Gladbach, Germany – Fans don’t need to stay in dark alleys this week because Borussia Mönchengladbach is finally getting their squad back on track just in time for their Friday night clash with Union Berlin. Coach Eugen Polanski (39) dey waka with hope as two key players don recover from injury just like magic! (Seems like dem dey use juju for this one o!)
After suffering a heavy 4-6 loss to Frankfurt and a tiresome draw of 0-0 against Freiburg, Polanski bi don dey feel like say him go need to enter gym come battle the injuries wey don rack up. Five attackers no fit play! But abeg, enter the good news – Franck Honorat (29) and Giovanni Reyna (22) don finally return to full training. Na dem be like the shining stars wey the team need to turn their luck around.
Polanski don talk say both players dey fit for the match as dem don come back strong. Franck Honorat fit even start the match too! (Aha! Let’s see if he go serve hot assists or na just cold come he come bring.) As e be now, Polanski fit get plenty headache later because he get to pick between experienced players like Haris Tabakovic (31) and the baby star Jan Urbich (21) wey don shine for the under-23 games.
Urbich don show say him no dey joke as him collect double goal for pre-season match wey dem play against Preußen Münster. Polanski sabi wetin he dey do no be small as he dey find way to bring the newbies to connect with the big boys.
Meanwhile, talk about the World Cup qualifiers, some of the boys go don travel the world come back to join this opulent team. Nico Elvedi (29), Shuto Machino (26), and Jens Castrop (22) dey make sure say their teams no go miss anything. Elvedi even dey shine bright for Switzerland as dem dey almost secure dem place for the tournament. No be small achievement o!
But make we no forget say it no go easy as Haris Tabakovic (31) dey struggle with Bosnian qualification match coming up against Rumanians and Austrians. (Na wah! I just hope say e no go bring dem wahala.) And don’t sleep on Grant-Leon Ranos (22) as him dey try climb from bottom place wey him country dey for the qualifiers. Na maradona level wahala be that!
As the Bundesliga dey draw near, Gladbach dey stand as 17th on the table, and the pressure dey weigh dem like wetin dem dey cook for pot. Fans already excited because na sold-out match against Union Berlin wey dey happen. Keep your thermals ready, because e go cold! Expect the score to dey hot somehow too as dem dey set to impress under the night sky.
Moritz Nicolas (27) who dey mind the post for Gladbach, talk say this particular game fit mean plenty for am as he gas return to one of him old clubs. He don face plenty battles, from injury woes last season to now, he dey express hope as he don prepare dey go all out.
New sports chief Rouven Schröder (49) dey don enter karma like shuttles, ready to kick shots like e dey play FIFA, as he land with all intentions to whip the team into shape. But e no go sit for bench till the match against Bayern on October 25. (No wahala, let’s just hope say he go fit manage dem like pro!)
As we countdown to the game, one thing dey show: Borussia dey come to give Union a run for their money, and we go keep our eyes peeled as the stars align under the stadium light on this Friday night.
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