As Borussia Mönchengladbach ‘inch’ to Bundesliga safety, sporting director calls for stronger finish to the season

As Borussia Mönchengladbach ‘inch’ to Bundesliga safety, sporting director calls for stronger finish to the season

Borussia Mönchengladbach sporting director Rouven Schröder has expressed discontent with the manner in which his club is slowly assembling points in their quest to secure Bundesliga safety. A 0-0 draw against VfL Wolfsburg on matchday 31 of the current campaign places Gladbach in 11th place on 32 points with three matchdays remaining.

While such a points total theoretically leaves the Westphalians within striking distance of the Bundesliga “35-point safety threshold”, the remaining games on the club’s docket aren’t exactly easy. Dortmund, Augsburg, and Hoffenheim – even if they have little to play for – will not make securing more points easy.

Borussia Mönchengladbach technically safe

Arithmetically, it looks to be the case that Gladbach have already secured another season of Bundesliga football. The club is six points above the promotion-relegation playoff place. Thanks to the fact that current playoff place holders St. Pauli and Wolfsburg square off on the final matchday of the season, 16th place counts as the absolute worst case scenario for Eugen Polanski’s team.

The manner in which they’ve secured safety still hasn’t been convincing. After beating relegation rivals St. Pauli on matchday 26, have unspectacularly “squirreled away” four points via draws against Köln, Heidenheim, Mainz, and now Wolfsburg. A