Mainz 05’s training group has been thinned out due to absences and international team suspensions. From the perspective of leading player Stefan Bell, discussions are therefore even more important, as he explains in the kicker interview.
Stefan Bell criticizes Mainz’s defense in a kicker interview. IMAGO/kolbert press
The number of professionals in the 2-0 win in the friendly against MSV Duisburg was very manageable. In the week before the game against VfB Stuttgart (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.) the personnel situation at Mainz 05 should ease significantly. Six national players are returning from international trips, and some ailing players are also expected back on the training pitch. “We assume that Anthony Caci, Ludovic Ajorque, Aymen Barkok and Andreas Hanche-Olsen will join again,” emphasizes Bo Svensson. “It will take a little longer for Maxim Leitsch, he’s not ready yet. Things are looking good for Silvan Widmer, but it will still take a moment. Nelson Weiper is on the right track, but he will probably need another week.” , adds the 05 coach.
In some of the practice sessions, Svensson wasn’t even able to get ten players on the pitch recently, so it’s difficult to work through the false start. “Our topics are also defensive stability and tactical things so that we as a team can defend more cleanly and stand better. This is currently difficult to demonstrate in training, but we use the time for video analysis and watch scenes from the game in small groups, talk about them and analyze them the past games,” emphasizes Bell in the kicker interview.
Mainz problems are “a group issue”
Discussions are important in order to find out the reasons for the poor defensive behavior. “It’s obvious that we conceded a lot of goals, even simple ones, and we didn’t do tactical things well either. This affects the team as a whole, the team spirit, it’s a group issue. That’s why there’s a lot of need to talk about it together to look for solutions. It would be different if we had conceded a lot of goals after individual mistakes or after lost duels,” explains Bell.
In the Monday print edition of kicker (or from Sunday evening in the eMagazine) read the complete interview with Stefan Bell. In addition to Mainz 05’s weak start to the season, the difficult role as a substitute and the pending contract discussions are also the issue.
2023-09-10 16:14:53
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