Polanski loses his cool after defeat: We're probably too soft | OneFootball

Genius and madness often lie close together. Gladbach's 1:5 defeat against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim once again highlighted the biggest problem for the Foals this season - a lack of consistency. 

After commanding performances like the recent 4:0 against Augsburg, games like yesterday's against the Kraichgauer follow. Accordingly, Eugen Polanski was displeased: "We should have given our 100 percent to even stand a chance against such an intense opponent. If we show up with 50, 60 percent and are surprised that we concede four goals in the first half, then that has something to do with mentality. The team has already started many games very poorly in the first half," said the BMG coach to 'Bild'.

Once he got going, he continued: "When it matters, when we want to take the next step, we are simply absent. We are probably too soft. We probably always talk everything up too positively. We even talked positively about the second half after Frankfurt. That's over now. We won't talk positively about the second half today. We see the poor first half.”

Sports director Rouven Schröder echoed the sentiment: "We have to ask ourselves why this happened. We were collectively not on the pitch. And not there from the first ball. If we play like this sometimes and like that other times, then we remain average. The game showed that we still have a lot to do.”

The Gladbach professionals have a chance for redemption on Saturday against Hamburger SV, provided the match takes place. The club officials expect a completely different face of their team.

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