Erik ten Hag is reportedly having to leave Bayer Leverkusen after just two matchdays. This not only feels like a record time, it actually is. Never before has a coach, newly hired before the start of the season, had to pack his bags after just two matchdays.
This is now the case with ten Hag, report Fabrizio Romano and Florian Plettenberg. ‘Kicker’, ‘Sky’ and ‘Bild’ had previously reported that a crisis meeting was to be held after the completion of the transfer activities of Deadline Day, where the future of the Dutchman would be decided. Now it has even happened faster.
🚨💣 BREAKING | Erik ten Hag and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are parting ways. The decision has been made. Training was also postponed this morning.
It’s over. @SkySportDE 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/pL0X6E10fW
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) September 1, 2025
On the one hand, the new coach had started the season with poor results, losing against Hoffenheim and squandering a two-goal lead against ten Bremen players (3:3). The unstructured performance of his team raised questions.
However, that’s not all, ten Hag has reportedly “broken porcelain on several levels”, reports ‘kicker’ without going into further details. Ultimately, the Bayer officials decided for a quick end to the misunderstanding. Nevertheless, the question naturally arises, how could Simon Rolfes and Fernando Carro have been so wrong in their choice of coach?
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