Borussia Mönchengladbach
·2 February 2024
Borussia Mönchengladbach
·2 February 2024
The poll to choose January’s Player of the Month – presented by Cichon Personalmanagement – was a close-run thing. Goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas eventually came out on top after the vote in the FohlenApp with 41%, ahead of Stefan Lainer (34%) and Robin Hack (25%). The 26-year-old therefore ended Rocco Reitz’s run of four successive Borussia Player of the Month awards.
Nicolas proved himself to be a reliable presence between the sticks for the Foals in January. The netminder was rarely tested in the 3-1 home win over VfB Stuttgart, but impressed with several excellent saves in the 2-1 defeat to FC Augsburg and the 0-0 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. Particularly in the match away at the league leaders, the ‘keeper put in a superb performance. With nine saves, he was a huge factor in Borussia earning a point at the BayArena. “It’s always the holy grail for a goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet. I’m particularly pleased with that,” said Nicolas.
Player of the Month winners 2023/24: