Just read this through and really enjoying the story and updates. Quality signings and great stuff all around buddy!

Despite a loss to Schalke, Gladbach pushed through a fairly easy month, with 1 defeat and 4 victories.




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Jantschke, Kramer, Johnson, Carvalho, Xhaka, Volland, Hughes, Younes

A disappointing performance from Gladbach led to a 1-0 loss, as Julian Draxler scored the only goal of the game.

Schalke Goal: Draxler 37'
Man of the Match: Jefferson Farfan




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Jantschke, Kramer, Johnson, Carvalho, Xhaka, Volland, Hughes, Younes

Recovering from their defeat to Schalke, Gladbach faced a trip to the Czech Republic in the Europa League. An early goal from Will Hughes, helped Gladbach to victory.

Gladbach Goals: Hughes 6', Younes 23'
Plzen Goal: Necid 49'
Man of the Match: Pavel Horvath




Lineup: Horn, Jantschke, Strandberg, Balanta, Murru, Kramer, Xhaka, Volland, Hughes, Younes, Di Natale

Gladbach returned to form in the league, with a commanding 3-0 victory over bochum. A fantastic dribble and finish from new boy Kevin Volland was the highlight of the match.

Gladbach Goals: Simunek OG 22', Di Natale 27', Volland 50'
Man of the Match: Kevin Volland




Lineup: Horn, Jantschke, Strandberg, Balanta, Murru, Carvalho, Xhaka, Volland, Hughes, Younes, Nilmar

A decent performance from Gladbach looks worse on paper that it really was. Unlucky not to score earlier, Gladbach couldn't break the deadlock until William Carvalho broke through and scored. Gladbach progress.

Gladbach Goal: Carvalho 107'
Man of the Match: William Carvalho




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

First goals for Hughes and Nilmar, a brace from Volland and a brilliant strike from Xhaka helped Gladbach to a 5-2 victory in the

Dusseldorf Goals: Bodzek 25', Pohjanpalo 52'
Gladbach Goals: Xhaka 9', Volland 46',83', Hughes 55', Nilmar 51'
Man of the Match: Granit Xhaka


Crvena Zvezda (H) - 2/10/14
Mainz (H) - 5/10/14
Hoffenheim (H) - 18/10/14
Tottenham (A) - 23/10/14
Hamburg (A) - 26/10/14
Werder Bremen (H) - 1/11/14
Tottenham (H) - 6/11/14
Bayer Leverkusen (A) - 9/11/14
Dortmund (H) - 22/11/14
Werder Bremen (H) - 1/11/14
Plzen (H) - 27/11/14
Frankfurt (A) - 30/11/14

MCox93: Thanks a lot mate! Means a lot.

Overall, a brilliant couple of months for Gladbach, with 8 wins from 11, only losing in the Europa League.






Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

A fantastic hat-trick from Di Natale, as well a brace from Will Hughes completed an amazing night for Gladbach in Europe. The result puts them top of the table.

Gladbach Goals: Balanta 9', Hughes 23',41', Di Natale pen 37',60',90+1'
Man of the Match: Antonio Di Natale




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Strandberg scored his first goal for Gladbach ad Soto was sent off for Mainz. Gladbach were given a late scare after Zimling scored a penalty, but they saw it through the last couple of minutes to win.

Gladbach Goals: Xhaka 25', Strandberg 48'
Mainz Goal: Zimling pen 90+1'
Man of the Match: Granit Xhaka




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Gladbach produced a fantastic first half display to dispatch Hoffenheim. Ex Hoffenheim players Johnson and Volland were instrumental in the performance.

Gladbach Goals: Volland 19', Di Natale 29',38'
Man of the Match: Antonio Di Natale




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

A first half hat trick courtesy of Emmanuel Adebayor, as well as dodgy defending and decisions helped Tottenham to a 3-2 victory over Gladbach in North London.

Gladbach Goals: Johnson 6', Xhaka 51'
Tottenham Goals: Adebayor 16', pen 34', 38'
Man of the Match: Emmanuel Adebayor




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Kramer was given a straight red card as Gladbach nicked a draw with 10 minutes remaining. Gladbach were still hungover from midweek it seems, as they failed to really get going.

Hamburg Goals: Lassogga 47', Behrami 76'
Gladbach Goals: Dominguez 42', Jantschke 81'
Man of the Match: Pierre-Michel Lassogga


Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Nilmar, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

A bore draw

Man of the Match: Sebastien Prodi




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Gladbach gained revenge for their defeat to Tottenham, and won for the first time in three games. Kevin Volland hit his goalscoring form with two goals.

Gladbach Goals: Volland 26',69'
Man of the Match: Kevin Volland




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Carvalho, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Gladbach showed guts to come from behind in the second half after conceding a lucky header in the first half.

Leverkusen Goal: Inui 45+1'
Gladbach Goals: Di Natale pen 50', Hughes 82'
Man of the Match: Granit Xhaka




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Carvalho, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Gladbach produced an excellent display to see of the challenge of Dortmund. Despite a late Dortmund goal, Gladbach held on to put themselves back on top of the Bundesliga.

Dortmund Goal: Mkhitiryan 87'
Gladbach Goals: Hughes 24', Di Natale 50'
Man of the Match: Granit Xhaka




Lineup: Horn, Jantschke, Balanta, Strandberg, Murru, Kramer, Xhaka, Di Natale, Hughes, Younes, Volland

Gladbach dominated throughout in what proved to be an easy European tie at home. The result secures qualification to the next round.

Gladbach Goals: Xhaka 11', Volland 15',38', Di Natale 90'
Man of the Match: Will Hughes




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Carvalho, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Gladbach secured a result comfortably at Frankfurt, where Kevin Volland scored a beautiful chip.

Gladbach Goals: Volland 40', Trapp OG 62'
Man of the Match: Fabian Johnson


Koln (H) - 3/12/14
Freiburg (H) - 6/12/14
Crvena Zvezda (A) - 11/12/14
Hertha Berlin (A) - 14/12/14
Augsburg (H) - 20/12/14

Dissapointing not to win against Tottenham, but some pretty good league results. Looks to be another easy month ahead.

xander_dunlop1: I know, and I should've beaten them. Hopefully will stay this easy .

Gladbach now will be seen as genuine title contenders, as they head into the winter break top of the Bundesliga.






Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

A comfortable performance from Gladbach, where they probably should have scored more.

Gladbach Goals: Volland 9', Hughes 70'
Man of the Match: Fabian Johnson


Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Gladbach were extremely unfortunate not to win, as Freiburg parked the bus and let Gladbach come at them. Volland had an effort cleared of the line with minutes remaining.

Man of the Match: Fallou Diagne




Lineup: Horn, Jantschke, Balanta, Strandberg, Murru, Kramer, Xhaka, Volland, Hughes, Younes, Nilmar

A comfortable performance from Gladbach saw them secure top spot in the group. A controversial second yellow for dissent from Goran Eric led to the game being an easy one for Gladbach.

Gladbach Goals: Balanta 9', Nilmar pen 27', Xhaka 78'
Man of the Match: Eder Alvarez Balanta




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

A strong performance from Gladbach, with a great strike from Hughes being the highlight.

Gladbach Goals: Johnson 13', Dominguez 51', Hughes 84'
Man of the Match: Will Hughes




Lineup: Horn, Strandberg, Balanta, Dominguez, Jantschke, Johnson, Xhaka, Kramer, Hughes, Volland, Di Natale

Gladbach will go into the Christmas break top of the league, after coming out on top during a 7 goal thriller. Johnson scored a freak second goal to wrap up the game.

Augsburg Goal: Strandberg OG 24', Matavz 30'
Gladbach Goals: Volland 5', Kramer 6', Di Natale 38', Johnson 53', 67'
Man of the Match: Fabian Johnson

good story so far, but i would love to see the league table in your updates.

Borussia Monchengladbach have announced that manager Lucien Favre has extended his contract for a further two years. Favre, who took over in February 2011, immediately saved the club from relegation, before guiding Gladbach to the Champions League the following season.

Favre has been enjoying a fantastic season with Gladbach this year, and the Foals sit top of the league heading into the winter break, 2 points ahead of Wolfsburg in second, with Bayern and Dortmund a further one and four points behind respectively. Favre, who previously only had a year left to run on his contract, has reportedly taken a pay cut, and will only earn £8,750 p/w.

Favre, known for his expert tactics, had experimented with many styles during pre-season, but now seems to have settled on an attaching 5-3-2, much like that of Louis van Gaal's with Holland and Manchester United. This has led to only two defeats in Favre's first 28 this season, while Gladbach have been scoring an average of 2.4 goals per game.

However, not all is well at Gladbach. New signings Yann Sommer, Ibrahim Traore and Andre Hahn have all handed in transfer requests, each citing a lack of first-team football as their reasons.

TaroMisaki: I keep forgetting to add it. You will be able to see soon, as there is a mid-season update coming.

Name - Position - Nationality - Age - Value - CA - PA - Av Rat - Apps - Conc - Cl Sheets
Timo Horn - Goalkeeper - - 21 - £3.6M - - - 7.04 - 27 - 19 - 13
Yann Sommer - Goalkeeper - - 26 - £3.9M - - - 7.40 - 1 - 0 - 1


Name - Position - Nationality - Age - Value - CA - PA - Av Rat - Apps - Gls - Ass
Nicola Murru - Full Back - - 20 - £3.2M - - - 7.31 - 10 - 0 - 1
Tony Jantschke - Wing Back - - 24 - £3.9M - - - 7.31 - 28 - 2 - 5
Eder Alvarez Balanta - Centre Back - - 21 - £11.25M - - - 7.28 - 28 - 5 - 0
Alvaro Dominguez - Centre Back - - 25 - £5.5M - - - 7.27 - 18(1) - 2 - 1
Martin Stranzl - Centre Back - - 34 - £140k - - - 6.70 - 0(2) - 0 - 0
Stefan Strandberg - Centre Back - - 24 - £2.4M - - - 7.25 - 24 - 1 - 0
Fabian Johnson - Wing Back - - 27 - £4.8M - - - 7.53 - 18(1) - 4 - 8


Name - Position - Nationality - Age - Value - CA - PA - Av Rat - Apps - Gls - Ass
William Carvalho - Defensive Midfielder - - 22 - £1.6M - - - 6.91 - 10(5) - 1 - 1
Cristoph Kramer - Defensive Midfielder - - 23 - £4.1M - - - 7.17 - 17(4) - 1 - 3
Granit Xhaka - Central Midfielder - - 22 - £10M - - - 7.41 - 27(1) - 6 - 5
Ibrahima Traore - Winger - - 26 - £2.6M - - - 6.70 - 1 - 0 - 0
Amin Younes - Attacking Midfielder - - 21 - £2.7M - - - 7.43 - 11 - 4 - 4
Patrick Hermann - Winger - - 23 - £4.3M - - - 6.80 - 4(2) - 0 - 1
Andre Hahn - Winger - - 24 - £4.1M - - - 6.86 - 3(3) - 0 - 1
Will Hughes - Midfielder - - 19 - £7.75M - - - 7.52 - 28 - 8 - 15


Name - Position - Nationality - Age - Value - CA - PA - Av Rat - Apps - Gls - Ass
Kevin Volland - Striker - - 22 - £16.75M - - - 7.50 - 25 - 16 - 6
Antonio Di Natale - Striker - - 37 - £1.7M - - - 7.25 - 22(2) - 11 - 9
Nilmar - Striker - - 30 - £1.9M - - - 6.72 - 4(5) - 2 - 0

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Today here at bild.de we will be talking to Borussia Monchengaldbach boss Lucien Favre. The Swiss has been taking the Bundesliga by storm, and Gladbach lead the table at the Christmas winter break, while also being through to the DFB Pokal quarter finals against Dortmund in March, and a tasty Europa League draw against Ajax.

Favre's excellent work as a tactician, with the use of a fairly average team, have lead to people in the media dubbing him 'The Special One', much like Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho did to himself when he joined the Chelsea in 2004.

Ah, Mr Favre! Welcome to bild.de! First of all: how come Gladbach are doing so well at the moment?

Hello, thank you for having me here! Well, I like to think that it is the team developing. We have some brilliant players all across the park, with some players really prepared to give their all in every match.

We have been playing good football, while still remaining solid at the back: when Augsburg scored the other day, it was only the first Timo (Horn) had conceded in over 500 minutes.

Ah, and while we talk about Timo, what about all the signings?

Well, we made 13 transfers this summer, which I think the club definitely needed. We let go of Kruse, Raffael, de Jong, Wendt and Brouwers, so I think that we had to go all out and replace them. All the players that we have signed have impressed, and it is sad to see that Ibra, Andre and Yann (Traore, Hahn and Sommer) all want to leave. I do understand their point, but it would be nice to have them at the club for longer, as they are all great guys.

Timo, Fabian, Stefan and Eder have all immediately become a major part of our defence this season, and they are the reason we have been so successful.

And what about the midfielders and attackers?

Well, again, Will Hughes has be a revelation. I mean: to be 19 years old, moving from England's 2nd tier to a top club in Germany, and being able to produce these sort of performances? Wow, it amazes even me. Everyone in Germany knew about Kevin, as he is a brilliant talent. It was great to see him pull on a Germany top earlier this year.

And Antonio and Nilmar have been excellent additions as well. Antonio has supplies goals and scored them, while Nilmar has been brilliant in training. He is very skilful, and loves a good laugh with the boys. But he is also a great professional, very helpful with the younger lads.

Are you looking at any deals during the upcoming window?

I have my eyes on one or two players, but mainly I will be rebuilding our youth setup. I have already agreed deals for five players, all coming from Malmo in Sweden. They are all very talented, and have come through together. Although we don't have any Swede's, Stefan (Strandberg) is the guy I will look for help from.

Well Mr Favre, it has been a pleasure talking to you, good luck for the rest of the season: I'm sure we will talk again soon.

<3 I love that scout report XD

basham97: Cheers mate, took ages as well. So much code etc.

Borussia Monchengladbach's Will Hughes has been in excellent form for the Foals this season. In 28 matches, he has scored eight goals, assisted 15 and all at an average rating of 7.52.

And it hasn't gone unnoticed.

The 19 year old, who joined from Derby County for £11.25M, was awarded the European Golden Boy award at the FIFA Ballon D'Or gala dinner. Hughes can now claim to be the best youngster in Europe, and joining former winners such as Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Wayne Rooney, he will be hoping to be up for the Ballon D'Or in the future.

Hughes, who joined Derby at the age of 14, while he was still a schoolboy at public school Repton, played 38 times for the Championship club, scoring two goals. Although he is a boyhood Liverpool fan, Hughes always took a liking to Paul Scholes, and said that he hopes to be like him in the future.

"I can't believe I have won a trophy such as this! It means so much to me and my family. It has been a brilliant couple of years, first becoming a regular at Derby before moving to Gladbach, and now I'm a regular here!"

The other winner on the night was Juan Mata, who pipped Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta to the Ballon D'Or.