Gladbach fresher? Why Polanski warns against Stuttgart | OneFootball

While Stuttgart were challenged in the Europa League at Roma during the week (0:2), Gladbach had a whole week to prepare for their Bundesliga home match. 

Nevertheless, coach Eugen Polanski does not want to see this as an advantage for his team. "I don't believe that a team that has played in Europe automatically loses a few percentage points. Stuttgart are simply too good for that and have enough options for rotation," he said at the press conference before the match. For him, it is "neither a plus nor a minus"; rather, he spoke of a "50:50 game"—provided Gladbach give their 100 percent.

Polanski also highlighted the strengths of the Swabians: "Stuttgart are extremely good technically, very well structured, and play strong combination football. On top of that, they have a lot of power and clever players up front."

His team, therefore, must push themselves to their limits in order to stand up to their opponents. "This will be a very big challenge," Polanski is certain. 

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