At the end of October last year, Erik ten Hag was pictured entering Manchester United’s jet at the airport. By then, the Dutchman, declared a long-term coaching solution as recently as three months earlier, had been fired. Less than a year later, the former Manchester United coach is once again put on the plane as unemployed.
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 started the season scarily weak, the alarm was already sounded. On Monday, the alarm switched to action.
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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. 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.
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German Bild reported on Sunday that the Leverkusen management would go into a crisis meeting, on Monday came the conclusion: Bayer Levekusen confirm they have fired Erik ten Hag.
