Berlin, Sept. 13 -- Borussia Monchengladbach fired head coach Eugen Polanski on Sunday,a day after a crushing 5-0 defeat at Freiburg left the team without a point from its opening three Bundesliga matches.
Assistant coach Tobias Trulsen was also relieved of his duties alongside the 40-year-old Polanski.
The decision came after sporting director Rouven Schroeder declined to publicly back the coach following Saturday's defeat, during which Gladbach captain Tim Kleindienst was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.
"Despite a good preparation and positive approaches, the team failed to achieve the desired results in the Bundesliga," Schroeder said.
"The performances shown recently led to the decision to relieve Eugen of his duties ...