists” are trying in every possible way to gain a foothold in the new weight category. At a minimum, Napoli will not repeat the mistakes – and Xabi Alonso was taken away from the contenders. There was a huge demand for the Spaniard – the clubs for which he played are now looking for a new coach. Real Madrid decided to stay with Carlo Ancelotti, but Liverpool and Bayern need a new specialist.
The Klopp era is coming to an end at the English giants. The German parted with the “Reds” beautifully – having fun with the academy graduates, swung at the quadruple. He will leave after the end of the season, giving his successor an already assembled team that only requires improvement. And Alonso is called the main contender for a replacement – the coach can continue the vector laid down by Jurgen. Although the British themselves expect that Alonso will remain at Bayer for another year.
Bayern are already mentally saying goodbye to Thomas Tuchel. He failed to cope with the negativity that was initially addressed to the management due to Nagelsmann’s unjustified resignation. It’s just that the replacement did not find a common language with all the leaders, undermined the confidence of Kimmich and de Ligt, and embarked on dubious experiments. And now they couldn’t keep the team from failing in the Budnesliga. In Munich, they are also determined to fight for Alonso – he once beat Bayern, which means the Spaniard knows the club’s weaknesses. But there is another option – the return of Nagelsmann.
There is great news for the “pharmacists” – the manager will remain with the team until 2025, which was confirmed by Xabi himself:
Last week I had a good conversation with Simon Rolfes and Fernando Carro, during which I told them that I would continue to work at Bayer Leverkusen. I feel like this is the right place for me.
My work at Bayer is not finished yet. I want to help the club, help the players develop, the club has great management, everything is fantastic here. It would be wrong for me to talk about the interest of other clubs at this stage. What is important for me as a coach is that I feel comfortable here.
Plus, the contract (calculated until 2026) contains a compensation clause.
Wirtz and Frimpong must be kept for their own good
It will be better for everyone. To maintain the achieved height, it is not enough to retain the coach – you also need adherents of his ideas, guides. Among the “pharmacists”, as in the examples above, there are enough tidbits for European giants. The main lot is definitely Florian Wirtz.
The 20-year-old German is the creative center of Bayer’s attacks, a master of non-trivial solutions in advancing the ball. Xabi regularly starts the midfielder – he responded with 7 goals and 10 assists in 26 Bundesliga games. And as expected, he attracted the attention of Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City, while Bayern dropped out of the pursuit of the player.
There is also Victor Bonifase, Bayer’s main scorer (10 goals in the championship). It will be more difficult to keep him – the giants Chelsea and Arsenal desperately need a top forward. Especially for the Gunners – Jesus does not satisfy the champion contender’s need for goals, and for Havertz this is a non-core position.
And the winger Jeremie Frimpong, who was hunted by Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern in the summer.
For a team, retaining youth means approaching the Champions League campaign fully armed and additionally promoting the players. And then make fabulous money. And for the players themselves, it is an opportunity to gain experience in advance and take on new challenges with greater confidence. What happens when young talents are promoted immediately after a bright season, Felix showed.
The team has an excellent mixture of youth and experience
The main thing is that the players themselves understand this. The same Wirtz, despite the subject interest of the top, wants to spend one more season at Bayer. So he wants to gain experience in the Champions League so that he can go to another team as an already formed player.
The “pharmacists” worked on the case with Frimpong on time, signing a new contract in October 2023. The new agreement is valid until 2028 – so Bayer itself will be able to dictate the terms in the negotiations.
This is a huge plus for the general condition of the German grandee. Now Bayer is really on fire. The team has not lost a single game all season, is ahead of Bayern in the championship by 10 points, and has reached the quarterfinals of the League of Legends and the semifinals of the German Cup. There is a great opportunity to get a treble.
The team is perfectly balanced – young stars Frimpong, Wirtz, Boniface are diluted with older, but not stagnant players (Xhaka, Hofmann). This is extremely important for developing success. Next season, the League will be replaced by the Champions League, and Qarabag and West Ham will be replaced by Arsenal, City, Real Madrid, etc.
And while the “pharmacists” are doing everything correctly, all that remains is to carry out targeted enhancement.
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