Mainz: 3 things that Svensson wants to improve in the second half of the season

Mainz 05 is in 10th place for the winter break.

Mainz: 3 things that Svensson wants to improve in the second half of the season

Mainz 05 is in 10th place for the winter break. A decent performance, but with room for improvement. Coach Bo Svensson sees three areas that need to change in the back series.

He told the Bild newspaper that, above all, the number of goals conceded had to be reduced. "Our defense has to improve. You need this component to be successful as Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga," said the Dane. To date, the 05ers have conceded 24 goals - after 15 games. Last season there were also 24 goals against - but only after the 22nd matchday.

One reason for the defensive weakness is the lack of consistency in personnel. Mainz had to change defense far too often, and the pros were far too seldom given the opportunity to warm up over several games. "We can't afford to make as many changes in defense as we have in the past few games," said Svensson. "We didn't have nearly the same consistency as last season in terms of staff." Ideally, three central defenders will be on the field for the start of the second half of the season against Stuttgart, giving the team stability until the end of the season.

But Mainz also have to keep up offensively. As far as the number of chances to score are concerned, Svensson can see no difference compared to last year. There is a lack of efficiency for this. "Actually, we're doing the same thing on the pitch compared to last year. But we're not nearly as effective," said the 43-year-old. In addition to warning his strikers to act more consistently in the future, he also sees potential for tactical improvement. "Of course you can also do something tactically. We want to see that we can play more flexibly," announced Svensson.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Mainz: 3 things Svensson wants to improve on in the second half of the season.

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