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First the strike, then the defeat: Mainz 05 has had a turbulent week. Sports director Rouven Schröder announces talks. It should also be about the coach.
“We will have conversations, but open,” said Mainz sporting director Rouven Schröder after the 1: 4 loss to VfB Stuttgart on “Sky”. Saturday’s game against Stuttgart was the temporary low point of a turbulent week in Mainz, otherwise fairly quiet.
But it could be even more awkward, because coach Achim Beierlorzer faces last. When asked if Beierlorzer will also sit on the bench as coach on Friday, Schröder said: “I can’t confirm.” Even before the game, the sports director announced an analysis of the events and added: “It will also be about the coach.”
Beierlorzer himself, for his part, is optimistic that he will continue to be the 05er’s coach and that he can still make it to the team. “We have a constructive relationship with the team. The relationship with the team is intact,” he said after the game. The “Allgemeine Zeitung” reported, however, that there had been conflicts between the coach and the team for a long time.
Money as a reason for the strike?
Captain Danny Latza contradicted the rumors on Sky: “We didn’t feel any emptiness. We appeared as a team and we are also behind the coach.” Also, according to Latza, the events during the week did not influence the game.
It’s still unclear what Wednesday’s strike was about a few days after the players failed to show up for training. At first glance it was about the release of Adam Szalai, but Mainz club president Stefan Hofmann wrote on the club’s website that the strike could also have been about money: “The team was informed during these days that they would resign. to his salary. Non-refundable last season. “
Hofmann announced in the middle of the game against Stuttgart on “Sky” that the first results will be announced at the international break in early October. After the disastrous second half, the board should meet on Sunday and decide on the future of Achim Beierlorzer.
