After their 3-2 win in the DFB Cup, Mainz 05 will face Arminia Bielefeld again in the league. Recently, all four strikers were directly involved in goals. What line-up will coach Bo Svensson choose this time?
There Bo Svensson has a nice luxury problem. “All of them have offered themselves,” says the coach of 1.FSV Mainz 05 about his four attackers. For the Rheinhessen side, the motto is currently: After Bielefeld is before Bielefeld. After the 3:2 home win after extra time on Tuesday night in the DFB Cup, the next clash with Arminia is on Saturday. Only: Who will play up front?
What speaks in favour of Onisiwo and Burkardt
In the cup, Jonathan Burkardt (4 league goals, 3 in the cup) scored first, then Karim Onisiwo (1/1) and finally Adam Szalai (1/0) set up Marcus Ingvartsen (2/1) for the decisive 3:2. So all four strikers were directly involved in goals. “That doesn’t make my decision any easier,” says Svensson. What speaks for Onisiwo and Burkardt: “With their speed, they are a weapon,” describes the 05 coach. The nimble duo can cause a sensation with fast runs behind the opposing defensive chain.
Svensson calls for more physicality from Ingvartsen
Anders Szalai and Ingvartsen. “They prefer to have the ball at their feet,” the Dane notes. The combination for the 3:2, in which Szalai held the ball and set up for Ingsvartsen’s dream goal, describes the different types of strikers quite well. However, Svensson was not completely satisfied with Ingvartsen. He found it difficult to get into the game and lost too many balls. The coach demands: “He has to be able to secure the balls as a starting station for us so that we can move up. A little more physicality is required because of that, but clearly: “It was the performance of Adam and Marcus that decided the game.”
Svensson now wants to “find the constellation that fits best”. Freshness also plays a role in the English week. No easy decision in the striker puzzle: “I have to look a little deeper: Which striker is good for us? And who scores even though he didn’t score before? “
“I don’t think any opponent wants to play away in Mainz “
The Cup round of 16 will be drawn on Sunday, by the way. Svensson’s wish: “Another home game would be nice. Because I don’t think any opponent wants to play away in Mainz. “
