Former Bayer professional Ulf Kirsten firmly believes in his former club’s great triumph in the Bundesliga this year. “Even before the season, I had the feeling that Leverkusen had a good team and was very optimistic. I said: There has to be at least one title this year,” said the 58-year-old in an interview with the news portal “t-online.” .
After the first half of the season, “you have to say: only Bayer Leverkusen deserves to hold up the trophy,” said Kirsten. Bayer starts the new year at FC Augsburg (3:30 p.m./Sky) and remains at the top of the table in any case.
The former goalscorer Kirsten was part of the then very successful Werkself around the turn of the millennium. “We had similarly good seasons in 2000 and 2002. But at the end of the day we didn’t win a title. There were nuances missing,” he said.
“In 2002, for example, we danced on all three occasions in the Bundesliga, the DFB Cup and the Champions League until the end and ultimately just missed the mark in every competition. Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that now it is time for that Bayer wins the championship title. That would be more than deserved. They play the best football,” said Kirsten.
