Borussia Monchengladbach part company with coach Andre Schubert
Wednesday 21 December 2016 11:27, UK
Borussia Monchengladbach have parted company with coach Andre Schubert.
The 45-year-old, who succeeded Lucien Favre last September on an interim basis before the appointment was made permanent two months later, leaves with the club in 14th place in the Bundesliga, only two points above the bottom three.
Tuesday night's 2-1 home defeat to fellow strugglers Wolfsburg in their last match before the winter break proved the final straw.
"We have held a lot of talks in recent days, analysed our on-the-pitch development and discussed a great deal, and together with Andre we have come to the conclusion that it is better for both sides to call an end to our collaboration," Gladbach's sporting director Max Eberl told the club website.
Gladbach, who finished fourth last season to qualify for the Champions League, have won just one of their last 11 league games, losing seven of them.
They also went out of the Champions League in the group stage, albeit from a pool also containing Barcelona and Manchester City, finishing in third place ahead of Celtic to go into the Europa League.
Gladbach said the club will announce their new coach "in due course", with their Bundesliga campaign not restarting until January 21 due to the winter break.
