Mainz coach Bo Svensson has expressed clear criticism of his team's performance at 0: 5 (0: 5) in Wolfsburg.

"It was an absolute cheek in all areas in the first half.

It has nothing to do with Bundesliga football or Bundesliga level,” he said at the press conference after the game on Friday evening.

"It's very, very bitter.

We have to clearly discuss that internally as well,” he added.

Mainz, who were disastrous in the first half and have been waiting for a win for five games, were defeated by goals from Max Kruse (24th penalty / 35th / 45th + 2 minutes) and Jonas Wind (8th / 42nd).

Mainz veteran Stefan Bell, who has been on the ball for the 05ers with brief interruptions since he was 16, confessed to the poor game: "In the first half we weren't there for almost 20 minutes".

In general, the experienced central defender complained: "We concede goals that are far too easy."

The 2-0 including the red card was decisive for him.

“It was similar to Leipzig.

When you're outnumbered that early, you have to do it smarter.

We paid a lot of tuition.

The first half was embarrassing for Mainz 05.” Mainz's Niklas Tauer pulled the jersey from Wolfsburg's Lukas Nmecha in the 21st minute, preventing him from having a clear chance to score.

After checking the video evidence, referee Harm Osmers Tauer also showed the penalty kick a red card for an emergency brake.

Goalkeeper Robin Zentner had to admit: "We didn't get into the tackles and didn't defend much.

Then it can be 5-0 at half-time.” At least Mainz managed a partial success, the goalkeeper said about the conversations in the dressing room at the break: “We swore to ourselves that we would keep a clean sheet in the second half.

We succeeded.”

At least it didn't get any worse in the second half.

VfL, which previously showed a reaction to its own 6-1 debacle at Borussia Dortmund last week, also noticeably shifted down a few gears.

It is now important for Mainz "that we will pull ourselves together in the last three games," said Bell.

He announced: "In the home game next week we have to do something good.

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