“A catastrophic meadow”: Harsh criticism of the Gladbach lawn

Mönchengladbach (SID) Borussia Mönchengladbach versus Borussia Dortmund, two of the strongest teams in the Bundesliga in a direct duel. But what sounded promising and promised technically beautiful football quickly degenerated into a fighting game. The completely holey turf in the Gladbach stadium hardly allowed for fluid combinations and caused players and those in charge to shake their heads and criticize. "The first 20 minutes were a bit like figure skating," complained Dortmund's Mario Götze after BVB's 1-0 win: "The place was almost as good as in my garden." BVB coach Peter Stöger called the pitch "a catastrophic field", and Gladbach's Matthias Ginter also had no understanding. "There have only been three games and we're not playing internationally. Why does it have to be such a hassle?" he said. Gladbach's media director Markus Aretz confirmed in response to SID's request that an exchange will take place in the middle of this week. A small consolation. “Believe me, we would have liked to have played on a better pitch,” said sports director Max Eberl. But he also admitted that the pitch was “not worthy of the Bundesliga”. The players kept slipping away, flat passes or even direct play were almost impossible. Götze, for example, changed his shoes after almost 25 minutes in order to find any stability. During the half-time break, 15 helpers rushed out of the field to plug the holes in the grass - with limited success.

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“A catastrophic meadow”: Harsh criticism of the Gladbach lawn

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