After the opening phase of the season in the world’s strongest leagues has passed, there are several surprises in the “Big Five”, and the story of Bayer Leverkusen, which is the most pleasant sensation in Europe at the moment, stands out.
In many leagues, surprising clubs are at the top of the table. Certainly the most pleasant surprise of the season is Bayer Leverkusen, who are fighting brilliantly against untouchable Bayern in Germany and are currently at the top of the table.
”Pharmacists” have 11 wins and only one draw after 12 games in the Bundesliga season. Their fantastic games are primarily the result of great leadership from the bench by the legendary Spanish soccer player Xabi Alonso.
At the start of his coaching career, Alonso showed that he could be just as successful as during his playing career.
At the same time, his great childhood friend Mikel Arteta leads Arsenal and is first in the Premier League table. This prompted numerous world media to recall the story of two childhood friends.
In the previous days, a photo of Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso from their boyhood days went viral again. The duo have been friends for almost their entire lives, and today they are a real breath of fresh air on the coaching scene in Europe’s best leagues.
Arteta and Alonso started playing football together in a youth club in the Spanish region of San Sebastian. They hung out as boys, and then they ended up in the British port of Liverpool.
There, Arteta played for Everton, and Alonso for Liverpool. Although they played for city rivals, Arteta and Alonso were friends throughout their lives in the north-west of England.
Today, Arteta and Alonso represent perhaps the greatest hopes of the coaching job in soccer Europe. It remains to be seen whether, by the end of the season, they will manage to surprise the favorites in their respective leagues, such as Manchester City and Bayern.
