Polanski: ‘We ruined this match’ vs Elversberg

Borussia Mönchengladbach are heading into a tough start after two games with no points, with a worrying risk of a season beginning to forget. The frustration is fresh from last weekend’s clash with SV Elversberg: as kicker reports, the “Fohlen” were in front 3-1, but the side lost its shape and the match slipped away.

Lessons after the collapse

From that game, coach Eugen Polanski wants to take clear conclusions. As kicker puts it, the German highlights how the team ended up “spoiling the match”, stressing that this cannot be repeated.

The pressure is even higher because the standings already read zero points from two matches in the Bundesliga. When you have a strong lead like that and still end up derailing, the issue isn’t just the final score—it’s the inability to manage the critical phases once momentum shifts.

For Mönchengladbach, the priority now is stability: keep control when the opponent raises intensity, maintain the game plan, and prevent a comfortable advantage from turning into a collapse. Polanski’s message, according to kicker, is to convert that setback into concrete corrections for the next fixtures.