Mainz 05: Striker Jonathan Burkardt is not thinking about the 2022 World Cup

5 games without a goal

Center forward Jonathan Burkardt last scored for FSV Mainz 05 in the surprising 3-1 win against FC Bayern Munich at the end of April before the away game in Hoffenheim (from 3:30 p.m. in the TM live ticker) on the discussions about his goalless streak, which has lasted five games, and the chances of a World Cup place in coach Hansi Flick’s national team.

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The latter had given the captain of the U21 national team the “pictureAccording to the newspaper, there were hopes of an appointment to the A-Elf at the end of last year. The tournament in Qatar is currently “not an issue” for the 22-year-old, he told the newspaper: “I’m just putting pressure on myself to perform again here in Mainz, to help the team and to be successful. I don’t worry about other things. There was recently no contact with national coach Hansi Flick. So I think that the U21 national team is still on my agenda.”

With a view to Burkardt’s most recent quota, Flick should continue to have the established Timo Werner from RB Leipzig (4 goals this season) as well as Wolfsburg’s Lukas Nmecha (4 goals involved) and BVB newcomer Karim Adeyemi (still waiting for the first after injury) in the center forward position league goal) play a major role. Burkardt is focused on being able to continue to help Mainz, who started with ten points from five games, with increasing performances – and to end his five-game goalless streak: “I don’t look back far, just judging this season. I was injured at the beginning, but I’m back on the right track now. I’m not concerned with the goal situation itself – I’m concerned with my performance. I wasn’t satisfied against Leverkusen. But now in Gladbach I think I played a good game again. I can build on that.”

Coach Svensson had warned the attacker to be more patient, also so as not to be overly ambitious in the coming weeks and months after the injury. When asked about the coach’s statements, Burkardt said: “The impatience was that I really wanted to perform well again and help the team. That was less related to scoring a goal yourself. I don’t worry about that. I’m very ambitious, I always want to play well. A game like Leverkusen, for example, I then watch again afterwards and analyze for myself, but also together with the coaching staff, what I can do better.”

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