Siewert sacked as Mainz coach

Jan Siewert has been relieved of his duties as Mainz coach.

Mainz have introduced that Jan Siewert has been sacked because the membership’s coach.

Siewert was dismissed on Monday following Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to VfB Stuttgart.

“We wish to thank Jan for his dedication,” stated sporting director Christian Heidel.

“He took on the job at a tough time with a whole lot of ardour and meticulousness, and his work gave the crew a terrific increase. Sadly, this was not mirrored in a basic turnaround or outcomes. As an alternative, the state of affairs within the relegation battle has grow to be rather more acute for us in current weeks. Sadly, we now see the change within the teaching place as a mandatory step to realize a constructive turnaround.”

Jan Siewert, who labored as a youth coach on the membership earlier than he took over from Bo Svensson in November, stated:

“I wish to thank Mainz 05 for nearly 4 years, this can be a very particular membership for me. Many colleagues have grow to be buddies right here. Along with my teaching crew, I did every little thing I might to maintain the membership within the Bundesliga, however sadly we additionally lacked the mandatory luck. I want the crew and the membership all the perfect – and particularly that they’ll keep within the league.

The brand new Mainz coach will likely be unveiled on Tuesday afternoon, the membership revealed on Monday.