{"id":200368,"date":"2025-09-01T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/painful-but-necessary-unwanted-record-as-ten-hag-sacked-after-just-two-league-matches\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T13:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T13:19:00","slug":"painful-but-necessary-unwanted-record-as-ten-hag-sacked-after-just-two-league-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/painful-but-necessary-unwanted-record-as-ten-hag-sacked-after-just-two-league-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Painful, but necessary\u2019: Unwanted record as ten Hag sacked\u2026 after just TWO league matches"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bayer Leverkusen have sacked manager Erik ten Hag after just two Bundesliga matches in charge.<\/p>\n

Fired by Manchester United last October, ten Hag signed a contract until 2027 in May, taking over as the successor to Xabi Alonso, who moved to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis decision was not easy for us. Nobody wanted to take this step,\u201d sporting director Simon Rolfes said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe past few weeks have shown that the steps to build a new and successful team have not been effective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Club CEO Fernando Carro said the decision was \u201cpainful, but necessary\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The 55-year-old Dutchman now has the unwanted record of breaking the previous mark for a coach of five matches before dismissal.<\/p>\n

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Named United manager in July 2022, ten Hag won the FA and League Cups but was let go after a run of just one win in eight matches midway through the 2024-25 season \u2014 the club\u2019s worst start to a campaign in the Premier League era.<\/p>\n

Ten Hag took over after the most successful period in Leverkusen\u2019s history and was tasked with overseeing a dramatic rebuild.<\/p>\n

Leverkusen won an unbeaten league and cup double in 2023-24, including a first ever Bundesliga title.<\/p>\n

Leverkusen lost several core members of the team this summer, including Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka, Jonathan Tah, Jeremie Frimpong, Amine Adli and Lukas Hradecky.<\/p>\n

The club did not name a replacement for ten Hag on Monday, saying the \u201ctraining work would be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being\u201d.<\/p>\n

Named Leverkusen manager on July 1, ten Hag\u2019s first match in charge was a 5-1 drubbing by Flamengo\u2019s under-20s team in a friendly in Brazil.<\/p>\n

After a 4-0 win over fourth-tier Sonnenhof Grossaspach in their German Cup opener, Leverkusen claimed one point from their first two Bundesliga fixtures.<\/p>\n

Leverkusen let a one-goal lead slip to lose 2-1 at home to Hoffenheim and on Saturday conceded two late goals against a 10-man Werder Bremen to draw 3-3, having led 2-0 and 3-1.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, German outlets Bild<\/i> and Kicker<\/i> both reported ten Hag was facing the sack, despite his short tenure at the club.<\/p>\n

Bild reported the coach had \u201clost credit internally in a very short time\u201d and there was \u201cno personal connection between him and the players\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kicker said ten Hag\u2019s style of \u201ccommunication, lack of match preparation, in-game coaching and tactical approach\u201d was a \u201cculture shock\u201d and showed \u201ca lack of prospect of success\u201d.<\/p>\n

The tabloid reported ten Hag was left out of discussions on the signing of former Real defender Lucas Vazquez, who joined Leverkusen on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ten Hag was tasked with bedding in more than a dozen new signings ahead of this season, including several young players.<\/p>\n

The three most expensive signings in the club\u2019s history \u2014 Malik Tilmann, Jarell Quansah and Eliesse Ben Seghir \u2014 all arrived this summer, for a combined cost of 102 million euros ($120 million) plus bonuses.<\/p>\n

The Dutchman is the third former United coach to be fired this week after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Besiktas and Jose Mourinho at Fenerbahce.<\/p>\n

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