Captain annoyed after false start
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The frustration of Nadiem Amiri on the second home bankruptcy of FSV Mainz 05 in the still young Bundesliga season culminated in an anger speech by the international. “Brutal. It was very, very sobering. I am very down,” said the 28-year-old at the streaming service “DAZN” after the 0: 1 against RB Leipzig and said: “We lack the lust for goals. And that’s what annoys me.”
With just one point from three games, the Mainz made a false start that gives Amiri to think. “Maybe we have to train processes, actions to the box,” said the midfielder. So far, the Rheinhessen has only scored a goal, and which only has a penalty at 1-1 in Wolfsburg. “The last pass, the understanding of the game is missing,” said Amiri.
In addition, after the departure of national striker Jonathan Burkardt to Eintracht Frankfurt, the Mainz currently has no clipper in their ranks. Burkardt had hit the Rheinhessen 18 times in the past Bundesliga season. “We dominate the game in the second half, but nobody feels like the goal,” Amiri criticized the current weakness of the offenses of the Conference League participant.
Mainz trainer confessed: I have never changed so early
Routine Stefan Bell also got a bad day at the Mainz defeat against Leipzig. The 34 -year -old defender was replaced after just a quarter of an hour. This is also a novelty for his trainer. “I have never taken out a player after 15 minutes in my whole career. But he was so close to a red card, so I had to do it. He knows that too,” coach Bo Henriksen the early change and added: “This is life, that’s football.”
Bell had considerable speed disadvantages in the duel with the Saxons and was warned after six minutes. After another yellow-worthy foul by the central defender, in which referee Sven Jablonski (Bremen), luckily left it for the Mainz in the event of an urgent warning, Henriksen reacted and got Bell off the field in the 15th minute. His part took over Andreas Hanche-Olsen, who did his job properly.