For the first time as coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach, Adi Hütter has won an away game in the Bundesliga. Following the 3-1 win in Wolfsburg, he singled out one player in particular – and saw an emblematic finish.
“It was a high-intensity and exciting game in which everything the footballing heart could imagine was in it,” Hütter assessed the success after the final whistle on “Sky”. Especially Gladbach’s football heart – and certainly Hütter’s. His plan to rely on young players had worked: In addition to Joe Scally (18), Kouadio Koné (20) and Luca Netz (18), the Austrian also brought on Louis Jordan Beyer (21) from the start in Wolfsburg in place of veteran Tony Jantschke (31).
After the perfect start with two early goals, the game also came to a perfect end from Gladbach’s point of view when high-flyer Scally scored his first Bundesliga goal in the final minute. “The fact that he makes it 3:1 is emblematic,” Hütter was pleased, referring to the performance of his youngsters. “They play because they deserve it and provide competition. I have no youth mania, it’s always about performance. “
“He was the game-dominating personality on the field. “
ADI HÜTTER ON BREEL EMBOLO
Hütter, however, sang special praise for one who is “already” 24 years old: Breel Embolo. “For me, he is the player of the match,” Hütter noted, not shying away from explicitly highlighting the Swiss’ performance from the collective. “He scored a wonderful goal, had an assist and took a penalty. He himself initiated the 1:0 with his run. He was the dominant personality on the pitch.”
And for his colleague Jonas Hofmann, memories from June 2020 came back. “He has the body, he has speed and power, those are all components that are unpleasant for a defence,” he praised Embolo, who had brilliantly assisted him in the 2:0 from Gladbach’s point of view not for the first time. “He also put one in for me at home against Wolfsburg once,” Hofmann recalled of a 3-0 win over VfL the season before last. “He is extremely important for us. “
