That is the same thing I am afraid of, them not being in the top four this season. If we are to compare how Erik ten Hag destroyed Manchester United’s performance, then all the effort that Xabi Alonso put into Bayer Leverkusen will be in vain. There is no hope that Erik will do something better. If you lose your first game with a new team as a coach in the pre-season, then what will you do when the season starts? Although the management has given him a chance, we will see what he will do. But I don’t think he will finish this season as Bayer Leverkusen’s coach.
I think Xabi Alonso's performance had already changed before Erik Ten Hag joined Bayer Leverkusen. Like Florian Wirtz's departure from the club, some of the things Xabi built have been lost, and now everything is in the hands of the new coach.
I don't think losing in a preseason match is a bad thing. In these friendlies, big clubs often don't take things too seriously, or are simply trying to see how new players perform or test new strategies.
That's not a problem, but we'll just have to wait until the new season to see if Erik Ten Hag fails.