Soccer is well-known for being a cut-throat industry but even Erik ten Hag couldn’t have imagined his new job would be over so soon.

The Dutch manager was sacked by German side Bayer Leverkusen on Monday after just 63 days and two league games in charge.

Although short, his time at the Bundesliga club was certainly turbulent. He butted heads with Leverkusen’s hierarchy over transfer policy and there were signs of disharmony within the team during his spell.

“The decision by Bayer Leverkusen’s management this morning to put me on a leave of absence came as a complete surprise. To part ways with a coach after just two league matches is unprecedented,” ten Hag said in a statement released by his agency, per the Associated Press.

“I started this job with full conviction and energy, but u

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