Borussia Mönchengladbach – Gladbach remains on course – Frankfurter Rundschau

04 May 2015

the premier class in view: thorgan hazard (l) and the penalty to 1: 2 Ibrahima Traore. Photo: AP

Against Leverkusen can the big step towards the Champions League at home doing Gladbach now. But Coach Favre remains as always cautious. The know the Berliner of him. But who have other concerns: A victory must still here for the class whereabouts

Lucien Favre was in a hurry.. But a few friendly phrases let the former Berlin and current Gladbach coach still in the capital back. “We needed patience, and we had patience and were rewarded,” said the Swiss, before he flew with his Borussia back to the Lower Rhine. Favre said the game its “foal” at Hertha BSC – 2: 1 it was said at the end of the 31. Gameday of the Bundesliga for the superior guest. But “patience” is also available for Favre’s football philosophy

Since February 2012, directs the fortunes Lucien Favre in Mönchengladbach -. With great earnings. Fourth, eighth, sixth – and now clearly direct and third party on course to qualify for the Champions League. “Gladbach is a top team,” praised Pal Dardai, once at Hertha player under Favre, now Berlin’s interim coach. Favre struggled with a smile against to term of praise: “We now need to look from game to game.” Next Saturday is his team (60 points) in space-three duel with Bayer (58) take the decisive step.

“Hertha was very compact, defended very well. It was difficult to find a gap, “Favre analyzed in his role as Borussia coach his recent Berlin-return. “It was hard, but worthy. We had 72 percent of the ball, have controlled the game. But Hertha can make goal. “

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So you know the now 57-year-old still from his time in Berlin, when he in 2009 led the Hertha almost in the European Champions League: Always careful never to exuberance. A few months later Hertha and Favre had lost patience with one another after two years. Fortunately for Gladbach.

Two descents and climbs later Hertha wants to prevent the renewed fall in League Two necessarily. “We had four match points, now we have three,” Dardai said. Max Kruse and the former Hertha youth players Ibrahima Traoré prevented with its gates for Gladbach Hertha early rescue. “We have to accept that the opponent was a bit better,” said the Hertha coach.

Four-point lead, the capital club still in relegation rank 16. “tremors are not fans, once we still have to win, “stressed Dardai. One by Valentin Stocker before 56,881 spectators was enough for not against Gladbach. “Two goals are two too much from goalkeeper view. If the ultimate goal is scored against us shortly before the end, it is all the more bitter. We would have to point earned for the great effort, “said Hertha goalkeeper Thomas Kraft. (Dpa)

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