Lucky green jumper? Gladbach coach says feeling cosy is key to winning

Borussia Mönchengladbach coach Alexander Blessin has won two games on the trot after donning a distinctive green jumper and hopes his luck continues at home to promoted Paderborn on Saturday. The Bundesliga bottom side recorded a first league win of the season at VfB Stuttgart last weekend and beat second-tier Karlsruhe in the German Cup in midweek. Both times he wore the club sweater. "For me it's important that the Borussia emblem is on it and it keeps me a little warm and cosy," Blessin told reporters on Thursday. "I need to feel comfortable, and it has worked out up until now, if it has led to the two wins. I'm not superstitious, and it could happen that I wear something different, maybe a different pair of underpants, I don't know." Blessin also has reason for optimism when it comes to injuries. "It is clearing up," he said. Isac Lidberg, Nicolas Kühn and Daiki Hashioka are set to return to the squad against the promoted side. Gladbach lost their first six league games, with Blessin replacing Eugen Polanski in September.