Borussia Moenchengladbach hires Blessin as coach to fix disastrous Bundesliga start

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) - Borussia Moenchengladbach hired Alexander Blessin as its new coach Tuesday, tasking him with turning around a losing start to the Bundesliga season. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35).

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) - Borussia Moenchengladbach hired Alexander Blessin as its new coach Tuesday, tasking him with turning around a losing start to the Bundesliga season. Read unlimited articles for free today: MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) - Borussia Moenchengladbach hired Alexander Blessin as its new coach Tuesday, tasking him with turning around a losing start to the Bundesliga season.

The former Genoa and Union Saint-Gilloise coach has a contract through 2028 as he takes over a team which is bottom of the league after losing all four of its games and conceding 16 goals. Blessin replaces Eugen Polanski, who was fired nine days earlier after the team's third loss of the season.

Mainz's Danny da Costa, second right, scores during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and 1. FSV Mainz 05 in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, Sept.

(Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP) Assistant coach Jan-Moritz Lichte took over as interim for Saturday's 4-3 loss to Mainz. The international break means Blessin has almost three weeks to prepare before his new team's next Bundesliga game Oct.

Blessin last spent two years as coach of St. Pauli last season but was fired in June after relegation from the Bundesliga.

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