Two big clubs in the history of the DFB Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfB Stuttgart, meet in the second round of the cup on Tuesday (20:45 CEST). Both teams have the DFB Cup three times, yet the gulf between the two sides is currently bigger. While André Schubert’s side are now a top Bundesliga outfit and a Champions League participant, Stuttgart were unable to prevent relegation to the 2. Bundesliga last term.
Schubert accepts the favourite tag placed on his team, but is wary nonetheless: “In the first couple of rounds it is often the case that the underdog plays as if they have nothing to less and are desperate to achieve an upset. Progression to the next round is the only thing that counts in the cup, If you don’t win your game then you’re out,” said the 45-year-old. “We are coming up against a side that have a lot of confidence. Stuttgart have drawn their last two games, but have played some good football overall in the last two weeks. They will definitely look to be compact and we are expecting a tough test. Stuttgart win the ball back extremely well and will look to be dangerous on the counter and from set pieces.”
For the eight competitive game in a row, Stuttgart will be playing against Gladbach with a different head coach, with Hannes Wolf in the dugout this time around. Before Wolf was in charge, Bruno Labbadia, Thomas Schneider, Armin Veh, Huub Stevens, Alexander Zorniger und Jürgen Kramny all took charge of games against Borussia.
Two big clubs in the history of the DFB Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfB Stuttgart, meet in the second round of the cup on Tuesday (20:45 CEST). Both teams have the DFB Cup three times, yet the gulf between the two sides is currently bigger. While André Schubert’s side are now a top Bundesliga outfit and a Champions League participant, Stuttgart were unable to prevent relegation to the 2. Bundesliga last term.
Schubert accepts the favourite tag placed on his team, but is wary nonetheless: “In the first couple of rounds it is often the case that the underdog plays as if they have nothing to less and are desperate to achieve an upset. Progression to the next round is the only thing that counts in the cup, If you don’t win your game then you’re out,” said the 45-year-old. “We are coming up against a side that have a lot of confidence. Stuttgart have drawn their last two games, but have played some good football overall in the last two weeks. They will definitely look to be compact and we are expecting a tough test. Stuttgart win the ball back extremely well and will look to be dangerous on the counter and from set pieces.”
For the eight competitive game in a row, Stuttgart will be playing against Gladbach with a different head coach, with Hannes Wolf in the dugout this time around. Before Wolf was in charge, Bruno Labbadia, Thomas Schneider, Armin Veh, Huub Stevens, Alexander Zorniger und Jürgen Kramny all took charge of games against Borussia.
