Gladbach coach
Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Daniel Farke doesn’t like some things about the German mentality. In a comprehensive statement on Friday, the Bundesliga coach criticized the attitude of evaluating certain developments rather negatively. “If we did what we do here at a club in England, they would carry us through the stadium on their hands,” said Farke before the home game on Saturday (6:30 p.m.) against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The coach complained that his team’s performance was rated too negatively overall. “We’re having an incredibly stable season,” said Farke, who expressly praised the Borussia fans. He did not want his speech to be understood as “media scolding, but as self-reflection on our German mentality”.
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When asked how stressful the overall situation was in view of the recent cup exit and due to many injured players, Farke went into a 16-minute monologue. “We try to see dangers everywhere and to nag about many things where there is actually relatively little to nag about,” said the 45-year-old East Westphalian, who worked as a coach in England for around five years until 2021. “It’s a bit typically German. Sorry, I’m shaped like that too,” explained Farke.
Gladbach under coach Farke: 6th place after 10 match days
After ten games, Mönchengladbach is sixth in the table with 16 points. Among other things, they won the prestigious derby against 1. FC Köln 5-2 and drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich. Last Tuesday, however, Borussia lost in the DFB Cup against second division Darmstadt 98 (1:2). “I’ve been working with the team for 20 games, we played exactly one bad game,” said Farke, referring to the match against Bremen (1:5). Against Frankfurt he has to do without several injured players, including keeper Yann Sommer (torn ligaments) and Jonas Hofmann (shoulder). Midfielder Christoph Kramer, who was out due to an ankle injury, could return.
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