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They are table 17.

and for weeks in crisis mode.

Now the FSV Mainz 05, which had already separated from coach Achim Beierlorzer at the beginning of the season, has drawn conclusions again: The relegation-threatened Bundesliga club and sports director Rouven Schröder have ended their cooperation.

How it will continue with coach Jan-Moritz Lichte, who followed Beierlorzer, is still unclear.

No decision has yet been made about the return of long-time manager Christian Heidel.

Heidel has asked for some time to consider.

“On Tuesday morning Rouven Schröder asked us to terminate his contract.

The supervisory board accepted this decision with regret because we would have loved to continue tying Rouven Schröder's competence and specialist knowledge to our association, ”said the chairman of the supervisory board, Detlev Höhne.

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Schröder's contract originally ran until 2024. "I now had the feeling that it was better for the club and for me to clear the way so that Mainz 05 can reposition itself overall," said the 45-year-old.

The original plan was for Heidel to join Schröder, Stefan Hofmann and Jan Lehmann on the Mainz board as an additional member.

"Due to the current development, Christian Heidel has now asked for a time to think about it," said Höhne.

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There were already indications that personnel decisions were pending after the Mainz team had canceled the press conference with coach Lichte and Schröder before the DFB Cup game against VfL Bochum (Wednesday, 8.45 p.m. / Sky).

The time of light could also end before Christmas.

When asked about its future, supervisory board boss Hofmann said at a press conference on Tuesday: "We can't answer that question at this point." With only six points from eleven league games, Lichte does not have many arguments for continuing as an interim coach at Table 17.

The latest Bundesliga results of the 05er were sobering: Mainz lost the two direct relegation duels against Bielefeld (1: 2) and Cologne (0: 1), followed by Hertha (0: 0) and against Bremen (0: 1 ) hardly an increase.

The "Bild" had previously reported that Lichte would either return to the second tier or leave completely after the Bochum game.

Before Licht's arrival, Beierlorzer hadn't scored a single point with the Mainz team.

The club split from the coach after a false start and a remarkable players' strike.

A return of the former sports director Heidel would be reminiscent of old successful years.

The manager had once led Rheinhessen to the Bundesliga and ensured the successful times under Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel.

The 57-year-old was with FSV from 1992 to 2016 and then for almost three years sports director at FC Schalke 04 before he was replaced there by Jochen Schneider.