Blessin in disguise? Gladbach must scale mountain after derby defeat by Köln
Saïd El Mala’s winner illustrated the task faced by new Die Fohlen manager in reviving an injury-hit teamA three-week break was exactly what Borussia Mönchengladbach needed after a chastening start to the Bundesliga campaign and perhaps what their new coach, Alexander Blessin, would have ordered. His first match a local derby against arch-rivals Köln, to train focus? Even better. Detail, though, was key. The terms and conditions were not something to simplify the task and Blessin begins his reign exactly where his predecessors Eugen Polanski and (temporarily) Jan-Moritz Lichte were,…
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