Mainz 05 has been bottom of the table since Sunday evening. The strategy for dealing with the false start was already clear. “It’s not the first time we’ve experienced it,” says sports director Martin Schmidt.
Don’t let yourself be disturbed: Christian Heidel and Martin Schmidt. picture alliance / HJS sports photos
Between the numerous interview stations that Schmidt went to after the 3-1 defeat against VfB Stuttgart, he exchanged intensive information with sports director Christian Heidel. There was quickly agreement that the club should be led out of the crisis using proven means. “We lack ease and self-confidence. We’ll address that through training, and Bo will definitely find the right words,” believes the sports director.
As strange as it sounds: Despite the third defeat in the fourth game of the season, Heidel, Schmidt and coach Bo Svensson see positive tendencies. “The performance in Bremen wasn’t good, the performance against VfB was okay, you can’t blame any player, everyone tried hard. Maybe we were so intellectual that suddenly very simple things are no longer easy to do. There will be “We can find the lightness again and play better games. We have peace internally and are far from falling over because of that. We are 100 percent behind Bo, who is doing a good job,” emphasizes the sports director.
From Schmidt’s point of view, it is striking how different the team’s demeanor is in training and in competition. “If you see the courage and conviction with which training is carried out during the week and then see that in the game the central defenders return the balls that they play into the midfield, then your awareness does not increase. You have to think about good and “Intensive training sessions in which you gain self-confidence are coming,” says Schmidt, describing the strategy with which the negative series at FC Augsburg should be stopped on Saturday.
No more threesomes since the Bayern coup in April
There and on October 6th at Borussia Mönchengladbach, away opponents at eye level await. At home, Mainz will next face Bayer 04 Leverkusen (September 30th) and Bayern Munich (October 21st). After nine games without defeat, Mainz sensationally defeated FC Bayern 3-1 in April. To date it is the last threesome for the FSV.
2023-09-18 08:35:20
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