“Borussia Mönchengladbach: Is it time to say goodbye to coach Daniel Farke?”

The supposed news spread like wildfire in the sold-out Signal Iduna Park: During the Bundesliga game between Borussia Dortmund and the namesake from Mönchengladbach last Saturday, the rumor suddenly spread that guest coach Daniel Farke should be fired immediately after the final whistle become. At this point, the guests were 0: 4 behind, in the end they lost 2: 5 to the title aspirant – another disastrous performance by the moody diva from the Lower Rhine, who played BVB on the wall in the first leg in the 4: 2 success and had already defeated RB Leipzig and Bayern this season.

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But those spikes to the upside were a long time ago. Instead, the trend is pointing steeply downwards, in the 2023 annual table Gladbach is in 14th place with a measly 17 points, during this time there were just four victories. There is nothing left of the initially attractive Farke football, many players have developed backwards instead of forwards in recent months. However, the coach is still in office – the question is: for how long?

At first, those responsible for Borussia remained silent after the rumours, two days later sporting director Roland Virkus said cryptically: “We will sit down after the season and analyze everything, including the coach, of course. We will draw our conclusions from the results of this analysis. “

Just two weeks earlier, Virkus had defended his key executive, recalling his difficult first year at Norwich City, saying: “Daniel has shown that he can do it. He deserves the chance to accompany the upheaval.”

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But now Virkus rowed back, perhaps also due to the extremely tense situation in the club’s environment. At the clap in Dortmund, the around 8,000 Gladbach supporters who had traveled with them turned around after the early deficit and symbolically turned their backs on the team – not for the first time. A real rift has developed between the loyal fans and the club’s management, including the coach, who was even given a huge leap of faith at the beginning.

But in the meantime Farke has gambled away the credit for many. Among the supporters, he is called “fairy tale uncle” because he keeps glossing over the sometimes subterranean achievements of his troupe and those who regularly travel hundreds of kilometers, invest a lot of money and time to support their club simply feel fooled.

It is currently difficult to believe that this relationship can still be repaired, especially since there are currently no regulations, as Max Eberl has shown in the past, who is now closed RB Leipzig has migrated. Internally, the ex-sports director has to serve as a scapegoat for many things, which makes it too easy for those responsible overall.