Most games under Tuchel
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Borussia Mönchengladbach’s new coach Eugen Polanski, as a former football professional, was mostly shaped by today’s national coach Julian Nagelsmann during his time as a coach of TSG Hoffenheim. “He went in a similar direction to Thomas Tuchel, but was a bit better for me because he was even more solution -oriented and a bit more human,” said Polanski at his first press conference before the game on Sunday (5:30 p.m./DAZN) in the derby at Bayer Leverkusen.
On Monday, Gladbach separated from coach Gerardo Seoane after three games with just one point and a goal difference of 0: 5. Polanski recently looked after the association of the association in the Regionalliga West for three years. “Eugen was socialized in Gladbach and knows every corner here, even as a player he was a leader here,” said Managing Director Roland Virkus. Polanski has a speech “which is more emotional, and that’s exactly what we need now”. In addition to Nagelsmann, Polanski UA had trained at FSV Mainz 05 under the current English selection coach Tuchel and in Mönchengladbach under Jupp Heynckes.
Polanski emphasized that his work in the Bundesliga team should not differ so much from that in the U23. “The players quickly need clarity: we want to control the middle, dominate the ball and to attack again and again,” he said. Polanski always demands “a hundred percent”. He perceives the team as “homogeneous and willing”.
It is open whether Polanski will also be able to look after the team against Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg in the home games against Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg before a two-week international break. Virkus probes the coaching market in parallel. Polanski also knew that, the managing director emphasized. The interim coach is trusted with the task of “hundred percent”. At 39, Polanski is currently the fifth youngest coach in the Bundesliga – only Hamburg Merlin Polzin (34), Leipzigs Ole Werner (37), Augsburg’s Sandro Wagner (37) and Bavaria’s Vincent Kompany (39) are younger.