The colorful character who led Mainz 05 away from the relegation race final season and only one level behind a Champions League spot within the present Bundesliga desk has been rewarded with a brand new contract. FSV head coach Bo Henriksen acquired a brand new deal yesterday, signing a contract that runs by an additional 12 months till 2027.
Although Mainz earned widespread criticism in German footballing circles for the poor administrative choice to signal coach Jan Siewert to a everlasting deal final season, membership administration merely couldn’t waste time not extending with the Dane. Underneath Henriksen, Mainz have received 15, misplaced seven, and drawn 9 Bundesliga fixtures.
Henriksen overcame a bumpy begin to the present marketing campaign during which he drew particular criticism for being extra of a motivator than tactician. Membership sporting CEO Christian Heidel appeared to maintain such critiques in thoughts when issuing his membership assertion. Heidel insisted that Henriksen handed all membership managerial checks “with flying colours“.
“He’s a motivational genius,” Heidel famous. “He’s animated on the sidelines. I don’t want somebody who simply stands round in a go well with and tie. I’m additionally all the time impressed when a coach hires high quality assistant coaches. Bo received efficiency coaches and athletic trainers as a result of he says there are consultants who can do sure issues higher than he can. A head coach can’t do the whole lot.”
“This was a choice of the center,” Henriksen famous in his personal assertion. “I’ve nice love for these gamers, the workers, the town and this membership. It’s been an astonishing 12 months. Loopy in lots of methods; essentially the most loopy journey I’ve ever had, but additionally essentially the most thrilling and significant. The followers are nice. We shared a lot collectively.”
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