Under coach Christoph Daum, Bayer Leverkusen once lost a championship on the last matchday. Here Daum talks about the trauma of the eternally second-placed club, the authority of Xabi Alonso and his hope for a Leverkusen title.
Mr. Daum, what do you think of the expression “Vizekusen”?
I’ve never been able to stand him! I don’t know who invented this annoying word. It suddenly happened after the 2000 season. Back then, we had given up the championship with Leverkusen on the last matchday in Unterhaching. Since then, the club has been stuck with this “Vizekusen” thing. And me too, in a way.