The Bundesliga club FSV Mainz 05, which is threatened with relegation, parted ways with its head coach Jan Siewert on Monday. Now the first background information is coming to light.
A few months after taking office, Jan Siewert is already at 1. FSV Mainz 05. The Rheinhessen announced the decision on Rose Monday.
As “Bild” claims to have learned, atmospheric disturbances between coach and team, among other things, led to the premature separation. Accordingly, before the game against VfB Stuttgart on Sunday (1:3), there was great confusion among the Mainz professionals about the line-up and tactical guidelines.
The players are said to have had “massive” doubts about the tactics given by Siewert. It is said that some people from Mainz even “blasphemed” about it on the pitch. The coach had positioned midfielder Merveille Pepela on the right wing, although Danny da Costa had a winger on the bench – a decision that apparently received little support.
Did Mainz boss Heidel even have doubts?
In addition, according to “Bild”, Siewert has not been able to build a real bond with the majority of the players since he took over in November, when he took over after Bo Svensson’s resignation. Ultimately, the 41-year-old fundamentally lacked recognition within the team.
According to the report, sports director Christian Heidel also had doubts. He had discussions with sports director Martin Schmidt in December about whether Jan Siewert should actually be made a permanent solution by the interim coach. Ultimately the decision went in favor of Siewert.
However, under Siewert, Mainz 05 slipped more and more into the relegation zone. The gap to the relegation place is four points, and the saving bank is already nine points. What will happen next for the second-to-last in the table remains to be seen. The new coach is scheduled to be introduced on Tuesday.