Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Fiatless]

Incredible news!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect.

Training will be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being.


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As expected, Leverkusen has taken a bold step to part ways with Eric Ten Hang after failing to get positive results from just few games he's managed this new season. One of the shortest serving manager in the history of coaching?

It took great coaches like Alex Ferguson some years to change the fortune of Manchester United, and Mikel Arteta is still at Arsenal without winning a big trophy.  Bayer Leverkusen sold some of their best players and replaced them with average ones.

This sack is not justified, he should have been given more time to build the club. I feel sorry for him because this is disgraceful.

[Tonimez]

Incredible news!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect.

Training will be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being.


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As expected, Leverkusen has taken a bold step to part ways with Eric Ten Hang after failing to get positive results from just few games he's managed this new season. One of the shortest serving manager in the history of coaching?

I earlier said it here that Erik Ten Hag may not last in that job since I know he was never a good replacement for Xabi Alonso in any way. Bayern Leverkusen has taken the right step to avoid story that touch the heart by the end of the season. Erik Ten Hag leaves all the burden of his role on the players who struggle to win or loose and never due to coaches cleverness.

Teams are no longer ready to give anyone a long time before seeing results. Sacking 3 Manchester United previous coaches in a space of less than 10 days is very shocking, Morinho sacked, Ole Gunner sacked and now Erik Ten Hag sacked. When Manchester United sacked these people, it appeared they made the wrong decision, but at least the world has not forgotten any of them. I will Erik Ten Hag luck in his next job.

[Velvet78]

Incredible news!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect.

Training will be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being.

As expected, Leverkusen has taken a bold step to part ways with Eric Ten Hang after failing to get positive results from just few games he's managed this new season. One of the shortest serving manager in the history of coaching?

The most awkward sack of the year.    He has just arrived man. They have spent 170 million euros for him to build his own team. But they didn't even give him enough time to see whether it works out...

It must be like the fastest sacking record for the Bundesliga. A really interesting decision by the board. Only after 2 league games. Now what? Who are the new candidates?

[hyudien]

Incredible news!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect.

Training will be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being.


https://www.facebook.com/share/16z15GS5Ay/

As expected, Leverkusen has taken a bold step to part ways with Eric Ten Hang after failing to get positive results from just few games he's managed this new season. One of the shortest serving manager in the history of coaching?

This is true, I've checked on Bayer Leverkusen official X account. https://x.com/bayer04fussball/status/1962455408905236666

Management quickly realized that Ten Hag couldn't deliver the targets they wanted and immediately took decisive action. I fully support this. This bold move could save Leverkusen from decline and return them to winning ways.
Currently, Rogier Meijer is acting as a temporary replacement until Leverkusen finds the right manager.

[KTChampions]

Incredible news!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect.

Training will be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being.


https://www.facebook.com/share/16z15GS5Ay/

As expected, Leverkusen has taken a bold step to part ways with Eric Ten Hang after failing to get positive results from just few games he's managed this new season. One of the shortest serving manager in the history of coaching?

It's incredible that United coddled this swindler for so long and even allowed him to ruin relationship with the club's legend, Ronaldo. And who was right in the end? 
I can hardly imagine where ETH will look for work now. He has enough money not to work at all, but still, if he decides to find some, it will definitely not be the top leagues. It seems he has proven that he is not up to par and needs to start again from a lower level.

[GiftedMAN]

Incredible news!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect.

Training will be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being.


https://www.facebook.com/share/16z15GS5Ay/

As expected, Leverkusen has taken a bold step to part ways with Eric Ten Hang after failing to get positive results from just few games he's managed this new season. One of the shortest serving manager in the history of coaching?

When Bayer Leverkusen wasn't winning matches during the Pre-Season games the sign was there for them to have gotten a replacement for Ten Hag instead of taking the big risk to let him handle 2 matches before sacking him, the bold step is commendable by the management as Ten Hag could not get a win in his first two matches the best thing to do now is for them to make a serious signing before the transfer window closes they should get more players and get a better manager to revive the team.

[Mayor of ogba]

When Erik Ten Hag was agreeing to become Bayer Leverkusen head coach, he knew Bayer Leverkusen had sold most of their best players to other clubs, and after he  signed his contract, he didn't request funds from Bayer Leverkusen board so that he could strengthen his team and compete in the German Bundesliga, so I wouldn't pity him because whatever happens to him at Bayer Leverkusen, he is responsible for it.

What was Erik Ten Hag thinking when he decided to accept the formal bid to become Bayer Leverkusen headcoach? The club's crumbled to their knees the moment they trigger the sellclause of their most important players and watching them bounce back this season is definitely not happening. Leverkusen used to be in their prime during the managing system of Xabi Alonso who exited the club because he saw no vision when the players started leaving for good offers. Florian Wirtz and Jereme Frimpong was important for the club and they left, what's the piece remaining? Erik Ten Hag should belt on making signings because it's the only way to stay ontop and winning games.

Maybe Erik Ten Hag accepted to become Bayer Leverkusen head coach so that he could prove to people that Manchester United is responsible for his bad performance, but he didn't know that it was his attitude and bad tactics that made him to perform poorly at Manchester United. Before the German Bundesliga season started, we already said it that Erik Ten Hag wouldn't do well at Bayer Leverkusen this season, so I wasn't surprised that Erik Ten Hag couldn't collect a point in the two matches Bayer Leverkusen played so far this season.

[DanWalker]

Eintracht Frankfurt is a fairly strong team in the Bundesliga, and they will likely become even stronger this season, having won their previous two matches. Therefore, I'm not confident that Bayer Leverkusen can win if their next opponent is Eintracht Frankfurt, who are currently in second place, just behind Bayern Munich in the standings. It seems Ten Hag will have to work hard for that, as a tough opponent will be coming to Leverkusen's home ground next week, and he will need to get a good result to aim for three points at the start of the season.

Frankfurt, Koln and Bayern Munich have won 2 matches so far. No other team has won 2 of their matches. Frankfurt seems to be a strong team. However, it is not possible to make such a quick prediction about whether the team will be able to play well in the long run. Personally, I do not think that any team in the Bundesliga will be able to compete with Bayern Munich for the title. I am sure that Dortmund, Leipzig and Leverkusen will not compete for the title. The performance of these three teams is quite erratic. In the Bundesliga, we will only see Bayern Munich's dominance this season.

[TelolettOm]

Dortmund should have kept better players if they had been consistent in every game every season and making the Bundesliga more competitive for Bayern Munich (because i saw them as the only team to disturb Bayern) but they hardly maintain that and is the reason they don't keep good players and still lose them to either their rivals or other top clubs in Europe.

Indeed, Dortmund sometimes plays very well, but they often miss the chance to win a match at crucial moments when they need points. However, Dortmund also boasts top players who frequently rank among the top scorers, namely Serhou Guirassy. Guirassy has currently scored three goals, level with Harry Kane and Michael Olise.

Source: Bundesliga Top scorers

[Nightwalker(NW)]

Incredible news!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect.

Training will be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being.


https://www.facebook.com/share/16z15GS5Ay/

As expected, Leverkusen has taken a bold step to part ways with Eric Ten Hang after failing to get positive results from just few games he's managed this new season. One of the shortest serving manager in the history of coaching?

From here we go to here he goes. This is so funny, just after 3 matches incharge of Bayern Leverkusen his been sacked, this I can say was never expected so soon. I wouldn't have believed it if I was told that Ten Hang will be sacked just after three matches. Will I be wrong if I say his had the shortest managerial career in recent years. I wonder who will hire him now that his been sacked within the shortest possible time by a club.

[$weetne$$]

When Bayer Leverkusen wasn't winning matches during the Pre-Season games the sign was there for them to have gotten a replacement for Ten Hag instead of taking the big risk to let him handle 2 matches before sacking him, the bold step is commendable by the management as Ten Hag could not get a win in his first two matches the best thing to do now is for them to make a serious signing before the transfer window closes they should get more players and get a better manager to revive the team.

It is normal for most teams and even fans to not pay attention to preseason games because it is usually believed that at that point coaches may be protecting their tactics and strategy so they do not let it out to other la to see what they have got at hand ready for the season but in the case of ten Hag, it was a different case and it was sad that the team was still looking at him in that light throughout the preseason defeat. But now, this has made it clear that ten Hag has a problem to fix on him self.

[Princess Leah]

When Bayer Leverkusen wasn't winning matches during the Pre-Season games the sign was there for them to have gotten a replacement for Ten Hag instead of taking the big risk to let him handle 2 matches before sacking him, the bold step is commendable by the management as Ten Hag could not get a win in his first two matches the best thing to do now is for them to make a serious signing before the transfer window closes they should get more players and get a better manager to revive the team.

It is normal for most teams and even fans to not pay attention to preseason games because it is usually believed that at that point coaches may be protecting their tactics and strategy so they do not let it out to other la to see what they have got at hand ready for the season but in the case of ten Hag, it was a different case and it was sad that the team was still looking at him in that light throughout the preseason defeat. But now, this has made it clear that ten Hag has a problem to fix on him self.

I saw this coming, he hasn't even stay in the club for half a season and "here he goes" it funny though, although I expected that he'll might be sacked along the line but not so fast, this shows how bad Ten Hag has got after coaching Manchester United, I feel pity for Amorim cause with the way it's going he could suffer similar faith as Erik Ten Hag.

 He better settle down for a while after this and work on himself and mental health before thinking of taking another job cause it's very obvious that the job at Manchester United really affected him so badly, before he became the manager of that Team he was one of the best in Europe, the best in the Eredivisie league but post working with Manchester United he's been so shitty and can't even secure another job for a complete season, so sad.

[SOKO-DEKE]

When Bayer Leverkusen wasn't winning matches during the Pre-Season games the sign was there for them to have gotten a replacement for Ten Hag instead of taking the big risk to let him handle 2 matches before sacking him, the bold step is commendable by the management as Ten Hag could not get a win in his first two matches the best thing to do now is for them to make a serious signing before the transfer window closes they should get more players and get a better manager to revive the team.

I don't think judging any coach based on preseason is the right thing to do, because preseason matches are not always serious. A preseason match is just a way of warming up players. So, despite not winning any matches in preseason, it is not the right decision to sack a coach.

Ten Hag is a new coach at Leverkusen, and the club may have done thorough research before deciding to appoint him.i know it won’t be easy for Leverkusen this season, and part of the reason is that they don’t have enough quality players in the squad. We can compare this season’s Leverkusen team to last season’s and even the one from two seasons ago.

If Ten Hag was opportune to be coaching same squad that Alonso coached last season and last two season, the situation might not be this bad he might have seen at least one win from the two matches they have played so far.But as you've said, the best thing for them to do now is to enter the transfer market and quickly make some good signings before the window closes.

[SmartCharpa]

Incredible news!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect.

Training will be taken over by the assistant coaching staff for the time being.


https://www.facebook.com/share/16z15GS5Ay/

As expected, Leverkusen has taken a bold step to part ways with Eric Ten Hang after failing to get positive results from just few games he's managed this new season. One of the shortest serving manager in the history of coaching?

Leverkusen fired Ten Hag as expected, this was not surprising news to anyone because Ten Hags reputation had been damaged after managing Manchester United, and no team would believe the way he worked anymore. After getting one point in the first two games of the season, the team chose to part ways with the coach. Even Manchester United supposed sack him from his debut since they couldn't get the results they expected, but they kept him for two seasons.

However, I will not say that this is the worst manager ever fired in football after only two games with their new team, but it is the first in Bundesliga history.  The majority of people may believe that Ten Hag deserves more time because Leverkusen sold their main players, but winning from 1-3 against ten men and later finished draw was a very disappointing result, they could have lost the match because Augsburg pressed them in the final minute.

[Fiatless]

He better settle down for a while after this and work on himself and mental health before thinking of taking another job cause it's very obvious that the job at Manchester United really affected him so badly, before he became the manager of that Team he was one of the best in Europe, the best in the Eredivisie league but post working with Manchester United he's been so shitty and can't even secure another job for a complete season, so sad.

Your thoughts are worthwhile, mate. I suggest that Ten Hag and Jose Mourinho take at least one year break. They are both good coaches, but they lack current tactics to win games. Just like Zinedine Zidane and other managers usually do, let both of them go and learn from top coaches how to apply new managerial strategies.  Maybe Pep Guardiola might be the next coach to be sacked because of City's poor performance. 

[rachael9385]

In recent games, Bayern Munich has proven themselves as the strong team with their dominance in matches and the new recruit professional players, but their match against Wehen Wiesbaden was a dramatic one to watch. I've noticed in Bayern's last two games, they have conceded goals which is not supposed to be so for a team with such a high prospect and with the belief on their intention of winning the European trophy this season.

it really shows their inconsistency in matches; I must say, with their current squad, I don't think they're supposed to concede goals that way in a single match. However, Bayern Munich is still the favourite to carry their domestic cup again this season but that shouldn't be their main pursuit anyway.

Bayern Munich are currently at the top but Frankfurt is closely behind them, if Munich doesn't keep up with their performance they might be replaced by frankfurt but I'm very sure that bayern has what it takes to maintain their position. Their defense is top notch, down to their goal scoring capacity, it seems they are going to dominate this season just like the previous one but football is full of surprises let's see what happens

[Lidger]

I don't know what you think, but I think Leverkusen will end the season with a very bad performance under this manager. The players in the team have not changed, only the manager has changed, and I don't know why the team's performance has deteriorated a lot because of this manager change. The management and the fans are definitely not satisfied with the manager. Now if Leverkusen consistently performs poorly in the first few matches, what action can the club take against the manager?
Maybe the club will try to find a good manager, but a manager doesn't really want to take charge of a team in the middle of the season, so if Leverkusen can't find a good manager, maybe Ten Hag will take charge of Leverkusen this season, but Leverkusen will definitely change their manager next season.

It is clear you are unhappy with how Leverkusen is playing since new manager took over. It is common problem in football new coach can mess up team flow even with same players. It is frustrating to watch your favorite team struggle and it makes sense that you are worried about manager effect. You made good point about club being under pressure to make change if team keeps playing badly. As you said finding good manager in middle of season is very difficult and your idea about Ten Hag is interesting. It is tough situation and you are probably right that permanent change might not happen until end of season.

Ten Hag's background is bad, that's why we can't take Leverkusen's defeats under him as normal, but if any other manager had taken charge of Leverkusen and Leverkusen had performed relatively poorly, we would have thought that the manager was new to the club and that's why it takes some time for his team to perform normally. When Xabi Alonso took charge of Leverkusen, the Leverkusen team seemed confident and they played their best on the field, so why Leverkusen's players don't seem confident since Ten Hag took charge, they can't perform like before, is always a controversial issue.

Although they criticize the manager, those who are Leverkusen supporters will not want their team to perform badly, so Leverkusen supporters certainly don't think of any alternative to Leverkusen winning. Now, if the team performs poorly under the manager, then the management will be forced to fire this manager under pressure from the fans.

[$weetne$$]

He better settle down for a while after this and work on himself and mental health before thinking of taking another job cause it's very obvious that the job at Manchester United really affected him so badly, before he became the manager of that Team he was one of the best in Europe, the best in the Eredivisie league but post working with Manchester United he's been so shitty and can't even secure another job for a complete season, so sad.

Your thoughts are worthwhile, mate. I suggest that Ten Hag and Jose Mourinho take at least one year break. They are both good coaches, but they lack current tactics to win games. Just like Zinedine Zidane and other managers usually do, let both of them go and learn from top coaches how to apply new managerial strategies.  Maybe Pep Guardiola might be the next coach to be sacked because of City's poor performance. 

This points are very valid, I really agree to this very much, with ten Hag this is the exact thing he needs , a break for a while will do absolutely no harm, if it were possible he should go on a vacation take trips just make sure to take good break from all of the whole professional stress and if need be go for therapy.  Other coaches did it and it worked for them so it will onlmake sense if he follows suit before he gets his career too messy that he is unable  to get any good job in a good high ranking league.

[Lannakosa]

Leverkusen fired Ten Hag as expected, this was not surprising news to anyone because Ten Hags reputation had been damaged after managing Manchester United, and no team would believe the way he worked anymore. After getting one point in the first two games of the season, the team chose to part ways with the coach. Even Manchester United supposed sack him from his debut since they couldn't get the results they expected, but they kept him for two seasons.

However, I will not say that this is the worst manager ever fired in football after only two games with their new team, but it is the first in Bundesliga history.  The majority of people may believe that Ten Hag deserves more time because Leverkusen sold their main players, but winning from 1-3 against ten men and later finished draw was a very disappointing result, they could have lost the match because Augsburg pressed them in the final minute.

They decided not to wait long, and after just two rounds they decided to sack Ten Hag, which I definitely did not expect. The match against Werder was really bad, Bayer were winning when Werder got a red card, and despite that they couldn’t manage to win. Or maybe the reason is that they found a more suitable coach who is currently without a club, for example they want to see Mourinho as the manager. What do you think about that?

[Sandra_hakeem]

Leipzig has finally sold Xavi Simons to Tottenham. He signed to Leipzig at £50m and now, has been sold for around £65m to Tottenham.That was a profitable deal for Leipzig, but they have lost some important players in their squad. Still wondering how they will cope with the available players this season. Apparently, they had a poor performance at the start of the season.

It seems like there are after the profit they make from players rather than improving the team's ability to win trophies/ contest for titles. With such a horrible performance in the start of the season, releasing important players shouldn't have been an option for them.
 Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig match was really a terrible one to watch. I wonder how the home fans felt about the team after such a loss; 6 goals to nil.