Shocking: Coach Ten Hag was fired after only 2 rounds, received compensation of more than 245 billion VND

On the afternoon of September 1, Bayer Leverkusen's board of directors surprised many people when they announced the dismissal of coach Erik ten Hag.

'Coach Erik ten Hag makes the team lack vitality'

The decision to fire coach Erik ten Hag was made after the Bundesliga had just passed 2 rounds. In the first round, against Hoffenheim, coach Erik ten Hag and his team lost 1-2. In the second match, which took place on August 30, the runner-up of the German national championship was held to a 3-3 draw by Werder Bremen. More notably, in this match, Bayer Leverkusen led 3-1 and played with an extra man from the 63rd minute but then had to end the match with only 1 point. The poor performance in the 2 rounds caused Bayer Leverkusen to fall to 12th place, 5 points behind the top team Bayern Munich. Since taking office - July 1, 2025, coach Erik ten Hag has only worked in Germany for 2 months. According to The Athletic , coach Erik ten Hag may receive 8 million euros (more than 245 billion VND) in compensation.

Coach Erik ten Hag was fired again after a short time working.

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In addition to the poor results after 2 matches, German media said that coach Erik ten Hag also had many conflicts with the Bayer Leverkusen leadership. The fact that Bayer Leverkusen sold many stars such as Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz, Jonathan Tah but did not bring in any quality new players made it difficult for the former MU captain to choose the starting lineup. In addition, coach Erik ten Hag was also unhappy when forced to use a 3-center-back formation instead of his favorite 4-3-3 formation.

German newspaper BILD commented: “Bayer Leverkusen's board of directors met early in the morning and finally announced the dismissal of coach Erik ten Hag. They considered carefully because they thought the team should play more directly and quickly instead of playing lifeless and superficial football like the past two matches. When receiving the decision, coach Erik ten Hag's assistants were shocked and surprised. Not many people thought they would have to leave Germany in such a short period of time.

The atmosphere at Leverkusen in recent days has been considered gloomy. Signing coach Erik ten Hag was a wrong decision from the beginning. He was not the first or second choice to replace coach Xabi Alonso - who moved to Real Madrid. Currently, Mr. Rogier Meijer, assistant coach of coach Erik ten Hag, is the last person left, taking charge of the afternoon training session on September 1 of Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen will urgently find a new captain

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This is the second consecutive time coach Erik ten Hag has been fired. Previously, the 55-year-old coach was fired by MU after nearly 2 years in charge. At the same time, coach Erik ten Hag's failure at Bayer Leverkusen continues to prolong the sad days of former MU coaches. Just a few days ago, coach Jose Mourinho had his contract terminated by Fenerbahce after the Turkish team missed out on a Champions League spot, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lost his job at Besiktas due to failure in the Conference League play-off round.

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