Borussia Mönchengladbach Fires Gerardo Seoane After 4-0 Loss To Bremen

A winless and goalless commencement to nan Bundesliga play costs Gerardo Seoane his occupation arsenic Borussia Mönchengladbach coach connected Monday, conscionable 3 convention games into nan campaign.

The Swiss coach wasn’t capable to move astir a tally of mediocre shape making love backmost to past season. His past crippled successful complaint was a 4-0 nonaccomplishment to Werder Bremen connected Sunday which near Gladbach pinch 1 constituent from its opening 3 games, and nary goals scored.

Mönchengladbach sporting head Roland Virkus said nan nine “lost religion that a turnaround pinch Gerardo tin succeed” arsenic Gladbach extended a winless tally to 10 Bundesliga games going backmost to April. Seoane’s only triumph pinch Gladbach successful immoderate title successful that clip was against a fifth-tier nine successful nan German Cup successful August.

It intends different caller coach for United States attacking midfielder Gio Reyna, who joined Gladbach from Borussia Dortmund past month. Reyna made his competitory debut for his caller broadside successful that 4-0 loss.

Seoane, who had been astatine Gladbach since June 2023, is nan 2nd Bundesliga coach to beryllium fired little than a period into nan season. Erik 10 Hag lasted only 2 convention games astatine Bayer Leverkusen amid mediocre shape and disagreements pinch nine management.

It’s not nan first clip Seoane has mislaid his occupation early successful nan season. His Leverkusen squad was second-from-last successful nan convention successful early October 2022 erstwhile he was fired and replaced by Xabi Alonso, who won nan Bundesliga and German Cup pinch Leverkusen nan pursuing season.

His departure is portion of a longer-term diminution astatine Gladbach, which reached nan Champions League information of 16 successful nan 2020-21 play but hasn’t qualified for immoderate European title since. The squad was 10th successful nan Bundesliga nether Seoane past season.

Gladbach said its under-23 squad coach Eugen Polanski will beryllium successful complaint “until further notice” arsenic nan squad heads into a tricky crippled astatine Leverkusen connected Sunday.