Brings real value: Polanski puts his trust in him during Gladbach crisis | OneFootball

During today’s away game at the Millerntor, Borussia Mönchengladbach wants to collect important points against St. Pauli (from 3:30 p.m.) to get out of the crisis. Coach Eugen Polanski expressed his explicit trust in one Borussia player before the match.

“Stögi brings great added value to the team. He covers a lot of ground, reacts cleverly, and holds onto difficult balls,” the coach praised his protégé Kevin Stöger in an interview with 'Bild'.

Recently, things have also been rather sluggish for the Austrian on the Lower Rhine. Temporarily relegated to a substitute role, he is now once again a regular part of the VfL midfield—even if not everything is going his way.

“I prefer that to someone barely getting into the game. I am very satisfied with how Stögi is handling the situation. He’s a character, and we need characters in the team,” Polanski backed him ahead of the relegation battle.

The trust already paid off in the cup recently. In the victory over KSC, Stöger set up the decisive 2:0. If he adds his first scorer point of the current Bundesliga season today, it would not only please his head coach.

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