The most "short-lived" new coach in Bundesliga history was born! Analysis of why Teng Hach said goodbye to Leverkusen in lightning?
7:16pm, 3 September 2025Football
Leverkusen fired coach Ten Hach and was dismissed in just three official games and set a Bundesliga record.
The cooperation chapter between Eric Ten Hach and Leverkusen has ended early. The Dutch coach was fired by the club after only coaching the team in three official matches. The Bundesliga has just been held for two rounds in the new season, but Leverkusen's situation is no longer optimistic - the serious problems exposed by the team made the management think that Teng Hach was unable to solve them, so he decided to terminate the contract with him on September 1. Previously, according to media reports, Teng Hach "had made major mistakes on multiple levels" during his tenure as Leverkusen!
Leverkusen stated in the official announcement that the team's training will be temporarily taken over by the assistant coaching team. Sports director Simon Rolfes explained: "This decision is not easy for us, and no one is willing to go this far. But the situation in the past few weeks shows that it is impossible to achieve the established goals with the current team configuration and pursue success."
In Bundesliga history, no club has ever fired a new coach so quickly like Leverkusen. Tenhamhe broke the previous record held by Frankfurt's Helmut Senekowitsch and Nuremberg's Heinz Elzner - both coached five league games after taking office.
Tenhach's Bundesliga coaching resume: a dismal ending
As of his dismissal, Tenhach led Leverkusen to 3 official games, and only won a 4-0 victory in the first round of the German Cup against regional league team Grosaspach. In the Bundesliga, Leverkusen's performance was far lower than expected: first lost to Hoffenheim 1-2 at home, and then drew 3-3 away with Werder Bremen - In the game, Leverkusen once took two goals to lead with a more player, but ultimately lost the good game.
"Crazy on the banks of the Wieser River - Leverkusen played 1 more player and still ruined the lead." After the game, Leverkusen captain Robert Andrich said frankly: "There are too many people in the team who only care about irrelevant things, or only focus on themselves. I have never experienced such a situation in Leverkusen." When asked whether he would cool down the "coach topic", Andrich did not avoid it. Regarding the question of "whether the player makes a mistake in executing the coach's tactics or not knowing the tactical requirements at all", the German international admitted: "both have."
Andrrich stressed that as the runner-up of last season's Bundesliga, the team's large-scale lineup adjustment this summer cannot be an excuse for a away collapse: "This has nothing to do with the so-called internal turmoil, player changes or team building processes." He believes that the existing lineup needs to be improved at the same time in both "competitive level" and "team cohesion".
On-court and off-court problems occur frequently, and there is a lack of trust and tactics. Obviously, Leverkusen has exposed many problems on and off-court at the beginning of the season: there is a lack of trust between the team and the coach, and there is no clear tactical strategies and game ideas on the court. Previously, Teng Hach hoped that the team's lineup would be finalized in the future of international matches. He said in a previous interview: "(transfer window) will be closed soon, and we will know the final roster of players."
Looking back now, these words have become "prophecy" - not only did the transfer period end as scheduled, Teng Hach's coaching career in this Bundesliga runner-up team has also ended simultaneously. Next, the outside world will pay attention to whether other coaches can better control this newly reorganized Leverkusen lineup.
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