players will try hard and may even play better knowing that Ten Hag is gone, but Frankfurt is not an easy opponent, even though Bayer beat them twice last season.
I just found out that Leverkusen has officially appointed Kasper Hjulmand. I am more familiar with Ten Hag by name, but perhaps that is because his track record is not very good. As for Kasper Hjulmand, I see that he also has a fairly good history, so perhaps he can lead Leverkusen better than Ten Hag. I have also heard that the selection of Ten Hag as coach has been acknowledged as a mistake, and management does not want to make any more mistakes.