Ten Hag Sacked: Leverkusen Humiliation Leads to Shocking Exit
Here’s a summary of the key points from the provided text regarding Erik ten Hag‘s short and unsuccessful stint at Bayer Leverkusen:
Leverkusen admits mistake: Sporting director Simon Rolfes publicly stated that hiring Ten Hag was a mistake, but keeping him would have been an even bigger one.
Transfer tensions: There were disagreements between Ten hag and the club over player transfers. He criticized the sale of key players (like Xhaka, who ended up going to Sunderland despite his objections) and was not consulted about the signing of Lucas Vazquez.
Quick Sacking: Ten Hag was sacked after only two league matches, which he called “unprecedented.”
Ten Hag’s Response: Ten Hag expressed regret that he wasn’t given the “time and trust” needed to implement his vision and shape the squad. He felt the management wasn’t willing to let him do his job.
* Rolfes’ Reasoning: Rolfes felt that from preseason and the first games, it was clear things weren’t working and that continuing with Ten Hag would be a worse error.