The most interesting team in the world right now

Xabi Alonso, as a player, was part of the greatest Spain national team of all time, he played under Mourinho at Real Madrid and Guardiola at Bayern Munich. So it stands to reason that he learnt a thing or two about coaching.

Now he is imparting his knowledge on Bayer Leverkusen. As manager, he took them out of the relegation zone last season, and this season has made them the most interesting team in the world right now.

Jon Mackenzie explains why.

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[castielchieng]

Xabi had hell of a playing career considering who he played under before and now we see the experience blooms

[km]

These tactical breakdowns are amazing. Do one on Fernando Diniz if you guys haven’t yet.

[explosivereactionstv]

Anytime you have a mix of experienced players like Xhaka, Tah and Hoffmann mixed with young stars such as Wirtz and Boniface then good things will happen

[EmFi]

Love the fact that Leverkussen was my first thought. They have such a fun & interesting team with an 11 of players of which 8-9 i adore watching. So intrigued to see what they can do this year
This video had to be Brighton or Leverkussen, but i'm glad it's them

[miguelporras]

Xhaka's role is crucial. He is very similar to Alonso as a player, great long passing, also a great pace-setter and great long shooting skills.
His overload of the central areas reminds a lot of the Spanish national team.
Hoffman reminds me a lot of last season Edin Dzeko, a playmaker who likes to release his teammates on space. Those intrincate combinations with Frimpong seem a deadly weapon

[davinator]

Knew this was about Leverkusen the moment I saw the title. Boniface and Wirtz are incredible by the way. Boniface kind of looks like Haaland in his first BL games.

[snoopcane]

The impact of Florian Wirtz is not to be underestimated when it comes to their higher passing numbers
i‘m watching Leverkusen and Germany games frequently and since he came back from his ACL(!!) he completely transformed Leverkusens play

[maciejbala]

Reminds me of my own tactic in FM actually in some ways. Tempo set to the highest possible but also "work the ball into the box" turned on, and directness kept at standard. Meaning there's actually a lot of these kind of "third man" fast passing sequences through the middle, but we also score a ton of goals on the break. Through the middle or also through crosses. Feels like the best of both worlds

[rsl-imdq]

If you're coached by Mourinho and Pep, you know you'll be a great manager

[T.E.S.S.]

Alonso is what everyone told us Gerrard was going to be

[resurrectionist]

As a Liverpool fan, seeing Xabi Alonso doing well in management brings a smile to my face. I just hope he doesn't do a Gerrard and go to the wrong team and bungle his career and wind up in Saudi

[juang]

I love how Leverkusen are playing right now. That team is a well oiled machine. Plus, they have the best jersey in Europe this season ❤

[Metody]

Well, I'm from the future, they're really amazing. Good shout out before anybody can see it

[ryanilyas]

Finally some recognition, forza bayer🦁, this should be our season, somehow, hopefully

[danisbeast]

Small claim to fame I sat next to Nathan Tella in Chemistry classes in school and was in the same school football team. Now I'm watching him in a Tifo tactics video, mad

[kyser]

It's actually pretty crazy how Alonso managed to turn Bayer arround. Before he joined they've been in the mud and i was sceptical and thought this move will damage Alonsos career. Boy was i wrong,

[yallahyallah]

well i knew it was either Brighton or Leverkusen and just about every person in Germany interested in football is really looking forward to friday evening when they face off FC Bayern and alot of people are convinced they'll beat em cause they play better football in a better system.

[CharlesOffdensen]

I thought you were going to talk about Fluminense.
As for Leverkusen - their transfer budget is at roughly zero. While Dortmund and RB Leipzig have spend 80 million less than what they have received for outgoing transfers. Based on that alone I have expected Leverkusen to get closer to Dortmund and Leipzig. These two just didn't replace the players that left (especially Dortmund, Leipzig got some players on loan, that's why their budget is so good). Leverkusen now look even better than I thought.
Hofmann is used to play wide, he just lacks speed. Other than that, he is very good.

[RashidHasanRafi-rufn]

This aged really well
Jon McKenzie is the GOAT

[kingkenzokwansa]

Xhaka is absolutely balling in Bundesliga this season.
Best midfield regista in world football right now!
Mikel unlocked him, pushed him to start his coaching badges as well then passed him to his close pal Xabi.
Xhaka will become a world class manager when he hangs up his boots