Coach Bo Svensson is very critical of the start of the season for Bundesliga club FSV Mainz 05.
“We have a very decent record with eleven points over the seven games. But we are not satisfied in terms of content,” said the 43-year-old: “We can break it down to the results. But if we keep playing like this, then we know that we Get in trouble.”
Not only in the happy 1: 1 (0: 1) in Friday’s game against Hertha BSC “our identity was not always visible”, explained Svensson: “We do not continuously deliver what is in the center.” It’s about “that we don’t put the power, the attitude and the energy on the pitch often enough. Those are the components that have to define us.”
Despite the decent number of points, this is also a “topic” in the team. “The ultimate ambition and aspiration is to push ourselves to the limit. We’ll have to see if we’re missing that,” emphasized Svensson. For him, such a performance dip is an “extreme” incentive. “That’s the coolest thing of all. I don’t wish for a difficult phase and defeats. But you can learn a lot from it,” said the Dane.