Gladbach fires Eugen Polanski as coach after starting Bundesliga with 3 defeats

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 13). Gladbach fires Eugen Polanski as coach after starting Bundesliga with 3 defeats. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/gladbach-fires-eugen-polanski-as-coach-after-starting-bundesliga-with-3-defeats/article_e426b9f4-0c63-557d-b56e-0e3da14e822c.html

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Borussia Mönchengladbach fired coach Eugen Polanski and his assistant Tobias Trulsen after starting the 2023-2024 Bundesliga season with three straight losses, including a 5-0 defeat against Freiburg on Saturday. The team’s only win this season came in a 5-0 victory over a fifth-tier side in the German Cup. Sporting director Rouven Schröder stated that despite positive signs during pre-season, recent performances led to Polanski's immediate dismissal, making him the first coach to lose his job this season.
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Borussia Mönchengladbach fired coach Eugen Polanski on Sunday following their third consecutive defeat to start the Bundesliga season. The final straw was a 5-0 loss at Freiburg on Saturday, which also saw assistant coach Tobias Trulsen dismissed. Sporting director Rouven Schröder cited poor results despite positive preseason signs as the reason for Polanski’s dismissal. Gladbach's other losses included a 4-3 defeat to promoted Elversberg and an opening 3-0 loss at Leipzig. Their only win this season was a 5-0 victory over fifth-tier side Schott Mainz in the German Cup. Polanski expressed disappointment, acknowledging his team’s failure to implement their ambitious plans for the new season.

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Gladbach’s 5-0 loss at Freiburg on Saturday was Polanski’s last game in charge, with his assistant coach Tobias Trulsen also told to go. “Despite a good pre-season and positive signs, the team failed to achieve the desired results in the Bundesliga,” sporting director Rouven Schröder said.
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Gladbach fires Eugen Polanski as coach after starting Bundesliga with 3 defeats · assertive framing

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Borussia Mönchengladbach fired coach Eugen Polanski on Sunday after starting the Bundesliga with three defeats. asserted
Mönchengladbach → fire → defeats
Gladbach’s 5-0 loss at Freiburg on Saturday was Polanski’s last game in charge, with his assistant coach Tobias Trulsen also told to go. “Despite a good pre-season and positive signs, the team failed to achieve the desired results in the Bundesliga,” sporting director Rouven Schröder said. asserted
Schröder → tell → Bundesliga
“Recent performances led to the decision to relieve Eugen of his duties with immediate effect. asserted
performances → lead → effect
Saturday’s loss followed a 4-3 defeat at home to promoted Elversberg and an opening 3-0 loss at Leipzig. asserted
loss → follow → Leipzig
“It hurts so much that things have turned out this way,” said Polanski, the former Under-23 team coach. asserted
Polanski → hurt → ?
“After successfully securing our top-flight status (last season), we made a number of changes for this season. asserted
we → secure → season
We had big ambitions but failed to put them into practice.” asserted
We → have → practice
Polanski took over the team in similar circumstances last season from the fired Gerardo Seoane, whose team had a point after three games. asserted
team → take → games
He ultimately led the team to 12th after his interim status was upgraded to permanent in November. asserted
status → lead → November
Gladbach said Sunday that Polanski’s assistant Jan-Moritz Lichte was to take over as head coach on an interim basis. asserted
assistant → say → basis
Lichte has experience as coach of Bundesliga club Mainz, where Schröder also previously worked. asserted
Schröder → have → Mainz
Polanski is the first head coach to lose his job in the Bundesliga this season. asserted
Polanski → lose → Bundesliga
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