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There's a clip where Mourinho stated that Xabi is likely to be a good coach because of the people he played under and his father being a coach. He could be another proper coach in the near future.

​@@lindilebangose7667 Not he could be, but he will be

@@-AxisA- nothing but death is certain in this life.

@@lindilebangose7667 He will almost certainly become a great manager

@@lindilebangose7667 and taxes

This stuff is so weird to me, one coach gets a bajillion breakdowns and awareness. And instead of thinking, "Wow that's interesting! I'd love to see more of other interesting coaches and tactical styles." People just want to see different versions from different channels of the exact same video. It's the same with game reviews and so many other things I watch and I just don't get it. Like sure you might get a couple of new tidbits, but on the whole it's just going to be a different guy saying very similar things.

To be honest, I thought this video was going to be about Diniz when I saw the title!

@@stevedomique9278 what is the problem with giving a more unknown team and league recognition fo their tatics?

@@maurocorreia8081 Bro it's only two games into the season and they're already comparing this season to last season. Super cringe

@@entoney20I thought so as well, given the thumbnail image.

agreed. There just seems to be something about this kind of balance between experience and youth which works. Good teams usually get it right

Xhaka and Hofmann are quality

lets not overreact tho. its a team success and leverkusen are doing a great job as a team, the players in the squad are suited for their playing style so manager did a great job too .. in the team there arent a lot of players who could make it everywhere tho. frimpong is better offensively then he is defensively, tah has been inconsistant forever etc. grimaldo is great, wirtz one of the biggest talents in europe.

@@michaelfellner9822 there aren't a lot of players of players who could make it everywhere? is that why nearly every Leverkusen player is being affiliated with other clubs? Like seriously the only players I haven't heard multiple rumours about are Hradecky, Hofmann and Xhake, because they are all over 30.

Can’t wait to see what Ibrahimovic will do in management

How tactically sophisticated is Mourinho? The best managers are mostly deep lying playmaker or central defenders. Because they see more of the pitch and control the team’s build up. Ibrahimovic is not that. Ibrahimovic didn’t like Pep, he probably didn’t buy into his philosophies.

add anchelotti to that list too Alonso has all the experience to literally be the best of all worlds

@@shadmankabir5916 In an interview, Ancelotti admitted that he doesn’t do much tactics.

​@@thierryhenry674tactics is just one part of management

What will Xabi do when Xhaka is injured? Long term recovery kind of injury? Next phase in Leverkusen’s evolution is bench depth, that is if they are not a selling team. Dortmund is a selling team

@@retiredrebel While you're right in your overall point, Xhaka isn't the player to pick out for that. He's an ironman of a player.

​ Xhaka doesn't get injured mate. 😂 Man is a tank.

@@retiredrebelThey would still have Andrich who is a great CDM especially against the ball. Palacios would then probably have more responsibilities in the build-up play.

@@retiredrebel I think the Bayer 04 bench is already better than last year... With an injury-prone Aranguiz and an often disappointing Demirbay no longer in the squad, they now have a player like Andrich, newly called up national team player, who was a crucial part of last years great Europa League run and the (at least after Alonso's takeover) consistent Bundesliga campaign. So to have him as the first backup option now is an improvement. A player of great abilities against the ball, who has also stood the test of playing the somewhat old-fashioned "sweeper" position in the back three. They've added some talent to the team in Noah Mbamba and Gustavo Puerta, of course without any playing time as of yet, but will be able to learn a lot from Xhaka during training. In general I would say the team has more squad depth, or at least the backups have gotten better: - Loaning out Azmoun (who never really clicked with the team) to Roma and filling his spot in the team with Boniface was a great move, he will be fierce competition to Schick once he returns from injury - Signing a young talented wing-back, Arthur Augusto (currently injured, but a possible replacement for Frimpong when he's gonna get transferred) - Getting a promising keeper in Matej Kovar from Man. United (already playing Europa League matches, possible new No. 1, come next season) - Taking some weight of the shoulders of young talents such as Adli or Hlozek by signing Hofmann, also adding Tella into the mix - Signing Stanisic on a loan to give more flexibility at the back end, possible centre-back backup or right fullback in a 4-in-the-back system, also weakening Bayern Munich's squad depth I also think that most of the players they've signed this season aren't neccessarily candidates for a move to a bigger club in the near future: Xhaka, Hofmann & Grimaldo are all experienced players, in the very near future i would only see Wirtz, Frimpong and Boniface as possible transfers that could hurt the quality of the team. And they've extended with Palacios, Frimpong and Tapsoba to ensure that every player from the starting 11 (apart from Tah) is bound to the team beyond 2025, ensuring significant earnings if they decide to sell. The last few transfer windows have already shown that Bayer 04 wants to graduate from the "selling-team" status, this is clearly a "win-now" team.

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?? @@Chip_Fuse He is right. Im a dortmund fan and bonficae feels exactly like haaland in the first few games. Feels like an unstopable force of nature

Boniface is so good it's insane

100% agree, he just seems like he’s on another level physically, just like Oshimen

@@alecanci he even looks a bit like Osimhen (same haircut) and is Nigerian too haha

I'm a Liverpool fan, and will always adore Gerrard as a player, but to be very honest, he doesn't seem that smart outside of the game

@@lucioledizerot196 Same.

Who's everyone I heard of very few people who thought Gerrard would be a world class manager. Or at least was telling people he would be.

Gerrard was pretty good at Rangers though.

@@princeetu8831 who isn't good at Rangers tbf

if only he could provide his club form to his international form

@@equilibriajorvingia9705 he absolutely did against france and in the first half against japan too and in the games before he‘s been a silver lining in the team

Wirtz is underrated asf. Probably Top 3 young midfielders in the world.

He's incredible. Idk why his shot volume is so low because he's been really clinical as a midfielder considering his average shot distance over the years, but maybe he enjoys passing too much. That's not really a problem when, in not even three complete seasons, your key pass, pass into final third, pass into box and progressive pass rates have quadrupled to become world leading 😅

The reason why lev is back is because of wirtz, they played UCL with him and immediately got a win streak when he was back from his injury

Hey, fellow FM player here, I was wondering how to replicate this system in FM while watching the video and came across your comment, would you mind elaborating a bit more on your shape in and out of possession and the TIs that you use? I'd love to get this combination of styles of play that you mention here

​@@anonymouseX942You have to have players in positions that allow them to roam like Advanced Forward, Shadow Striker, Carrilero. Essentially look at your formation as the starting position in recovery, and due to the given instructions picture how will players move. For example a Mezzala will end his movement at the corner of the box, and if that side of the pitch has a False Nine, they will drop from a similar position to that, so the F9 draws the center back with him and the mezzala would run into a free space (maybe) chased by a defensive midfielder. Generate a few of those synergies and goals will happen simply because defending players will be unable to pick those runs, which is what happens here, if the opposing team is marking zonally all this roaming forces the defenders to be constantly deciding who follows who

Take good care of Xhaka please 🥺

Comgrats

i expected spurs tbh

I was expecting angeball too

I also thought it would be Brighton or Leverkusen. Hipsters choice

good shout for upcoming weeks/months, but Ange Postecoglou ain't long enough at Tottenham yet. His team still needs to continue validating the manager's influence over a longer period of time, imho at least six months @@puskas_baller

Managed to hold Bayern😂

Amen to that YNWA

Gerrard the great player that he was, never even imagined that a player could one day be offered a $Billion contract. Let the man make his money, no shame in that. Europe took so many players from African, Asian, & Latino Leagues. Now Europe is upset about a few retired players moving to the new China League.

underrated comment

All these retired players who played under Guardiola are going on to dominate as younger, less experienced managers

They literally don’t play like arsenal lol watch some games

@@wahousekey you give pep too much credit

@@vidalgutierrez9542 It’s about being able to micromanage the positioning and movements of players in different phases, the principles and philosophies.

I know the feeling. Raheem Stirling was in the year below me in my school. Always saw him playing football in the playground.

No way he will be Liverpool's next manager

Benitez really sticks out as the odd one in that list :D but yh I agree

These tactics are more similar to Del Bosque’s Spain 2010, where Alonso played a big part, than tactics of those four but certainly he has learned a lot from them as well, and would definitely suit Real Madrid. Del Bosque was also one of the greatest managers of Real Madrid even though he didn't always get the recognition he deserved. His sacking in 2003 ended the successful start of the first Galácticos era.

@@chradikaali great point

​@davinator5167 Benitez was a brilliant tactician. His Valencia side that won 2 la Liga titles and a Uefa Cup were great.

That's right they grew up together didn't they.

"Mikel unlocked him, pushed him to start his coaching badges as well then passed him to his close pal Xabi" Who told you that, Juklian off AFTV?

@@heinzii7834 yes both are from the San Sebastian in Basque country! They grew up together went same school since primary.

@@MickDarcy you should watch the series where Xhaka Elneny and Cédric are followed by cameras during their coaching courses! It was aired on Now TV

Lobotka the best regista itw he transformed Napoli to title winners

yh and their business was incredibly smart, Boniface was a steal for 20m, he already looks like a future world class striker, Grimaldo has been one of the best LBs itw in the last years imo and they got him for free, Xhaka and Hofmann also weren't expensive and give them a lot of experience in crucial positions

@@davinator5167 grimaldo "free" apart from his salary and huge signing bonus

@@agostinho6550 Which they would have to pay regardless...

nah leipzig always replaces stars w young talents. it’s a risk but after MD3 u can see that it’s working pretty well. As for BVB, i’m doubting whether they can even make Top 4, w Bayern, leverkusen, union and leipzig.

@@ayobabes Yes, you are right about Leipzig, but this year, the only real talent there is Xavi Simons and he is on loan. Leipzig are not getting better, at least. While Leverkusen are improving. Dortmund are getting worse, unfortunately. You are correct about this part, too. I am a BVB fan, and I don't think we are going to get to top 4 either.

And even better now (I suppose that's kind of how the passing of time works when you don't lose)!

Won the league with 5 games to spear, 44 matches unbeaten in all comp, dfb pokal finalist, europa semifinalist, and a chance to win the league with most points in history, and unbeaten for the first time

Alonso has also played under Ancelotti Benitez Heynckes and Del Bosque. So he’s learned all the good and the bad from some of the best managers in the game ever

Benitez and Mourinho are not sophisticated tacticians. Ancelotti doesn’t even care much about tactics. He said that in an interview.

​@@thierryhenry674Benítez and mourinho are incredibly detailed and tactical, wtf are you shiting on about 😂

pep's only influence is money. His fans always make me laugh, xabi has always been a very intelligent player and not even surprising that he's doing so well as a coach.

@@gowiuskymarie3302 You know nothing about tactics.

​@@aidangriffiths5075Mourinho's tactics are park the bus and counter. There's nothing special about that. That's anti football.

Adam Hlozek, too. Don't forget him

Schick is so underrated. He could have been an option for Bayern too.

Pep didnt invent any of that. He is great at adapting old tactics to modern football. Which is a great merit

Uh no. None of the managers you've mentioned are stagnant, Carlo and Jose won European trophies very recently, Jose is practically one of the reasons of Reals current domination. People tend to be forgetful. But Pep has had a decade-long journey to European triumph himself.

​@@miguelporras8366he is a fantastic manager. The comment debases Jose and Carlo, which is just sad.

@@nananou1687 I know he is great. Just pointing out he didnt invent football doesnt diminish his merit. False full backs who turn into CM exists since Junior and Leandro. False 9 exists since Hidegkuti Nandor and the first who adapted that to modern football was Luciano Spalletti with Totti. Guardiola's dynamic build-up play from the back was invention of Ricardo La Volpe (something Guardiola himself recognized publicly). Turning a center back into defensive pivot was Sacchi's idea, which changed football. Sweeper-keepers exist since Hugo Gatti in Argentina, and it was established in Europe by Zdenek Zeman in Foggia and made famous by Cruyff But the man deserves immense accolades because he studied all that thoroughly, applied it in an entirely different context and synthethized it brilliantly

And even better yet now!