"Extremely tough match": Gladbach coach Polanski warns about Dortmund | OneFootball

Eugen Polanski has awakened Borussia Mönchengladbach. Since the 39-year-old took over the Foals from Gerardo Seoane (47), they have left the relegation zone. However, after five games without defeat, there was a setback recently with a 1-3 loss against VfL Wolfsburg.

He had the feeling “that the team itself was somewhat at a loss as to what happened that day,” Polanski said on Thursday during the press conference ahead of the Borussia duel. But his team can also learn something from the defeat, believes the 19-time Polish international. “But that is exactly a good foundation to bring sharpness back and to have clarity about what we did wrong.”

Polanski praises his counterpart on the coaching bench. Niko Kovač (54) has “brought brutal clarity to Dortmund regarding how they want to play football and how intense their game should be.” While that may “not always be the most beautiful way to play football, it is a very successful way,” says the 254-time Bundesliga player (Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Hoffenheim). He continues: “That proves him right, even if the recent results perhaps don’t quite reflect what BVB is actually capable of.”

Gladbach on an away streak

In their last three away matches in the Bundesliga, Gladbach did not concede a single goal and picked up wins in Mainz, Heidenheim, and at St. Pauli. However, at Signal Iduna Park, Polanski’s team will face a side from the top group.

“We’re expecting an extremely tough match,” warns the 39-year-old. “The Dortmund team will want to set things straight in their own stadium in front of their fans,” he is convinced. “Packed house, Friday night under the floodlights—the atmosphere there is special.”

Despite his team’s underdog role, he demands his players give everything once again. “It’s the last matchday of the year, and we have to push ourselves to our limits again to achieve the best possible result,” Polanski urges.

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