Urs Fischer discusses Mainz 05’s miraculous turnaround in extended interview
In an interview set to be published in the Monday print edition of Kicker, Mainz 05 head coach Urs Fischer has spoken on how he managed to turn a dead last Bundesliga side into a European contender. F...
Urs Fischer discusses Mainz 05’s miraculous turnaround in extended interview In an interview set to be published in the Monday print edition of Kicker , Mainz 05 head coach Urs Fischer has spoken on how he managed to turn a dead last Bundesliga side into a European contender. Fischer’s Mainz are not only still alive as a quarterfinalist in the Conference League , but (incredibly enough) might even qualify for Europe next year via the Bundesliga table. Taking over for sacked Bo Henriksen in early December, Fischer inherited a club dead last in the Bundesliga table on six points.
After helping the team draw both Bayern Munich and St. Pauli in the league to enter the winter break on eight points, Fischer’s Rheinhessen have now picked up 25 points in the 2026 calendar year. Incredibly, Mainz have moved halfway up the table into 9th place.
On 33 points with six matchdays remaining, Mainz appear effectively safe from Bundesliga relegation. In his Kicker interview, the 60-year-old nevertheless didn’t wish to take the same line as the man coaching his former Bundesliga club Union Berlin. Steffen Baumgart believes Union will probably avoid the drop via their 32 points collected through 28 matchdays.
One point more isn’t good enough for Fischer. It should still be noted that the interview took place before Mainz upset Champions League contenders Hoffenheim this weekend. Things do look different now that Mainz have beaten another top opponent.
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