Berlin (dpa)
Emerson, a former German football midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen, said that it is thanks to one man that the team did not lose any match this season and that it was expected to win the Bundesliga title.
Emerson, 48, told the newspaper Zoo Deutsche Zeitung: It is not a coincidence that people talk about the coach more than the players. They play good football, and this is the work of Xabi Alonso.
Bayer Leverkusen can win the league title through the matches of this round.
The Brazilian player, who moved from Gremio in 1997 and played 82 matches in the “Bundesliga” until 2000, said: It is impossible for them to lose the title, impossible.
He added: The large number of victories achieved by the team in the last moments was a clear indication to me, weeks ago, that Leverkusen would become the league champion. They know what they are doing, and are taking advantage of the situation in which a financially strong club, such as Bayern, does not perform a season. Well, despite having good players.
Bayern Munich won the league title in the last 11 seasons, but it seems that it will end this season in second place, and perhaps third, and in Emerson’s last match with Leverkusen in 2000, the team lost what I believe was an achieved championship in the last round of the league after losing to Unterhaching 0. -2.
Emerson said: I think we were not mentally prepared for this moment, how can I say this? Our desire to win the league title was very great, and perhaps this was what stopped us.
He added: We lacked willpower, despite our desire to win. Winning the club's first title is not easy. In the beginning, you must develop a winning mentality. Leverkusen has done this over the years.
Emerson moved to Roma after Leverkusen, and won the Italian League title before playing for Juventus, Real Madrid (where he won the league title), and Milan.
In 2009, Emerson, who played 73 international matches for the Brazilian national team, ended his career at Santos, for whom Pele played.
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