Mainz 05: professionals after the corona outbreak with abnormalities – emergency team against BVB

DFL should change the rules of the game

After the Corona outbreak, 1. FSV Mainz 05 assumes that the Bundesliga catch-up game against Borussia Dortmund planned for Wednesday (6:30 p.m. / DAZN) will take place. With the exception of two professionals, all of them have now been tested, said coach Bo Svensson, who was caught himself, at a Rheinhessen press conference. However, one sees “already abnormalities” in the heart and pulse measurements of those affected. For the most part, he had to plan with actors who were not ill.

Some players could have participated in almost everything during training, others only the warm-up training. Some cardiological values ​​are so bad that no more than a walk is possible. You also have to see how they cope with the stress, says Svensson. The Dane himself is struggling with the consequences: “If I run up the stairs quickly, then I also notice something. So I can imagine what it’s like for the guys who have to do high-performance sport.”

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Due to too many cases and the lack of a required goalkeeper from the professional squad, the German Football League (DFL) canceled the match against Dortmund on matchday 25 and the duel against FC Augsburg last Saturday at the request of Mainz. There is no catch-up date for the latter.

According to the club, a total of 20 people from the team and the coaching and supervisory staff were infected with the corona virus. 14 players alone had to be isolated at home, including the three goalkeepers Robin Zentner (27), Finn Dahmen (23), who was already injured, and Lasse Rieß (20). Zentner “caught a few balls” again on Sunday, according to Svensson. “We’ll manage that with the goalkeepers,” said sporting director Christian Heidel.

A transfer request may be granted if fewer than 16 players are available. “The health of the players must be the priority,” Heidel warned. His pros will be checked before training resumes at the university clinic. “We’re not taking any risks. We will only call up a player on Wednesday if all the tests are okay and the doctors also say that it makes sense.” In Mainz it is assumed that an emergency team will have to play.

After the Corona outbreak at Mainz 05: Heidel wants to change the order of the game

Heidel is also urging the DFL’s rules of the game to be adjusted in the event of corona outbreaks. “There is only healthy or sick,” said the 58-year-old. “Able to play and able to train can also be a difference.” Heidel assumes that the league will discuss this during the summer break.

The Mainz sports director also suggested talking about the term “football-related injuries” and suspensions. Professionals who drop out as a result do not count towards the list of missing players. In Mainz, for example, Alexander Hack (28) and Dominik Kohr (28) were not infected, but are suspended for the catch-up game on Wednesday (6:30 p.m. / DAZN) against BVB.

According to Heidel, the question of how often the players should be tested is difficult: Mainz would have had players with negative quick tests, but whose PCR test was positive. “We can’t carry out PCR tests every day,” says Heidel.

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