Bo Svensson from FSV Mainz 05 wants to hide the connection to Thomas Tuchel when he returns as Bayern Munich coach. “Before and after the game it’s a friendly get-together, but in the 90 minutes we’ll try to help our teams and win,” said the FSV coach ahead of the Bundesliga game against the record champions on Saturday (3:30 p.m /Sky).
The duel with Tuchel was something “special”, emphasized Svensson, who had played as a professional for five years under the Mainz coach at the time. “I took a lot with me as a person – and also as a footballer,” said the Dane, who took the path as a coach because of Tuchel, among other things: “There are always people who were decisive and formative, Thomas is one of them.”
The situation at Bayern after the Champions League defeat against Manchester City does not matter to Svensson. “Of course they don’t have the results at the moment, but I don’t care much about the timing,” said the Mainz coach, whose team recently clearly lost to Munich in the league (2: 6) and in the DFB Cup (0: 4). . You have the claim to “look better” than in the two previous duels.
“We’re trying to make it a little more equal,” announced Svensson: “We’ve been very stable lately.” After nine games in a row without defeat, the Rheinhessen are fighting for a place in the European Cup. In terms of personnel, the FSV trainer can draw on almost unlimited resources.