According to multiple reports in Germany, former Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag stared at Bayer Leverkusen's barrel of close-range firing.
The Dutch coach lasted 128 games and showed off on his goal at Old Trafford for more than two years. However, his reign as Xabi Alonso's successor in Leverkusen may have disappeared in just three games.
Ten partners may have joined a club that ranked second last season after winning the Girls, unbeaten Bundesliga title under Alonso in 2023-24. Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, amulet defender Jonathan Tah and flying guard Jeremie Frimpong were stripped of the backline, while Granit Xhaka and leading playmaker Florian Wirtz also found themselves heading for the Premier League.
Arsenal-bound Piero Hincapié is the latest inch toward the exit door and will soon be filled with ten partners.
After a shocking definition of a tough pre-season schedule in the preseason beat Flamengo U20 team 5-1, Leverkusen entered the second round of the German main domestic cup DFB Pokal against the fourth-tier Sonnenhof Großaspach. Ten Witches followed closely behind, relegation candidate Hoffenheim lost a slump before a disastrous 3-3 draw with Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Erik Ten Hag has opposed many knockout matches this summer with Bayer Leverkusen. /imago/hmb media
Leverkusen, who was only 15 minutes away from the 10 men with a score of 3-1, somehow colluding to win a single point this weekend.
German magazine Play football The public claiming that Leverkusen's public refused to support their manager after the collapse suggests the club is about to decide to part ways with the coach appointed only on July 1. German sky Take a more measured stance, acknowledging the subtle stance that the ten witches find themselves when they emphasize the decisions yet.
After that Bremen implosion, the ten people were bothered that his team was “no longer a team’s function.” Club captain Robert Andrich almost completely responded to his manager's sentiment: “We have to start playing as a team immediately or we won't win any games.”
The start of the ten-man Manchester United career was even worse. The Dutch coach lost two games to Brighton 2-1 in his home win over Brighton and then 4-0 to Brentford, becoming the first co-manager since John Chapman in 1921. Not only will the Ten Partners continue to work on his job, but they also won the EFL Cup and finished third that season.