Marco Rose and the Art of Exceeding Expectations

After the end of the Bundesliga season, Borussia Mönchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl spoke to the media in praise of head coach Marco Rose: "He is a top coach. Unfortunately, if you look at it from our point of view, that makes him interesting for other clubs as well, of course - and I mean the top clubs," Eberl told Kicker.

"I can deal with such desires very well, but I wish that Marco will stay with us at Gladbach for a long time. He's a key figure, a stroke of luck for Borussia. We are very happy that we could convince him to join our club a year ago. He's a perfect fit for us, both as a coach and as a human being.”

Eberl’s fears are justified. Indeed, Rose is an excellent coach and should he continue to build on a positive first season of coaching in the Bundesliga, he will surely find himself at one of the bigger clubs in Europe. The 43-year-old Leipzig native, like many other coaches in Germany, Rose’s teams always play a highly attacking, aggressive style of football and it has served him well in his career.