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Erik ten Hach was disgraced only 62 days after taking the helm of Leverkusen. Ten Hag, who was appointed to replace Xavi Alonso, who left Real Madrid, packed up after just two games.
The ostensible reason is poor grades. Leverkusen lost 1-2 to Hoffenheim in the opening match of the Bundesliga in the 2025-2026 season at home on the 23rd of last month, followed by a 3-3 draw against Werder Bremen on the 30th. In the Bundesliga, he only had one draw and one loss and one point. On the 16th of last month, he won 4-0 in the first round of the German Football Association (DFB) Pokal against SG Sonnenhof Gross Aspach, but his opponent was a fourth-division team.
Coach Ten Hag has been at odds with the leadership since the summer transfer market. Leverkusen, which has shown its best performance over the past two seasons, has started a new round with Alonso's departure. Florian Birz, Jonatantha and others left. Malik Tillman and Jarrell Quansa were brought in, but they needed time. On top of that, coach Ten Hach's unique self-righteousness stimulated the team. In the match against Bremen, scenes of internal division came from all over the ground.
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Eventually, the knife was pulled out. Leverkusen's leadership has decided that there is no future under Ten Hag's leadership. General manager Simone Rolfes "It wasn't an easy decision. No one wanted to take this step. However, over the past few weeks, we have decided that it is impossible to create a new and successful team with this kind of configuration", he explained. Fernando Kayo also said, `I thought it was painful to part ways early in the season, but it was necessary," he stressed.
Coach Ten Hach expressed his disappointment to the club, but the water has already spilled. Ten Hag, who failed at Manchester United, also resigned from Leverkusen in disgrace. Leverkusen appointed Kasper Hjulman, who led the Danish national team, as its successor.
SportsDunia, which mainly deals with soccer's interesting statistics, revealed the top five fastest-disposed coaches in football history, with Ten Hach being Jangsu. In fifth place, Jörg Berger, who took the helm of Willefeld in 2009, packed up after just one game. Bielefeld was relegated to a draw in the match. He is an experienced coach who has played for 21 teams for 39 years, but the injury of relegation was too great.
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Fourth place was manager Luigi Del Neri. Del Neri, who replaced Jose Mourinho, who left for Chelsea after receiving the Serie A Coach of the Year award in the 2001-2002 season, was dismissed without playing a single game due to conflicts with club leaders due to out-of-game problems such as absent training. It's been 36 days.
Third place is Martin Ling. He took over as Cambridge manager in 2009 but dropped the baton just nine days later due to a conflict with the chairman. The funny thing is that he returned 16 days after being dismissed, and led the team for half a season.
Second place is manager Dave Bassett. A Wimbledon legend in the 1980s, he showed remarkable leadership to elevate Wimbledon from the fourth division to the first division. In 1984, he took the helm of Crystal Palace for a new challenge, but after just four days he changed his mind and returned to Wimbledon.
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First place is director Leroy Rosenior. Rossenier, who led Torquay United to League One in the early 2000s, took the helm of Torquay again in 2007. Things have changed drastically in just 10 minutes. A new consortium immediately took over the club and dismissed him. It was shocking, but Rossenier was determined. And he completed a record that will not be broken in the history of soccer.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
