Borussia Mönchengladbach‘s struggles continued Saturday, drawing 0-0 with SC Freiburg and sinking to 17th place in the Bundesliga-while head coach Sebastian Polanski’s future remains uncertain despite extending his contract with the club. The scoreless draw marks a concerning trend for Gladbach, who have failed to score from open play in their last three matches.
The result leaves Borussia Mönchengladbach in a precarious position, battling to avoid relegation. Polanski, who took over after the dismissal of Adi Hütter, recently signed a contract extension with the Saarländer, but his long-term future hinges on turning around the team’s fortunes. Potential replacements mentioned include Jonas Boldt (currently with HSV and formerly leverkusen) and ex-Gladbach captain martin Stranzl.
Florian Neuhaus made his first start as a controversial video surfaced from his time in Mallorca, actively initiating many of Gladbach’s attacks. The team’s best prospect of the first half came from Rocco Reitz, whose promising shot was blocked in the 28th minute. Despite the offensive efforts, Gladbach managed to reach halftime without conceding, a marked improvement from their recent 0-5 defeat to Frankfurt.
Late in the match, Gladbach narrowly avoided falling behind twice. Nicolas deflected a Scherhant free kick onto the crossbar in the 83rd minute, and a collision between Castrop and Manzambi in stoppage time (90+4) went unpenalized by referee Schlager.Freiburg coach Christian Streich vehemently protested the final whistle, voicing his discontent to the referee.
“Probably it’s been called a few times before,” Streich said post-match,regarding the contested collision. “Perhaps it just needs a moment for it to be clearer. But why should he fall in that situation? However, we had a few situations we could have played out better.We had the better chances in the second half. It was the other way around in the first half.”
Freiburg remains unbeaten in six competitive matches, but matthias Ginter acknowledged their offensive difficulties.”on the one hand, we’re coming off two English weeks and can live with the point,” Ginter told DAZN. “But we haven’t scored from open play in the last three games. Things aren’t going so easily for us at the moment.”