Mainz management declines to back head coach Bo Henriksen after latest Bundesliga loss

In a Bundesliga match paying homage to the whole dismantling by the hands of Hamburger SV a bit of over a month in the past,Mainz 05 as soon as once more discover themselves reckoning with a humiliating 4-0 away defeat. Bo Henriksen’s Rheinhessen had been utterly demolished by hosts Freiburg on the Europa Park Stadion on Sunday night.

Freiburg rushed out to a 2-0 lead by the twenty sixth minute. Mainz attacker Paul Nebel’s sending off on a pink card two minutes later left no hope for a comeback. The most recent show leaves Mainz on the very backside of the Bundesliga desk. Membership sporting director Nico Bungert refused to unequivocally again Henriksen in his post-match-interview.

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The colourful character as soon as hailed as the town’s savior would possibly nicely be headed for the sack. Kicker studies that Mainz are contemplating taking a web page from the Borussia Mönchengladbach playbook. The top coach of Mainz’s reserve squad, Benjamin Hoffman (46), is perhaps elevated on an interim foundation as a way to present contemporary impetus and stanch the bleeding.

“We had been just about out of the sport from the primary minute,” Bungert advised German broadcaster DAZN after final evening’s loss. “We’re disappointing in each final space and should be in final place. We’re missing the benefit and confidence we had final season. We didn’t have that at any level in the present day. There are issues in all places.

“There [coaching] scenario can be mentioned calmly behind closed doorways,” Bungert continued. “Naturally It’s clear to us that, after a recreation like this, the scenario is extraordinarily unsatisfactory and we can be questioning every little thing. We are going to see how issues progress from right here.“

GGFN | Peter Weis