Replacing a head coach who made history with the club is not easy for any club as well as any replacement. Bayer Leverkusen struggled with this task so did Ten Hag but now they both have to move onward to the future. Xabi Alonso already became a story of the past, so did Ten Hag, while Bundesliga is on going and the season is far till its ending. Bayer Leverkusen must be careful in coming months as they have risk of falling out of top four in Bundesliga if their head coach position is not assigned to a good coach.
They first tested Eric Ten Hag and he’s was not able to deliver as they wanted, maybe sacking him this early was the best for them. Bayern Leverkusen have made a very good sales last season and I think they will be happy with the amount they made. But while making those sales, they didn’t think of the aftermath of it which was very important and are now facing the repercussions of it now. Eric Ten Hag didn’t pass the first challenge in the club and he’ll be so sorry to have being sacked in this manner. Xabi Alonso left a trademark and this cannot be forgotten in many years for this club. Looking for a good coach now will be a little hard for them, and this season is already posing a threat to them already that they may not get to finish in the top four this season.
I think Bayern Leverkusen haven’t given Erik ten Haag the much needed chance to put the team together before they get back to winning ways. What were they expecting after selling all their best players and almost emptying the entire squad that played for the club two season ago and won the league two season ago. The team looked new now with the presence of the new players and especially the manager who is also new. Leverkusen knows fully well that they want to challenge for the title and win matches but yet they went ahead to selling all their best players with really good amount and forget to replace them accordingly. Whoever they bring in now as a coach is probably going to struggle again to win matches because the team is yet to really get them selves together and understand themselves. I believe if the management of Leverkusen can be patience enough with their new manager and give him the much needed time to implement his ideas to the team, then it’s just a matter of time before they will start winning matches consistently and even challenge for the title because that team really looks promising with some young talented players.