Leverkusen vs. Dortmund, understand 3 changes and clarify ideas

Latest! Leverkusen ended his home game. Can he withstand Dortmund in three years of transformation?

At Bayer Stadium on Sunday, Leverkusen will play the last home game of the season - but this is not only a regular league game, but also a "curtain-off performance" for core Alonso, Wilz, and Bonifers. Dortmund is still competing for European qualifications and has not been defeated in the last 6 rounds. This battle is definitely worth watching.

Let's look at Leverkusen's recent situation first - the offense in April was ridiculously bad. The success rate of short passes plummeted from 93% at the beginning of the season to 83%, and the success rate of crosses also dropped from 52% to 38%. The worst thing is the signboard’s quick counterattack, and he scored 1 goal in the last 5 games. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the players are a little bit erratic: the league championship is gone, the qualifying for the Champions League has long been stable, and the motivation is indeed insufficient.

Calendar Battle, who doesn't want to be decent? What happened to Leverkusen when Alonso took over in October 2022? The former Sevane, with a single-line combat lineup, forced the team to be relegated. In three years, Alonso has a winning rate of 64.4%, won the first Bundesliga championship and the German Cup in team history, and brought the team back to the Champions League - just selling broadcast rights and sponsorships, Leverkusen has at least 40 million euros in his account. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the number one meritorious person in the past 50 years.

Hard data won't lie.

The first thing Alonso carved Leverkusen with tactical DNA. In the past 10 years, I have changed seven coaches, tried all the defense, cross from the wing, and high-level oppression, but I was always suppressed by Bayern Dortmund, and the tactics became more and more confused. Alonso is here, and Spanish-style pass control has taken root - his ball possession rate has exceeded 58% for three consecutive years, and he is the top three in the Bundesliga. Even though there was a downturn in the middle of the season, he had never wavered. Now the team's resilience in ball control and tough battles is more than one level stronger than before.

The second game has completely changed the spirit of the competition. Alonso was a tough guy when he was a player. After becoming a coach, he passed this strength to the whole team. With 17 reversals and 9 finals in 3 years, there are not many that can be compared in the five major leagues. In the past, Leverkusen was soft when he arrived at the key battle, but now he has become a "courtball fortress". He is not panicked and he is getting crazier the more he plays.

There is real kung fu hidden in the locker room.

This is the most powerful thing about Alonso. This season, all 28 first-team players were on the bench, and none of them were on the bench last season. He does not hide his own personalities and teaches all his abilities to the players; he does not draw any pie. He takes the initiative to talk about the future of marginal players, for fear of delaying others' future. How many coaches would rather let the substitute be a "water dispenser administrator" than give a correct statement? Alonso's approach is too real.

Flynnpon has gone from a young boy to a hot product in the Premier League. Wiltz became the core of the German midfielder at the age of 19. Bonifers has gone from a Ligue 2 to a Golden Boot in the Bundesliga. In these growth trajectories, Alonso's shadow is too obvious. Just because of this kind of grace, how can the players not work hard when they are fighting for the curtain call?

Dotter is indeed strong and unbeaten in 6 rounds, but Leverkusen is a "home court + gratitude battle", and his morale bonus is full. Alonso's three-year transformation has long engraved the team with the label of "fighting to the end". I would rather believe that Leverkusen can stand up in this situation.

Do you think Leverkusen can win Dortmund in Alonso's curtain call?

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