Overview
- Mainz enter the weekend on a four-match Bundesliga losing streak and were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal 0-2 by Stuttgart this week.
- Henriksen said there were "good conversations" after the cup defeat and maintained that the dressing room still believes.
- The coach called for sharper play in the final third and more solid defending to stop the slide.
- Mainz are 16th in the table and remain without a home point this season ahead of Saturday's 15:30 kickoff against Werder Bremen.
- Citing expected-goals data that indicate the team merited more points, Henriksen urged players to relax, enjoy their football, and accept mistakes.