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

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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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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

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

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