In most cases, a new football coach will have the chance to prove themselves over a few months just to get the ball rolling. However, this was not the case for Erik Ten Hag. Just a few months ago, he signed a two-year contract to be the coach of the Bayer Leverkusen team. However, today Bayer Leverkusen made public that Erik Ten Hag had already been fired from this position. Keep on reading to discover the reason why he was sacked and whether it was justified or not.
Bayer Leverkusen Said The Axing Was Necessary.
The directors of the club decided that firing Erik Ten Hag was a necessity for the club. He wouldn’t be pulling his weight and couldn’t get the expected results. However, he had just three matches and two months of taking over to prove himself. It would have been difficult for anyone else in Erik’s position to show what they could really achieve.
Many football critics have a problem with the way they phrased it, as Bayer Leverkusen let go of many of their best players in the past few weeks, giving Erik Ten Hag an impossible challenge to win games with a completely new team. In a previous interview, Erik said that he was surprised by the amount of transfers happening around him; however, he kept his calm and said that he would work with what he got.
Erik Ten Hag Has Reacted To Being Fired
While Erik just signed a two-year contract in May, the Dutchman is no longer needed by Bayer Leverkusen. However, parting after just three matches made him “Shellshocked”. His performance was also not bad for a completely new coach. Other professionals who know the club’s way of working were surprised to see Erik leave that early. However, they also said that if the club fired him after this period of time, the fit was just not there at all.