Hamburg – A concerning slump continues for FC St. Pauli following a 2-0 defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach,compounded by a temporary stadium power outage during the match. The loss marks the fourth consecutive Bundesliga game without a win for the Hamburg club,raising questions about the team’s performance despite continued support for head coach Fabian Blessin.
The match,played on October 25-26,saw Mönchengladbach take control with goals in the first half. Adding to the frustration, a system crash caused a temporary loss of power at the Millerntor-Stadion, briefly halting play. While the lights were restored, the incident underscored a difficult day for the home side. Highlights of the match are available here: short highlights adn long highlights.
Despite the losing streak, club president oke Göttlich affirmed his confidence in Blessin following the match on ZDF.”Honestly, if you hadn’t asked this question now, I wouldn’t have thought about it for a second,” Göttlich stated, adding, “The head coach is not one of them,” in reference to potential changes within the club.However, Blessin himself acknowledged the need for enhancement, stating, “It’s less about me at the moment, but rather we said from the start that we could only do this together as a team. And that’s where we lost a little something.” He also expressed his expectation for “answers from the team” and the need to rediscover “this feeling of togetherness as quickly as possible.”
blessin demonstrated his frustration with a halftime substitution, replacing Mathias Pereira Lage, oladapo Afolayan, and Danel Sinani with Martijn Kaars, Andreas Hountondji, and Abdoulie Ceesay. ”As I was annoyed,” Blessin explained, “I could have changed a lot more. But it was just about sending a signal.”
FC St.Pauli’s schedule offers a fast prospect for redemption, and potentially revenge, with a DFB Cup round of 16 match against Borussia Mönchengladbach scheduled for early December at Borussia Park.Simultaneously occurring, FC Augsburg faced Borussia dortmund on the same matchday, with highlights available here: short highlights and
