Borussia Monchengladbach will always be focused on youth development

The development of players from the Bundesliga club's youth system will always be a priority for Borussia Monchengladbach, according to sporting director Roland Virkus.

The Foals have welcomed youth products Yvandro Borges Sanches, Moritz Nicolas, and Jan Olschowsky to the senior team this season.

Virkus is proud of the young boys coming through the ranks and pleased to see them being used in high-pressure situations.

"The coach has not shied away from throwing Yvandro on in tight games. Obviously, there is then the risk that the boy makes a mistake, but that is a part of development. He is a big talent," said Virkus, in an interview with the club's official website.

"Jan Olschowsky came in with a difficult situation and after his debut in Bochum he put in a top performance against Dortmund. The youth system obviously plays a key role for us."

Since moving to BORUSSIA PARK in 2004, Monchengladbach's first team has fielded 30 players from the youth setup, and Virkus is committed to the development project.

"It is a process and is closely related to the fact that the club itself has developed. We are playing in Europe more often, and it is then more difficult for the boys to reach this absolute highest possible level," he said.

"It is obviously about developing players but also about the strengths of individual years, and obviously individual quality of the players themselves also plays a key role. You can't just throw every youth player in at the top. You don't do every player a favour by doing that."