Erik ten Hag appears to be wobbling already at Bayer Leverkusen as he looks to get to grips with his first job post Manchester United.
[BILD cover the situation today](https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/es-gibt-keine-schonfrist-bei-einer-bayer-pleite-in-bremen-wackelt-ten-hag-68b145ee8c33b226bcaeba72) and how there is already tension at Leverkusen, where the former Manchester United boss has not been granted a grace period.
They say that if Leverkusen were to lose to Werder Bremen this weekend, Ten Hag’s chances of remaining in the job long-term would be looking shaky.
The tension is rising at the Germany club, with a 2-1 defeat to Hoffenheim on the opening weekend, courtesy of a lacklustre performance, hardly doing Ten Hag’s prospects any good.
A win is a must this weekend and the former Manchester United manager is firmly aware of that already.
_“We have to win, that’s clear,”_ he is quoted as saying.
_“I’m not Harry Potter. There are steps forward and then steps backward. We experienced that last week.”_
Bayer Leverkusen are not messing around, and another negative result would leave the ground under Ten Hag’s feet shaky, to say the least. That’s something Bild make clear.
Those in charge at Bayer Leverkusen consider the squad strong enough to compete with the top teams in the Bundesliga, even after a summer of upheaval. They’ve put the pressure on Ten Hag to turn the side into a winning one with a clear game plan.
There was no evidence of that against Hoffenheim and there is a feeling a new coaching team, consisting of assistants Andries Ulderink and Rogier Meijer, are not yet in sync having never worked before.
It’s up to Ten Hag to find solutions and fast, or he faces pressure during the international break and even more questions after what happened at Manchester United.