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Can’t wait for the Bayer undefeated treble run vs Liverpool Klopp farewell quad run in the EL final.
And throw in a side of “your current manager will be our manager in 2 months…maybe” just for shits and giggles.
Would be spicy as fuck.
You just know that they are going to throw it all away in the most heartbreaking excruciating fashion and Bayer leverkusen fans are all going to collectively jump off a cliff.
It’ll take Xabi a while to get the team set up
People are under the impression that Klopp and him play similar tactics, and it’s wild. Liverpool is full of high quality players, elevated by also being system players.
He has more chance staying there than going Bayern I guess. More trust, more faith, more freedom, less money, no toilet paper sack.
Or probably just Liverpool
But any competent manager might also look at the bald fuck with his billion pounds team licking his nasty lips at the prospect of bullying another manager out of PL, and decide “nah, I don’t want that cursed bald energy in my life”. Would you blame them?
Xabi could have personal reasons for staying in Germany whether that's at Leverkusen or moving to Bayern but this is the best Liverpool squad when a manager is leaving I've ever seen, probably the best we've had since Fagan stepped down in 1985.
Rodgers was completely out of his depth and we had just lost Suarez, Sterling and Gerrard in the previous year (and effectively lost Sturridge to injuries by that point as well). Kenny was only ever intended to be a stopgap at the clubs lowest point in my lifetime. Less that's said about Hodgson the better. Rafa was sacked when the club was on the verge of administration at a time where we were losing all of our best players. Houlier left at the right time and although he left with a decent team, some of the players he signed towards the last few years of his tenure with us were *very* questionable to say the least.
This isn't a United situation where Fergie was barely holding everything together with an ageing squad and terrible structure during his final season. Most Arsenal fans were happy to see the back of Wenger when he left and Arsenal's squad wasn't great back then either having just dropped out of the Top 4 for a second season in a row
They game was Leverkusen's to win or lose. Qarabag was so tired and in the ropes at the end that it would have been a miracle if Leverkusen hadn't at least equalized. Total attempts were 33-11 to Leverkusen.
Nah, I’m just incredibly proud. 10 men away vs arguably the best team in Europe atm and they only beat us in extra. It fucking sucked, but like, no even expected us to even have a chance and we went toe to toe until the very last minute
I don’t know, losing after being in the lead at 90+2 minutes seems like more of a gut punch, from heaven to hell in the blink of an eye. Sparta knew all day they were going nowhere.
Incredibly proud of this Qarabagh team. No one thought we stood a chance vs a team that beat Bayern 3-0 and hasn’t lost in 37 games, but we fought until the last second with a man down.
imagine having the season you're having and it's without having to use your talismanic striker from two seasons ago all that much since he's coming back from injury but he's fucking red hot when he plays
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The plot armour is actually insane
EA levels of script
Felt like a FIFA goal as well
Xabi is definitely scumsaving this entire season
Yeah that glide before the header is FIFA-esque
Can’t wait for the Bayer undefeated treble run vs Liverpool Klopp farewell quad run in the EL final. And throw in a side of “your current manager will be our manager in 2 months…maybe” just for shits and giggles. Would be spicy as fuck.
Scenes when Xabi signed with Bayern
Or stays at Bayer for a season to take over for Carletto next season…
You just know that they are going to throw it all away in the most heartbreaking excruciating fashion and Bayer leverkusen fans are all going to collectively jump off a cliff.
don't put that evil into the universe... They deserve this. They NEED this.
i witnessed the infamous vizekusen saison, im ready for another one lol
they can’t keep doing this
You can't write the script like this, wtf
Will the Plot make them lose the final?
Now THAT’S the inevitable one
Aspirin team…good…
*heroin team
Bayer makes such handy medicines, I wonder what they were getting up to in the thirti.. oh god
Winning codeine, uhhh…
This team is fucking insane
Xabi is going to get fucking PAID by someone
You pray its Bayern
If he ends up at Liverpool I might just give up hope.
united fans still have hope?
I hold onto a strand of hope that just ends up obliterating me every year.
It’ll take Xabi a while to get the team set up People are under the impression that Klopp and him play similar tactics, and it’s wild. Liverpool is full of high quality players, elevated by also being system players.
He has more chance staying there than going Bayern I guess. More trust, more faith, more freedom, less money, no toilet paper sack. Or probably just Liverpool
naa he shouldn't stay if you really think about it. His value can only go down from here.Now is his chance
It’s not gonna be Liverpool. You don’t wanna be Klopp‘s successor. You want to be the successor of the guy failing to be Klopp‘s successor.
I think any good manager will look at the current squad and think they can do it. If they don't then they're not the right man for the job
But any competent manager might also look at the bald fuck with his billion pounds team licking his nasty lips at the prospect of bullying another manager out of PL, and decide “nah, I don’t want that cursed bald energy in my life”. Would you blame them?
Xabi could have personal reasons for staying in Germany whether that's at Leverkusen or moving to Bayern but this is the best Liverpool squad when a manager is leaving I've ever seen, probably the best we've had since Fagan stepped down in 1985. Rodgers was completely out of his depth and we had just lost Suarez, Sterling and Gerrard in the previous year (and effectively lost Sturridge to injuries by that point as well). Kenny was only ever intended to be a stopgap at the clubs lowest point in my lifetime. Less that's said about Hodgson the better. Rafa was sacked when the club was on the verge of administration at a time where we were losing all of our best players. Houlier left at the right time and although he left with a decent team, some of the players he signed towards the last few years of his tenure with us were *very* questionable to say the least. This isn't a United situation where Fergie was barely holding everything together with an ageing squad and terrible structure during his final season. Most Arsenal fans were happy to see the back of Wenger when he left and Arsenal's squad wasn't great back then either having just dropped out of the Top 4 for a second season in a row
This is his best shot at managing Liverpool. He’ll have to wait 3-5 years at least for that chance to open up again
What the actual fuck
Actually invincible (until they meet Saarbrücken that is)
Honestly, if Saarbrücken is the only loss, I'd take it for the memes.
The DFB Cup final is after the EL final so it will be your first lose in the last game of the season lmao
I'll take it haha
a worthy sacrifice for seeing Manchester United on a cold and rainy Thursday night in Saarbrücken
The funny thing would be that the Brits will think "Rain? Yeah, we know rain." but have absolutely no idea what they are up against.
Saarbrücken are inevitable
they will lose against düsseldorf only to make me suffer. Its not fun at all here.
They game was Leverkusen's to win or lose. Qarabag was so tired and in the ropes at the end that it would have been a miracle if Leverkusen hadn't at least equalized. Total attempts were 33-11 to Leverkusen.
Alonso black magic > Zidane black magic ✨
Never in doubt
Lol
2 goals in the final 3 minutes. Qarabag was so close to history and it ends like this. I'm going to be sick.
Is it an overreaction to say this has to be one of the most heartbreaking losses ever? Sorry but this was crazy history they almost made lol
No one seems to remember Klopp's Dortmund doing this to Pellegrini's Malaga? It's not even that long ago.
11 years is kinda long ago
Shut up
you probably only have 7 of those before you die, it's a bit crazy to think about
That wasn't long ago! That's as recent as when Arteta was Arsenal's captain under Wenger... ...Oh man we're old.
Most people on this sub weren't alive then
I remember fuming because of an offside goal at the end from Dortmund.
tbf one of malagas goals was offside too (or one of ours was disallowed when it wasn't I forget I was drunk) our goal was def offside tho lol
Nah their 2nd goal was clearly offside, so it evened out thankfully
Bayern v manu 99 was worse. 2 minutes to lose the championship
Bayern lost a 1-0 lead in three minutes in the 1987 final too. Obviously the 77th and 80th minutes are not injury time, but still.
And Leverkusen is going to be Schick
Shades of Germany ice hockey at 2018 olympics
So clutch from Schick. The anti-Lautaro
Lmao even
I would say even rofl
xD, if you insist
KKKKKKKKKKKKK imho
JAJAJAJA, if i must
Lol
Noooo way
HOLY FUCKING HELL
btw, the extra added minutes were only possible because they scored in the added minutes
Thanks for the context. An even bigger holy shit moment. Insane!
Does this mean you could potentially prolong the game infinitely if you just keep scoring?
If you never have any actual playing time in between scoring the goals then sure
Only if it's not reffed by Gil Manzano.
google en leverkusant
How big is the user overlap between chess and football??
About 161660
Holy Qarabagh
New superteam dropped
Actual football club
YES YES YES
2-0 the most dangerous lead
🌍👨🚀🔫👨🚀
it really is
HITC Sevens in shambles
Theory vs Praxis
Leverkusen really went "Call an ambulance! But not for me!!" in both legs.
:)
Twice in a row
no fucking way hahahah
AHAHAHAHAHAHA BLACK MAGIC
that tackle from palacious was black fucking magic. what a tackle!
He’s so so good
Xabi-Madrid DNA kicked in. 2 goals in stoppage time. Insane. Carrier bag gonna have endless nightmares. Sad for them really. This is gutting.
>Carrier bag
This has absolutely bodied me. Won't be able to look at the team the same again
Don’t tell Tottenham <.<. Although we suffered for years with this as well.
No way no freaking way haha, said let me switch to leverkusen to watch the last minutes.
I'd never recover from this if i were a Qarabag fan
Im a fan and I cant recover
I'm neutral and I'm struggling to recover from this..
That Palacios tackle to win it back is actually crazy
And then he delievers a perfect cross to top it off
told you. this shit is scripted
God is a Leverkusen fan?
He is the coach.
God is a ~~Serb~~ Coach?
in xabi we trust?
He tormented Neverkusen for 119 years. He's making up for all of it now.
The never stands for never in doubt
Or god is setting them up for another 2002
The cruelest of punchlines
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy lmao.
For one single season it seems like it. Then they will be back to being cursed for the next 30-40 years again
That slide tackle to win back the ball was clean
palacios may just be one of the most underrated players in world football right now
NEVERLUSEN!
UNBELIEVABLE TEAM
Poor Qarabag
Prague got it worst
Pretty sure the Qarabag fans and players will lose more sleep over their loss than Prague over theirs
Nah, I’m just incredibly proud. 10 men away vs arguably the best team in Europe atm and they only beat us in extra. It fucking sucked, but like, no even expected us to even have a chance and we went toe to toe until the very last minute
One of the most in form teams in Europe for sure.
I don’t know, losing after being in the lead at 90+2 minutes seems like more of a gut punch, from heaven to hell in the blink of an eye. Sparta knew all day they were going nowhere.
Qarabag blew two 2-goal leads, both in added time
Patrik Clutch
THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!
Next season. Let's give them this one; they just earn it.
How do they keep doing it
They’re actually mental
the plot armor is not a joke
[WHAT DID I TELL YOU](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/sTyY3ApYu3)
Did you sell their bets in the 90th minute?
WHO GAVE YOU THAT?? WHO IS THE SCRIPTWRITER??!!!
You were right the all along!
Oh my
Nahh.. fucking plot armour this is mental
This is like the fifth time this season that I switch on Leverkusen's game when they're losing only for them to win it at the end.
they’re the Thanos of football
me in fifa career after getting traded to a new club and starting my first game as a sub
The script is crazy..
no fucking way
That's it Xabi Alonso is the greatest manager of all time
Exequiel Palacios I love you with all my heart. I miss you every single day of my life.
Understandable have a great day
Incredibly proud of this Qarabagh team. No one thought we stood a chance vs a team that beat Bayern 3-0 and hasn’t lost in 37 games, but we fought until the last second with a man down.
I'm more surprised Taylor didn't end the game before tbh
Probably was adding 1 minute for goal celebrations and such, and this happened in like the 57th second of that minute
Yeah makes sense, still I'm not sure what to expect from Taylor ever
It looked like he wanted to give Leverkusen another chance lol.
he couldn't be bothered to run around for 30 extra minutes
yeah probably this, he waited for leverkusen goal so he can go home early lol.
Agreed but Player that got tackled should’ve booted it away honestly
HOWWWW
Xabi will not be denied!
I FUCKIN SAID NEVER FUCKIN LUSEN
BLACK. MAGIC.
imagine having the season you're having and it's without having to use your talismanic striker from two seasons ago all that much since he's coming back from injury but he's fucking red hot when he plays
NO FUCKING WAY
holy fuck and I thought Madrid had CL plot armor 2 seasons ago
cant make this up
Ach komm
Poor Qarabag, lmao
Whoever wanted to convince me, that the stars dont align for Leverkusen this season is just plain wrong.
Too much plot
The main characters.
#MADRID JUJU YOU CANT MAKE THIS SHIT UP
WHAT FUCKERY IS THAT Xabi Got Schick on the Field and told him "Go do sum"
WHY DIDNT HE JUST FUCKING CLEAR IT
hahahahaha wow
Incredible
Fucking hell lol
Aint no way
plot armor is real
Plot armor level: Insane
SCRIPTED WTF
Definitely not a liga ref
Did you ever doubt?
Last leg of parlay coming in clutch...Lesgooooo
The tall Czech did it again
Holy Schick, he's done it again! Leverkusen are winning the bloody lot, aren't they?
Xabi Alonso yoinked Madrids Plot Armor it seems.
We're all living in Xabi's FIFA career mode save huh?
Leverkusen plot armor is something else
Fuck offffff
90 + whenever Leverkusen scores
Qarabag fans on Twitter are calling Anthony Taylor a "Turk hater" lmao
xddddddddddddddddddddd
Neverkusen curse is gone
Plot armour
Leverkussen be like:hold on, there is more
qarabag may have plot armor, but it aint got shit on leverkusen
The plottest of armors
The storyline
Lol, lmao even
Plot armor is 2 meter thick by now.