Until September 2009, Lucien Favre was head coach with Hertha Berlin. And since 14 February 2011, the former Swiss international and 2008/09 German Coach of the Year is back in the Bundesliga. Favre hopes to use his experience to help last-placed Borussia Mönchengladbach avoid relegation. The coach spoke with WERDER.DE before Saturday's game at Weser Stadium.
WERDER.DE: Mr. Favre, between your sacking in late September 2009 from Hertha Berlin and your hiring with Borussia Mönchengladbach, you had a football timeout. What did you do in that time and what were the reasons for the break?
Favre: "Before that I had been in the business 13 straight years so the longer break did me good. During that time I did some additional training, improved my language skills, and watched a lot of football in England, France, Italy and especially in Germany."