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Debacle for Bayer Leverkusen: 1:5 defeat against Flamengo U20!
Erik ten Hag makes his debut as Bayer Leverkusen coach with a 5-1 defeat against Flamengo U20 in Rio de Janeiro.
Debacle for Bayer Leverkusen: 1:5 defeat against Flamengo U20!
The start of the new season could hardly have been more unsuccessful for Erik ten Hag as coach of Bayer Leverkusen. In its first friendly, the team lost 1:5 against Flamengo U20 in Rio de Janeiro. How fr.de reported, the game was part of the Bundesliga club's preparatory tour in Brazil and ended with a significant deficit at half-time.
Leverkusen fell behind after just 90 seconds when Lorran scored the first goal. It only took ten minutes for Arthur to increase the score to 2-0 after a failed attempt at clearance by the Leverkusen defense. Shortly before half-time it was already 4-0 for the Brazilians when Matheus Goncalves scored with a header and Pedro Leao scored after a rebound. Gusttavo then added another goal and made it 5-0 skysports.com describes.
Quick changes and a consolation goal
After half-time, Erik ten Hag made a drastic rotation: ten players were replaced, including Granit Xhaka and Patrik Schick, who came into the game late. Montrell Culbreath was able to score a consolation goal for Leverkusen in the 70th minute, which corrected the final score to 1:5. Nevertheless, it can be said that the team still has some work to do.
Ten Hag, who took over from Xabi Alonso, remained calm after the game. He emphasized that the results of the preparation were not important to him and that the team was not yet well-rehearsed. “For me it’s about knowledge and the development of the team,” he clarified. However, he also had to make do without some key players as Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Jonathan Tah left the club at the end of last season, such as mirror.co.uk mentioned.
Outlook for the coming challenges
Leverkusen are the first Bundesliga club to host a pre-season tour in South America this summer, which makes the test against Flamengo all the more important. Erik ten Hag will be hoping his players show a better face in the next friendly against Bochum, which takes place next Saturday. With this in mind, it remains to be seen how the team will develop under his leadership.