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Let alone favoring Leverkusen in the Champions League next season, in the Bundesliga alone I am not sure to favor Leverkusen as a title contender if the coach is Ten Hag. Because next season, apart from Bayern Munich who will remain strong to be a title contender again, there is also Dortmund which can also be better because this has been seen immediately when Dortmund replaced their coach from Nuri Sahin to Niko Kovac. So Leverkusen might find it a little more difficult to balance their performance with several other teams including the Munich and Dortmund teams next season.
It is only natural that fans are now starting to doubt Bayer Leverkusen's performance next season, especially at the end of this season Leverkusen sold its key players and recruited a fairly controversial coach, because in addition to having a fairly bad record, this will also be the first time ETH has coached a team playing in the Bundesliga.
And honestly before ETH signed a contract with Bayer Leverkusen, I was quite happy because Cesc Fabregas was on the radar of Leverkusen's new coach, but it is very unfortunate that the coach who was handling Como FC in Serie A, he rejected the offer and chose to stay with Como FC. If we look at how Cesc Fabregas handles Como FC, he has almost the same philosophy as Alonso and would be very suitable to be in Leverkusen, he is a young coach full of potential.
In terms of philosophy, Fabregas seems very suitable as a replacement for Xabi Alonso, but it is not known why he is reluctant to leave Como, now Ten Hag Ten Hag has been officially appointed as the new manager of Leverkusen. For Ten Hag, this is an opportunity to rebuild his reputation, and prove to everyone that he is a good enough manager if he is at the right club.
A tough task awaits Ten Hag in the future, starting with rebuilding the depth of the squad which is now starting to be left by star players. It is not easy to find a suitable replacement, and Ten Hag will certainly need large budget support to make it happen. To compete for trophies at the domestic level, Ten Hag must be able to ensure that his team is able to have better consistency than Bayern Munich. While in the Champions League, it may take longer for Ten Hag to turn Leverkusen into a title contender.