The problem does boil down to skepticism, which I think is quite reasonable because with Ten Hag's previous track record, I personally am also actually quite risky to see how Leverkusen will be.
Leverkusen in these 2 seasons looked very good by Xabi but being left in this season by Xabi and some of their key players and replaced by Ten Hag will certainly give a big doubt in this regard.
I just hope that Leverkusen can remain stable in terms of performance and even if there is a decline it is not as drastic as before because this could be a belief that Ten Hag is not that good at coaching if that happens. It is also a testament to Ten Hag that he can really prove himself that he is not a bad coach.
I don’t understand the problem that people say they have with Erik Ten Hag, Ten Hag had a difficult time at Manchester United and after getting a new contract again with a total new club people are still skeptical about his time here with majority already believing that he would fail at the club.
But let’s get the record straight here, Ten Hag won multiple titles at Ajax and after even moving to Manchester United he still won two trophies at the club that many said he had a poor record there. Ten Hag seriously has a very good track record of winning cups and if given the freedom to play his way I think he will be challenging for more titles at the club.
He was given all the freedom he wanted at Manchester United and I think what is concerning about ten Hag going to Bayer Leverkusen is the change in the coaches' personalities, going from Alonso to ten Hag couldn't be any more disruptive than that. Leverkusen did well because Alonso understood to manage an ambitious team and keep the tension high and the feeling of being important even when someone didn't play.
Ten Hag is about humiliating players, he is the opposite. If he doesn't like a player, he ignores them. That#s why it will be interesting to see whether ten Hag can achieve even a fraction of what Alonso has achieved. Ten Hag didn't have a bad season with Manchester United, he iteratively destroyed the club with all decisions he made.