Gladbach sack head coach Polanski following shocking start to Bundesliga season

[p]They ‌announced Polanski's departure a day after ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/b-monchengladbach-88HSzjDr/freiburg-fiEQZ7C7/?mid=Y9Vxfuid"]Saturday's 5-0 collapse to Freiburg[/a] that kept the Foals ‌anchored in last place. Polanski, ⁠a ‌former longtime youth and senior [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/b-monchengladbach/88HSzjDr/"]Gladbach[/a] ​player, took over in September 2025.[/p][p][b]"Despite a good ​pre-season and some encouraging signs, the team haven't been able ⁠to ​get the results we were looking for in the Bundesliga,"[/b] said Gladbach Head of Sports Rouven ‌Schroder in a statement.[/p][p][b]"Our recent performances ultimately led us to the conclusion that a change was needed, and we have therefore relieved Eugen of his duties with immediate effect."[/b][/p][image alt="Gladbach's start to the season has been shocking" id="6e5cb1b5-c0a5-40b7-8174-9c3093719df4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1465f01b-cf93-4698-ba0b-2f194232da45" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Gladbach lost their season opener ‌against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/b-monchengladbach-88HSzjDr/rb-leipzig-KbS1suSm/?mid=WpiYAKo9"]RB Leipzig 3-0[/a] before ​conceding three second-half goals ‌to lose [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/b-monchengladbach-88HSzjDr/elversberg-6in2Eknb/?mid=x64A3hOh"]4-3 to promoted Elversberg[/a] a week later.[/p][p]Former Mainz 05 coach Jan-Moritz Lichte will take charge of the ⁠team on ⁠an interim ‌basis.[/p][infobox id="88878301-8bdb-4612-a9bc-6f3281e6c6b5" /]