Daniel Batz is a little uncomfortable with the praise from all sides given Mainz 05’s 1-0 defeat. How long he will be able to represent Robin Zentner is uncertain.
Mainz’s Daniel Batz celebrated his Bundesliga comeback after more than eleven years. picture alliance / photo booth
This week Zentner wants to start a new training attempt with a splint, the first one failed due to severe pain, and the glove should also be reworked. Until Zentner, who suffered a bony finger injury at TSG Hoffenheim, can guard Mainz 05’s goal again, Batz is the first choice. The 32-year-old was given preference over Lasse Rieß, who was ten years his junior. “In a situation like this you need experience,” says Jan Siewert, explaining the coaching team’s decision.
“I would have preferred congratulations on the win”
After the 0-1 win against SC Freiburg, in which Batz put in a confident performance, even though his last Bundesliga game was over eleven years ago, there was praise from all sides. “I would have preferred congratulations on the win. We played a good game, but unfortunately we weren’t effective enough in the penalty area and missed the opportunity to finish earlier,” said Batz, summing up the event.
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Mainz 05 lost a game “that you actually can’t lose,” as not only sports director Martin Schmidt noted in view of FSV’s superiority. “We defended really well and didn’t allow anything big. In our situation, every point and every win counts, we would have loved to take that,” emphasizes Batz, who was informed the day before after the final training session that the election as Zentner’s representative was up him falls.
“It’s an emotional day for me personally”
“The previous Bundesliga game was far too long ago. For me personally it is a very special day. I went through a lot of valleys, there was a lot of work behind it, a lot of people who supported me so that I made it to the Bundesliga again “It’s an emotional day for me personally. Nevertheless, I would have liked to have had something in my own hands,” he describes his conflicting feelings.
His last Bundesliga game to date was 4,229 days ago on May 5, 2012, when he represented Oliver Baumann in the SC Freiburg jersey. In the meantime, Batz played over 300 third division and regional league games for Chemnitzer FC, SV Elversberg and 1. FC Saarbrücken.
“He played a very good game, coached a lot, just as we are used to from him in training. He has good charisma, is a great guy and deserves this game. He is always there for the team. It I’m happy for him that he was finally able to play in the Bundesliga again after eleven years,” emphasizes 05 captain Silvan Widmer.
2023-12-04 15:05:09
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