Class ended in 62 days! Tenghach s tragedy reflects the "fast food culture" of the wealthy family. Does modern football still have patience?

When the final whistle of the second round of the Bundesliga, I'm afraid Tenghach himself did not expect that this was his masterpiece of coaching Leverkusen. On September 1, the former Manchester United coach set the record for the shortest Bundesliga coach with a 62-day term - a time not even enough for most coaches to remember all the birthdays of all players. What's even more ironic is that Manchester United, who also started with a draw and a loss of 1, chose to continue to trust Tenhamhe's successor, while Leverkusen was reluctant to give him a chance in the third round.

[Event Focus] The shortest-lived coach in Bundesliga history was born

From the signing of the contract on May 26 to the end of September 1, Teng Hach's coaching trajectory in Leverkusen was as short as a black humor. The Bundesliga drew 1-1 with Freiburg in the first round and lost 0-1 to Augsburg in the second round. The fate of the Dutch was determined in two games. Against the backdrop of the successive sale of core players such as Wilz and Flynnon in the summer window, the club asked the new coach to hand over the report card immediately. This contradiction logic is puzzling.

It is interesting to note that Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Tenhamhe who were dismissed at the same time constituted a "former Manchester United coach's three consecutive kills". But compared to the two colleagues in the Turkish Super League, Teng Hahe's record of 2 games in 62 days can be regarded as the "flash kill" of professional football.

[Pivotographic] The cruel reality of the coach's term being shortened by 37% within five years, according to the latest report of CIES Football Observatory, the average term of the head coach of the five major leagues has dropped sharply from 2.3 years in 2018 to 1.45 years. When Ferguson built the Manchester United dynasty in 26 years, it was difficult for contemporary coaches to even spend a full season. Leverkusen's extreme decisions are not an isolated case: Chelsea changed coaches twice last season, and Paris Saint-Germain replaced five coaches in three years.

Guardiola once admitted: "It takes three months to establish a basic tactical system." But the desire for "instant satisfaction" by fans and board members in the social media era is compressing the living space of this process. Tenghach's tragedy is that he took over the rebuilding team after selling the core, but was asked to replicate the quick miracle of the Ajax era.

[Deep Analysis] The crucible of the trust crisis trio between management and coaches is confirmed in Bayer Group's financial report: the pharmaceutical giant's profits fell by 11% in Q2 2023, directly transmitted to the performance pressure of the football department. When the quarterly statements of listed companies' shareholders are more important than the league standings, the coach will naturally become the most convenient scapegoat. The imbalance of power in the locker room is equally fatal. Tenhach's open conflict with Sancho and Ronaldo at Manchester United exposed the stubborn disease of modern stars' voice. Although Leverkusen has not exposed internal strife, the vacuum in the locker room after the loss of the main force in the summer window has already hidden a governance crisis. This shortsightedness is exacerbated by the abuse of data analysis. The club's technical department uses cold indicators such as xG (expected goals), PPDA (number of passes allowed in each defensive action), but ignores the humanistic adjustment period required for team reconstruction. When algorithms understand football better than human nature, class after 62 days becomes inevitable.

[Industry Reflection] What is the quick success and instant benefits killing football?

The withering of Ajax youth training camp is the best warning light. This star-making factory, which once produced Cruyff and Van Basten, has turned to high-priced signings in recent years due to performance pressure, resulting in a sharp decline in the youth team's success rate. When clubs are no longer willing to wait for seedlings to grow, where can the sustainable development of football begin?

Tactical innovation also suffered a blow. The increasingly similar high-pressure + wing-blasting tactics in mainstream leagues are essentially the consequences of coaches not daring to take risks in trying new systems. As Wenger said: "When every error is magnified ten thousand times, who dares to be the first to take the lead? "

[Future Revelation] Three possible paths to rebuild trust

Contract reform is imperative. Drawing on the NBA's "reconstruction protection period" clause, the first 15 rounds of the season can be set as a tactical running-in window period, and the results during the period are not included in the termination clause. This not only gives the coach a breathing space, but also avoids the club's impulsive decision-making.

The power structure needs to be reconstructed. Liverpool's "Edwards + Klopp" model proves that the long-term collaboration between the football director and the coach can balance combat strength and long-term planning. If Leverkusen reached a rebuilding consensus with Tenhach before selling Wilz, it might be possible to avoid this farce.

The most important thing is the return of value. The case of Brighton's rise from the Championship to the UEFA Cup in six years shows that fans can fully accept gradual growth. Football can only regain the right to breathe when the media stops humiliating every mid-season team with the "loser" tag.

【Conclusion】Football should not be a video game

Ten Hach's sentence when he left office, "I didn't even have time to remember all the names of players" expressed the deepest absurdity of modern football. When we are accustomed to the virtual pleasure of changing handsomely in the game with one click, do we still remember the past when Ferguson took seven years to win the first Premier League championship? The most moving thing about football is never fast food, but the aged wine tempered by time.