subject: Mainz O5: Who Is Afraid Of Mainz? [print this page] Nobody in the Bundesliga is oblivious of the danger Mainz 05 posses to them at this time. If there is anyone in doubt of their capabilities, their fantastic 4-3 away victory in Wolfsburg, coming back from a massive 0-3 deficit, and their 2-1 humiliation of Louis Van Gaal at the Allianz Arena is enough proof of what looms ahead for prospective opponents. Make no mistake about it, Mainz are headed for the hills. Seven wins from seven games, cannot be a fluke!
Pundits are already postulating that Mainz will surely crash like Hoffenheim did two seasons ago, when they took the Bundesliga by storm in the first half of the season, but later succumbedin the second half when they eventually ran out of steam. But this Mainz teamlook quite different from the Hoffenheim team that took the Bundesliga by storm two seasons back. Thomas Tuchel looks to have assembled a breed of young vivacious guys, bustling with energy and hungry to write their names in gold.
Louis Van Gaal might not be a psychic, but his words cannot be taken lightly.After watching his boys crumble like a pack of cardsin the impressive Allianz- Arena in Munich, he was forced to confess that "Mainzcould win the Bundesliga this season."Van Gaal certainly knows what he is talking about. He is an experienced coach, who has" fought many soccer battles" He knows a true champion when he sees one. He has sounded the alarm, underrate Mainz at your own detriment.
The amazing thing about Mainz, is that they have alot of potential scorers.This makes it difficult toneutralise the team.Besides Andre Schurrle, who have scored most of their goals this season, Marcel Risse, Niko Bungert, Adam Szalai, Sami Allagui, and Morten Rasmussen, are all very dangerous. You cannot afford to overlookany of them.Honestly, attempting to stop Mainz this season might just be an exercise in futility.
