Erik ten Hag now holds the undesirable document of breaking the earlier mark for a coach of 5 matches earlier than dismissal.
Printed On 1 Sep 2025
Bayer Leverkusen have sacked supervisor Erik ten Hag after two league video games in cost with the weekend draw at Werder Bremen not sufficient to save lots of the Dutchman’s job.
Leverkusen misplaced their opening Bundesliga recreation 2-1 at house to Hoffenheim to place ten Hag instantly beneath stress, and Saturday’s 3-3 draw towards 10-man Bremen brings an finish to his brief reign on the membership.
“This resolution was not a straightforward one for us. No one needed to take this step,” Leverkusen Sporting Director Simon Rolfes mentioned in an announcement on Monday.
“Nevertheless, the previous few weeks have proven that constructing a brand new and profitable workforce with this set-up shouldn’t be possible.”
Ten Hag, who had been out of administration since his sacking by Manchester United in October, changed Xabi Alonso in Might after the Spaniard left to take over at Actual Madrid.
Leverkusen completed second within the league final season after Alonso had led them to the double within the 2023-2024 marketing campaign after they lifted their first Bundesliga title with out dropping a recreation.
Ten Hag’s job of emulating Alonso’s profitable spell on the membership was made all of the tougher by the close-season departures of Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Amine Adli, Jonathan Tah and Granit Xhaka, amongst others.
His Leverkusen profession started with a 4-0 win over fourth-tier facet Sonnenhof Grossaspach within the German Cup first spherical, however with the membership already 5 factors off leaders Bayern Munich and a Champions League marketing campaign on the horizon, ten Hag has already run out of time.
“A parting of the way at this early stage of the season is painful, however we felt it was mandatory,” Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro mentioned.
“We stay dedicated to attaining our targets for the season – and to do this, we’d like the very best situations in any respect ranges and throughout the whole first workforce.”
Ten Hag shouldn’t be the one former Manchester United supervisor to lose his job in latest days. Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have parted methods with Turkish golf equipment Fenerbahce and Besiktas, respectively.
The 55-year-old Dutchman had his most profitable spell in cost at Ajax Amsterdam, successful three league titles, and he additionally gained the FA Cup and League Cup at Manchester United, the place he was sacked with the membership 14th within the Premier League standings.
