His name is Alonso, Xabi Alonso © Lars Baron/Getty Images
He broke FC Bayern’s dominance. For that reason alone, Xabi Alonso has an episode of our football podcast He can kick earned. It is mainly due to him that Bayer Leverkusen became German champions in the most confident manner possible.
Xabi Alonso is the first coach to be discussed in this podcast. But the hosts also talk about his time as a player. Without them he would never have become the coach he is. As a player at the highest level, Alonso was able to accumulate “years of intrinsic knowledge,” says Oliver Fritsch. “Xabi Alonso will quickly realize what his players are capable of and what their limits are.”
Christian Spiller sees Alonso as a “fusion coach” because he mixes the best elements of his own coaches, Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Rafa Benítez, into his own style. Inspiration that is missing from many coaches, especially in Germany, who have become fashionable without any significant professional experience as a player.
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He broke FC Bayern’s dominance. For that reason alone, Xabi Alonso has an episode of our football podcast He can kick earned. It is mainly due to him that Bayer Leverkusen became German champions in the most confident manner possible.
Xabi Alonso is the first coach to be discussed in this podcast. But the hosts also talk about his time as a player. Without them he would never have become the coach he is. As a player at the highest level, Alonso was able to accumulate “years of intrinsic knowledge,” says Oliver Fritsch. “Xabi Alonso will quickly realize what his players are capable of and what their limits are.”
