I don’t know why I still believe in Eric Ten Hag, I feel like Manchester United tarnish his image as a coach due to how the team management are controlling the players affairs and the level of restrictions the coaches might have been having to make decisions on their own. Despite all these, he managed to win two trophies for Manchester United in his two completed season he was in charge of the club. Small coaches can’t get these easily, but Ten Hav manage to rescue United in his first and second season u til the last season when he wasn’t able to make things work perfectly.
However, Tenh Hag will have another opportunity to keep building his coaching career because I don’t think he will be under much pressure from the management if Bauer Leverkusen, and if he is given money, he can make the team great again and might compete for the Bundesliga title again since Dortmund don’t seem serious.
Well, luckily for Ten Hag, the new manager (Ruben Amorim) did even worse when it comes to the league position, ending the season at 15th place. All of a sudden Ten Hag is not looking that bad.
Man United seems to be a bit of a cursed club ever since sir Alex Ferguson retired. No manager could get consistent, long-lasting results. It could be that the owners of the club are not too keen on making as heavy investments in the squad as the other top Premier League clubs do, but I'm not sure if that's the main reason.
Anyhow, Ten Hag will have a great chance to redeem his reputation. I don't think Leverkusen will be able to take the championship away from Bayern, and I'm not even sure if that's what they're expecting this season. I think the 2nd or 3rd place and advancing to the round of 16 in the Champions League is a minimum plan for 2025-26.
Ruben Amorim is an excellent coach. He was unable to improve Manchester United's position in the Premier League because the squad was too weak. The mistakes that Ten Hag made would not be resolved by simply changing the coach. It was necessary to correct everything from the entire squad to the new signings. There are players at Manchester United who are unable to perform well in the Premier League.
Now, for next season, we will see how both coaches will do, because Ruben Amorim has the chance to sign new players and sell the ones he thinks need to be sold. If he finishes in a bad position next season, then that is his fault. Regarding Ten Hag at Leverkusen, honestly, it is possible that even he will do very well, because the Bundesliga is similar to the Eredivisie.