On Monday, Borussia Mönchengladbach has seen enough to know it had seen too much and sacked head coach Gerardo Seoane.
The club made the announcement on its website:
Borussia have relieved head coach Gerardo Seoane of his duties with immediate effect. U23s head coach Eugen Polanski will take over on an interim basis. Seoane’s tenure as head coach of the Foals began at the start of the 2023/24 season.
“After reviewing the start to our season intensely, it has become clear to us that a change at the head
coach position is necessary,” said Roland Virkus, Borussia’s managing director for sport. “After ten Bundesliga games without a win, we no longer had faith in the possibility of a turnaround with Gerardo at the helm.”
President Rainer Bonhof: “Gerardo took over when the club was in a difficult position, and identified fully with our chosen path. He pushed the team’s development and brought stability. With that being said, the end of last season did not go the way we imagined it would, and the same can definitely be said for the start of this season. The decision to bring in different ideas now is the right one. We thank Gerardo for everything he has achieved with us and wish him all the best both personally and for the next step in his career.”
Seoane oversaw a lifeless 0-0 draw with Hamburger SV to start the season, before watching his team drop consecutive decisions to VfB Stuttgart (1-0) and Werder Bremen (4-0…yikes).
No more international break — the Bundesliga is finally back.
Matchday 3 offers the first real hints of who might be title contenders — and who could be stuck in the relegation fight.
In this episode of The Bundesliga Rundown:
- Marcus’ post-international-break blues (yes, he watched Sweden live)
- Wolfsburg and the history of this unique German company town
- VfL Wolfsburg’s greatest moment — and the warriors behind it
- FC Köln and the… cringy?… Lukas Kwasniok
- Bayern Munich’s succession drama after Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeneß
- Vincent Kompany’s surprising stint as Bayern manager
… and plenty more!
