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I watched the match from start to finish. When Leverkusen scored in the opening minutes, I thought it would be a relatively easy match for them. At the time, I still had hope for Leverkusen, especially since it was a home game. However, Leverkusen completely disappointed their fans. The goal was conceded and they were unable to score again against Hoffenheim, despite their dominance. They even conceded a goal in the early minutes of the second half, leading 2-1, and Leverkusen were unable to equalize until the final whistle.
Leverkusen have had a poor start to the season, and this will likely continue into the next few matches, given their formidable opponents. Ten Hag simply cannot be relied upon to lead this team forward, especially with a busy schedule ahead.
This could become one of their new weaknesses, the problem to keep up the pressure over a longer period of time because they don't have the same players with the same quality these days. They are still good enough to have their high pace, high precision attacks, but the game play in between will be much weaker as the team now has less quality. It will be harder for them to stay in control once they scored that goal. And they are not as dangerous, which means opponents know they will get their time and space to counter.