How Xabi Alonso Masterminded Bayern Munich Defeat | #bayern #leverkusen

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Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen took another step towards ending Bayern Munich's dominance in the Bundesliga with a 3-0 victory over the champions at the weekend. But how did the league leaders manage to keep Harry Kane quiet?

Jon Mackenzie takes a look 🧠

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[NobleCris]

Hojlund: You guys are getting 18 touches 🤨

[OmKumar-kuke]

The adaptability from there usual strong forward was astonishing

[uncreative]

I just realized why I don't know about soccer/football tactics, it's because it's essentially one huge game of chess, and I suck at chess.

[bulemwaitirwa]

Damn Alonso is good. If he gets a good sporting director he will become great.

[jamesvictor]

PLEASE BRING BACK LONG FORM CONTENT!!!

[pozsoz]

This would have made a good long video, I miss old Tifo

[NachoBearYeah]

Letting them have only 0.27 xG is CRAZY

[debagniksen]

When you guys will be back with full match analysis. Miss those episodes

[jakedean]

Would love this as a long form video! Can tell there is a lot more to go into

[kartikchandra]

Pls make a vid on Tuchel's tactics and why he keeps out de Ligt ffs.
Also cheers mate gr8 videos

[milktea]

Tactical awareness is what really wins you big games when your team ain’t filled with super stars.

Look at the 2022 World Cup final, remember when Mbappe had like 3 touches for the first 78 minutes?

If you don’t have best of the bets in every position you have to play as one, cutting out passes from ever reaching the best players on the other team.

I’m hoping for Bayern to finally lose the league, can’t be a serious league if a team dominates for 10 years straight.

[johnlau]

and then Lazio did the similar thing to Bayern last night

[fzikkrj]

From Neverkusen
To Invisiblekusen
Thanks to Xabi Alonso

[kakra]

Will they be doing any more non-short tactical breakdowns? Or are they only doing these short clips going forward?

[Sinchanedits]

In tha attacking phase, the left midfielder of bayern munich remains free😅

[ronaldpangaribuan]

I did the formation 5-2-3 and i lose streak

[Chriswatt]

He had to form half the team around Harry to stop him, just shows how much he ain’t worried bout other players, Bayern manager should ov recognised that a got Kane to drop deep and assist he is brilliant at that not just a goal scorer

[Football_X_cookz]

Please tell me guys how do you understand football tactics by watching matches i watched the whole game but didnt understand that what were the tactics of both teams can anyone explain how to understand what is going on in a football game and how to understand tactics

[Rayyangaming-rotj]

But the fact is that all the three goals of Leverkusen were scored by there wing backs

[jamieturtle]

What’s going wrong is that Tuchel is changing the tactics for the first time this season in a must-win game.