We said it before the start of the season. Erik ten Hag came to a club brimming with confidence after the Bundesliga title in the 2022/24 season, second place last season. This was the starting point of the former Man United coach. So, in turn, the Dutchman has seen one after another of the key players under Xabi Alonso leave the club. However, expectations have not changed. So when Bayer Leverkusen start the season scarily weak, the alarm is already being sounded.
It started with a 5-1 loss to Flamengo’s U20 team in preseason, Ten Hag blown away that this was just a friendly match. Then the Bundesliga season started.
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There was a win against level four side Sonnenhof Grossaspach in the first round of the German Cup, but the mood quickly sank among Leverkusen supporters after a 1-2 loss at home to Hoffenheim. On Saturday, the collapse came against Werder Bremen, who with ten men on the pitch brought in a 1-3 lead for Leverskusen to 3-3 (the last goal in injury time) and the points were shared.
According to Bild, there is already a mood of crisis in the Leverkusen management, where Ten Hag has not succeeded in bringing a style or structure to the Leverkusen team. The German media claims that the Leverkusen management will hold talks about the way forward when the transfer window closes. This after two rounds of Bundesliga.
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