- As Mainz 05 prepare for Ingolstadt
Nigeria’s Leon Balogun will continue to enjoy the support of his teammate, Stefan Bell, at Mainz 05, after Bell extended his contract with another two years.
“I have spent my entire Bundesliga career here, have experienced a turbulent time with ups and downs and have managed to become an important player here. That’s not easy,” said Bell.
This is especially so since the interior defender is convinced “that we will play next season in the Bundesliga.”
Even if the 05er currently stand only two points before the relegation rank. In this situation, Bell wanted to set a sign with his signature. “It’s a good time to show that I have full confidence in ourselves as a team.
In the public, many things were about the club, which were more negative than we were used to in Mainz.
This is perhaps the beginning of positive news,” stressed Bell. In addition, the vice-captain is aware of that the FSV offensive must become more dangerous again.
Only seven goals were scored by the 05ers in 9 games after the winter break, while in the first half of the season, the defensive was the bigger problem.
Bell describes the change, “In the first round, we felt that we would shoot two, three goals. And if we get only one, we’ll definitely win. Now it is so that one thinks we get a maxi- mum goal and have to shoot a little something in the front.“
Bell, warning himself not to panic, added, “We are still far from the season finale. There are still 9 games and we need four victories.
It’s definitely against the opponents that we still have. “For example, on Sunday against Ingolstadt, when Stefan Bell will probably return to the starting eleven with Nigerian star, Balogun.”
