Coach Erik Ten Hag was fired by Leverkusen after only 2 matches in charge

The unbelievable news has appeared, coach Erik Ten Hag was officially fired by the Leverkusen club's board of directors, after only 2 matches in charge of the new season.

Coach Erik Ten Hag was fired - Photo: REUTERS

This information is shocking because coach Ten Hag was only appointed in early July. He is expected to maintain stability for Leverkusen after coach Xabi Alonso went to lead Real Madrid.

On the afternoon of September 1 (Vietnam time), many reputable sources such as Sky Sports, German daily Bild and journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Leverkusen had decided to fire coach Ten Hag.

The decision was made after a disappointing 3-3 draw against Werder Bremen in the second round of the Bundesliga. Leverkusen led 3-1, played with an extra man for the last 30 minutes, but still conceded an unbelievable equalizer.

Before that, the team also disappointed when losing 1-2 to Hoffenheim at home in the opening match of the season.

Over the past two weeks, German media have continuously published negative information about Leverkusen, claiming that coach Ten Hag is not supported by the players and that the board of directors is also not satisfied with the tactics.

However, the dismissal of the new coach after only 2 rounds is still difficult to understand, especially when Leverkusen just went through a major "blood change" in the summer.

Last season's Bundesliga runner-up said goodbye to 8 key players, with many reserve players leaving on free transfers. The team lost many stars such as Wirtz, Tah, Hincapie, Frimpong, Xhaka...

On the contrary, the management spent heavily to buy more than 10 new players, with the total purchase and sale value being around 200 million euros.

The decision to appoint Ten Hag was controversial, as he was heavily criticised during his two and a half years in charge of Man United.

At Old Trafford, despite spending more than half a billion euros on players at Ten Hag's request, the team's performance still declined. By October 2024, Ten Hag was fired. Thus, he lost his job twice in less than a year.

HUY DANG

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