Michael Reschke was a former manager in Leverkusen and Munich. He expects the upcoming league top game to be a fabulous evening. He has a clear opinion about Bayer coach Alonso.
According to former manager Michael Reschke, the top Bundesliga duel between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Bayern will be an outstanding event for German football.
“I expect a top-flight game because both clubs want to win with all their might and have very high quality. I am firmly convinced that we will see one of the best Bundesliga games in recent years,” said Reschke to the Munich “Abendzeitung”.
League leaders Leverkusen welcome pursuers Bayern on Saturday evening (6.30 p.m./Sky). Reschke was manager at Leverkusen from 2004 and was jointly responsible for a number of top transfers; Bayern brought him to Munich as technical director in 2014, where he stayed for a good three years.
Bayern victory would be a “big exclamation point”
The 66-year-old said the Bayer vs. Bayern match could send a big signal for the championship. The Munich team did not perform as confidently as expected during the season. “But it’s also a fact: Bayern have only lost two of the 20 league games so far – and now the decisive phase of the season begins. The duel in Leverkusen is of course particularly important and meaningful. If Bayern should win, regardless of whether it is with a work victory or sovereign, that would be a really big exclamation mark in the championship fight.”
“In the event of a defeat, Bayer 04 would be five points ahead and have another powerful tailwind. Then it would be very difficult for Bayern,” said Reschke. He praised the work of Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso highly. With the Spaniard, “it was always clear that he had all the qualities of a very special coach.” Above all, these are football intelligence and high empathy. “This combination at this level is rare even on the international top coaching market.”
Alonso “at some point” in Liverpool, Madrid or Munich
Alonso is currently making himself sought after by the top teams in Europe. “I can well imagine that he will remain Bayer 04 coach next season, even if one of the big names gets in touch with him. He still has so much time and is only at the beginning of his coaching career,” said Reschke – added But: “At some point he will end up in Liverpool, Real Madrid or Bayern.”
Source: Stern
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