Why Xabi Alonso Is Destined For Greatness - Leverkusen 2023/24 Tactical Analysis
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Every Analyst is forgetting the influence del bosque had on Xabi. His usage of 2 attacking mid fielders (silva-iniesta) and pivot of xabi-busquets came from del bosque’s spain. Using of back 3 is something xabi learned outside of his player experience.
It’s stupid that most people don’t regard Del Bosque as a world class. Mostly forgotten in every conversation about great football managers which I personally hate but it’s obvious I can’t change the minds of people about their perception of him.
@@DiotimaMantinea-gr6rx The way he was sacked from Madrid also doesn’t help things.
@@DiotimaMantinea-gr6rx i was referring to the impact of del bosque on xabi which was his time with spain. Of course Del bosque is one of the best players and manager of Real Madrid.
Exactly...
This.
He speaks Spanish, German, English - with elements of all their football absorbed into his being... the Perfect Cell of management.
Don’t forget the Dutch influence. It’s everywhere in his game. He breathes the Dutch style man, it’s so good to see!
For me it's all about that midfield. Xhaka, Palacios, Wirtz truly can adapt to any game situation. They're tough, they're technical, they're dynamic, they're smart. Perfect balance.
And hoffman
If he goes to Liverpool, Mac Allister and Trent would be those double pivots (or Endo for more control) and Szoboszlai would have that Wirtz role which would suit him more than the 8 role he has now. Just like he did at Leipzig.
I think Alonso would be a perfect fit for Liverpool, it’ll be interesting that’s for sure
Xhaka's redemption arc has been excellent. From being stripped of captaincy to becoming a fan's favourite and becoming a core member of Alonso's game. As a Gooner, I do miss him at the Emirates.
I don't think anyone believed me when I said we will miss Granit immensely. We should've let him stay as long as he'd like. Instead we have Mo... don't get me wrong I love Mo... but cmon he's essentially just a training body and Granit was a revelation in our system last season.
@@MiikeJoneIf you were him will you stay ? You have to leave while it’s still hot just so he doesn’t lose his value At arsenal again .Plus im certain he’s going to learn more coaching job from xabi over there .. Alonso bought him to be the coordinator on the field with his experience
fr its shocking but lovely to see. very happy for him. i imagine arteta and xabi’s conversations about his potential were great.
Xabi Alonso in Liverpool would make the fans so happy. He is a great trainer and he himself once said that he feels Liverpool is his 2nd home.
Yes, but he also said that he wants to prove himself first and get experience. Liverpool job is amongst hardest ones in football worlds. If he wins the Bundesliga, or even more, then fair enough. He is ready and he can come, if not, he stil needs time to get better.
@@Royale_USG liverpool job is literally easy, because you can spend hundreds of millions each season lmao
@@hisokabeatbox9053 Ur clueless mate
@@hisokabeatbox9053hundreds of millions? Liverpool are the one of the best runs clubs in the world, who else has won what we’ve won in the last 10 yrs WITHOUT dodgy deals and breaking ffp?
As a fan of Liverpool I would be more than happy to see Alonso at Anfield, but....
I'm also a Finn and I would so much like to see Luke lifting the Bundesliga trophy and more. We after all don't have any of the four European major league trophies in our hall of fame (if we don't count that someone was playing in reserves for a club that won).
Their game with Augsburg in the dying seconds was absolutely phenomenal i can definitely agree that those guys can pass even in the tightest of spaces leading to the Palacios goal Augsburg box was so congested but still leverkusen passed the ball like it was nothing. Xabi ball ladies and gentlemen Xabi ball indeed 🫨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
i reckon he goes madrid after ancelotti to rule football with bellingham and endrick/mbappe
he is the real xabi who is destined for greatness not that b tech xavi😂
@@tanimsarker1866Although Barca has been underperforming last 2 months The Xavi you are disrespecting build a dead Barca team from scratch and debt and is the current league champion, and has another trophy.
From scratch? He had multiple good players, aubomeyang, Torres. Kessie etc@@youngtrendsetteryts4503
game winner again!
Finally!! A tactical analysis of a team that is not a Premier League team, Real or Barcelona.Of course, you should continue with analysis of those teams and games I'm just trying to say that,if you can do it you should cover more teams and more leagues.Keep it going!
This Leverkusen team is without a doubt one of the best Bundesliga sides in recent history. In my eyes they are the best Bundesliga squad since Guardiola's Bayern days (with Xabi as a player). They easily dominate most games and if they have a bad half they can adjust exceptionally well during half time. It so fun to watch them
Leverkusen just beat Leipzig at their stadium in the most dramatic fashion possible. Please do an analysis of that match! :)
Just won 😂 Bayern also in same way
Get the Bundesliga Leverkusen, get the Bundesliga Xabi!
Excellent video.
Most football channels covering Alonso's Leverkusen get a few things wrong (which is natural when you don't watch every match, I guess), but here I didn't notice any mistakes (minus some obvious oversights like labeling Boniface "Hradecky").
Instead, you manage to explain Alonso's style in an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive manner while giving crucial background information. Massive kudos.
Leverkusen is a perfect example of brilliant positionings on the pitch. This vid shows it absolutely right, but a good plan is just as good as its fulfillment and they are brilliant in this. From that they gain self confidence to play out and defend out the opposite. Its pure fun to watch, even if its not my team. Great work.
He’s the only man out there that can ease the sadness of LFC fans. He can’t replace Klopp but he can definitely do a good job :(
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this was really good tactical analysis thank you
He fits so well with the players liverpool already has. trent as frimpong, mac allister as xhaka, szobo as wirtz, and ball playing cbs in vvd and konate
He Just stays with the better team, get over it.
That this works with all the new players they got, it's truly genius from Xabi. Everything worked exactly like he planned.
If Liverpool replace Klopp with Alonso it'll be really interesting to see how certain players will react to his methods. We've pretty much never played a conventional three at the back system under Klopp. For the most part I'm going to need some time to look at the players we've currently got and see how they would fit in with him, but I can be confident that Nunez would absolutely cook under Alonso. Nunez seems to have similar attributes to Boniface, just needs to sort out his finishing.
Alonso also had a father who was a manager and player who brought him to work, Mourinho said it
The truth is that every manager in football currently plays a back 3 despite the formation on paper.
Tuchel and Conte showed the beauty of a back 3 to the max😊
Conte was the pioneer with Juventus. Then he perfected it at Chelsea
That's old... Since decades teams have used one of the fullbacks as a 3rd CB or they asked one of the CMs to come deep for the ball between CBs. Is basic football. Lesson one is a team always attacks with only 3 defenders, one of FBs goes further and the other goes deep. Or both if the CM plays like halfback.
@@ElRealista. 3 man defence like exists since Herrera's catenaccio. 2 man markers and a libero. Picchi, Beckenbauer, Tresor, Stieleke, Scirea and Passarella were some of the best liberos.
When Sacchi arrived, he moved the libero to defensive midfelder (Rijkaard) and defence line was now different, 2 central defenders and zonal marking.
Few top coaches used 3 man defensive line until Conte made a paradigm shift with Juventus. Bonucci was more of a deep lying playmaker, and the wing backs were often full backs in a 5 man line without the ball. In Chelsea it was different: The line was more flexible, with both Rudiger and Azpilicueta more offensive than Barzagli and Chiellini, and Azpilicueta and James switching roles constantly during the game, and Kante covering Alonso
@@ElRealista.💯💯I play fifa with both full backs high up and cdm drop in between the two cb’s
Can you do a video on thiago motta and the job he has done in bologna
Their tech setup for bets is so advanced yet so user friendly, love it
Fit tottenham vs leverjusen will be hell of a match
That sounds awesome I used the welcome bonus myself boosted my play a ton
With all these powerful tactics he build he will surely lifting the Bundesliga trophy.🥇🏆🔥💪⚽ Hey please do a video with the Madrid derby ok how Realmarid take advantage to beat Atlectico into the super cup semi-final and how tactical Atlectico Mardrid revenge back Realmarid into the round 4 stage into the Copa del Rey to advance to the quarter final.
Leverkusen this season won 31 Games and drew 5. They still didn’t lose. This is insane. Watching their games you think that it’s totally impossible to beat them
If y'all are really keen, you'll realize that 3 back formations are really good and tough for the opposition to best it.
Now imagine these were Chelsea’s players.. Nkunku/Carney for wirtz, Palmer for hoffman, Enzo/lavia for xaka, caicedo for palacios, disasi/fofana for the right sided center back, Colwil/Silva for their central center back, Badiashile for the left sided center back, gusto/james for frimpong and mudryk/ chilwel for Grimaldo
Or AC Milan would love to see that
Interesting to see the back 3 that can transition to a back 4 when one of the wide men drop back, reminds me of what Trent has started doing. Already feels like a good fit.
Whos’s here after the Klopp news😭
Me😢 and almost everyone
@brohow988
...Couldn't help it la, Xabi is perhaps the only one who can ease the pain inside... 😣😣😖
I think he can achieve this „greatness“ at Leverkusen. It doesn’t look like that they will lose much players. And they can also improve their squad again in the summer. Leverkusen could really be a serious title contender in the champions league
this is why I always said Alonso is the best football player I've ever seen.
0:56 you have a wrong name under Boniface and at 5:52 number 20 should be in the box too. Great video!
i cant be the only liverpool fan watching this? i need to learn about our future manager😭
I think most of them are preparing for the funeral, judging by the mood lol
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Love the fair play at 4RBT, they really make sure everyone has a shot to win.
How the video starts with some eugenics, great...
Yea that was a very weird angle to start on
Would love to see a video deep dive on how you produce videos like these…
Wow nice work.
0:51 - Xabi Alonso is such a genius that he is even able to clone Frimpong and make him play in two different positions at the same time. We are going to see two Trent Arnolds in Liverpool - one as a right-wing back and the other as a bench warmer.
When Xabi moves to a top club, like Liverpool, Bayern or Real Madrid, I doubt he will play that 3-4-2-1 formation because all of them traditionally play 4 with the back. It would be very interesting to see how he fits his principles in a back 4 formation because his current Leverkusen formation was adopted to get the best out of Frimpong.
Not sure that it was adopted. But its been working very well so far. He only builds up with back 3 but defends with back four. Have not seen them defend with back 3 tho , not sure. But i am sure he can build up with back 4 as well with also using GK. I dont think he will have trouble adapting - switching to back four with build up and defending. But now with Leverkusen he builds up with back 3 but defends with back 4. Have not exactly seen them defend with back 3 but alright. The formation does get the best out of Frimpong and Grimaldo as well. The team is good enough to win any team and throphy tnx to Alonso tactics getting the best out of everyone. Would love to see him at AC Milan next season but he will probably stay one more year because they Leverkusen will be in UCL next season.
@@user-wk4iw8gt8r Definitely, he should stay at Leverkusen for one more season. Bayern, Madrid or Liverpool are the only likely destinations for him because of his playing career. Also, by adopting I meant he did very well to understand his current squad and then form a system which gets the best out of everyone. It's like, there are managers whose entire focus is imposing their play style (like Ange, De Zerbi), few focus on getting the best out of their players (Ancelotti) and then their is Xabi combining the best of both worlds!!
This ages well
Every Liverpool fan praying rn for him to be next. ❤
Welcome to Liverpool Xabi 😉. Great analysis, and thank you 👍
Hi Bro. Thank you for providing such detailed analytics. I have a suggestion for you. You can stand out from other analysts by making some WHAT IF scenarios as well! For ex: City vs leverkrusen!!! or Bayern vs City!!!
Lets see how this turn out! I am pretty sure you can excel in that as well buddy. And create something which no one has ever tried :)
Who’s here after the Klopp new lol
I’ve tried most of your tactics on football manager I got to a ucl final with rb Leipzig with the Real Madrid mourinho tactic!
Love that!!
@@FootballMadeSimplewe have Chelsea and Arsenal tactics Home and Away in the Premier League this week
this is like how tuchel's chelsea was played
I would love it if he were to stay at Bayer Leverkusen for 3-5 more years. If he can show his skill with the ability to keep producing results even with a high squad turnover, then a club will believe in him more and give him a long term project like a Jurgen Klopp.
I'm really happy for him and can't wait enough to have him at Madrid again.
Hradecky is second coming of Jorge Campos and playing as a striker and goalie simultaneously
I looked forward to your analysis of Xavis tactics!
Pure wickedness from Xabi.....his tactical disposition is pure genius
your inro to this video is great
You should the crash games are my go-to plus they gave me a free bet when I started
I'm afraid Bayern will steal the Bundesliga from them 😭
Same here😭
Steal? It's a fair competition. The best team wins.
Acting like Leverkusen didn’t steal a points against Bayern
Coz of ref Bayern are in 2nd.
If Bayern doesn't win the Bundesliga, Harry Kane 🥴
@@jakkaxn5513 Nope because of ref, bayern didn't lose.
Give us indepth analysis on some coaches for LIverpool.
Amorim, Unai, Velvede, Nagelsman or any
Greatness indeed he did it 🎉
Watching this on the day Jürgen Klopp announced he's leaving Liverpool, Friday 26th January 2024. I'm looking for insight into Alonso's managing style and what he might bring IF he becomes Liverpool's next man at the helm, I'm liking the style, in all honesty after watching this video, ALOT. Let's not jinx anything here but once again, IF he becomes manager of Liverpool, I'm going full gun's blazing and saying he ends up being a brilliant choice and wins us a premier League within 2 seasons of arrival. I hope this age's well!
Fantastic analysis!
A future real Madrid coach .. I like the 3 defenders formation and I think all modern football is labelled with it because of its flexibility for offensive and defensive mode at the same time
The analysis that Ive been waiting for ❤. But, could it be too much if the analysis is compared with Seoane's play strategy?
I haven’t seen the video but I like it already
Might try roulette tonight there’s a daily bonus on it wonder if it’ll bring me some luck
Whose here after Jurgen's announcement
I have been waiting for a football made simple video of bayer leverkuzen fir so long😊,finally
Should have had Mou whispering to Xabi a la Inter 😂. Cool thumbnail though
Leverkusen aren’t stopping
Even with all the key players lost, they still found a way to score 3 goals against Leipzig
Girona and Leverkusen should win their respective titles this season.
Wonderful
Can you do a analyst on Enzo maresca tactics
Versatile player are important nowadays than before
Awesome video man
like this if you’re a liverpool fan watching this after today’s news 💀
Can you do analysis on japan vs bahrain just now? The game look very intense.
0:56 Hradecky as Goalkeeper and Striker... I wonder how that works
Hehe won 3-2 last night. Winner in the extra time! Go Xabi❤❤
Success is fostered by many fathers but failure by none.
Lmao you hit the algo jackpot now mate.
His style is made for Liverpool 2.0 👀
its awesome !
Seriously hope that Bayer don't choke in the end like Dortmund last season. We seriously want them to lose that "Neverkusen" tag.
He is incredible
Do a video on girona.
This is exactly what Antonio Conte was doing when he introduced 3-4-3 to Chelsea, they always change shape to 4-4-2, 4-3-3 during play.
Nice set up but for very compact team from EPL they might not find it easy against lower teams in EPL who won't give much room and are very good in set pieces there are also very technical players who can hit them on a counter and create serious 1v1 situations with their 3 main CBs which can be very dangerous and can lead to goals
How does City Breakdown low Block Teams ?
Anyone here after the Jurgen announcement? 😬
This is a lot like the system Conte played at chelsea when we used Victor Moses as our right wing back. If I was setting a team out against this system I would 100% be using a 442.
Who’s here after Klopp just announced he’s leaving Liverpool 😭
Very similar to how Atalanta use to play with Papu Gomez in the team 😢
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Luis Aragones and Vicente Del Bosque....... are two you need to add that influenced Xabi Alonso.... Euros and World Cup!
So sexy so smart so beautiful and also poster boy of Leverkusen though he's manager
And a shear tactician with shear patience intelligence and analysing power⚡⚡⚡
Live long in Leverkusen to make the club more accomplished and blessed🙏🙏
Defensive preparations for opposition is becoming harder and harder day by day as leverkusen is growing manifold.
Take a bow alonso❤❤
DO ANALYSIS OF ANY AFCON MATCH PLEASE I AM FROM 🇹🇿
And now they’ve won the league 👏👏
Bro can you do a tactical analysis for Barcelona B Rafa marquis
The Leverkusen revolutioner
Palacios is injured for now.
And they have some really good players unavailable to them due to the Africa cup.
Including their best scorer, Boniface.
The next matches will be tough.
Especially the match against Bayern.
Who else is here after the depressing Jurgen Klopp news.😥
Could you analyse Bolognas Motta
Our new coach