Until a switch caused by the need to create separate COVID-19 bubbles for the senior and academy set-ups, United’s first-team squad were based in an older building at Shirecliffe that had been, in the days when the site was owned by local steel-making and engineering firm Forgemasters, a former working man’s club.
The move included the refurbishment of offices including the one now occupied by Jokanovic plus a lecture theatre where the players are shown video footage. Medical facilities were also improved as part of the switch to the more modern building that went up after United acquired the site in 2001 under former chairman Kevin McCabe.
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Bo Svensson masterminding Mainz’s great escape
While not mathematically guaranteed, Mainz all but secured their top-flight status on Monday night. In doing so, head coach Bo Svensson has helped mastermind the greatest escape of the Bundesliga era.
Mainz have picked up 29 of a possible 48 points since Bo Svensson took over in Janaury.
At the halfway stage of the 2020-21 Bundesliga campaign Mainz looked destined to have their second stint in Germany’s top tier end after a run of 12 seasons. Now they’re on course to pull off arguably the greatest escape since the Bundesliga’s inception in 1963.
Never a side who have felt entitled to a spot in Germany’s top tier, Mainz’s 15th season has been their most turbulent in club history. After Achim Beierlorzer lost the dressing room, Jan-Moritz Lichte and Jan Siewert failed to inspire as they instead got swept up in the storm of a grueling battle for survival.
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Bo Svensson has pointed Mainz back in the right direction, leading them out of a seemingly hopeless position to the brink of survival. - © Lukas Schulze/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images
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The international media spoke of a shock defeat for Bayern Munich at Mainz on Saturday, which on the face of it could be a fair assessment: a side languishing 15th beats the runaway league leaders.
Yet those who have followed the 05ers transformation since Bo Svensson took charge at the start of January would call his team s win over the champions-elect anything but a shock. A surprise, perhaps, but when full context is provided, there was no David downing Goliath at the Opel Arena on Saturday, but rather an in-form team, oozing confidence, getting a deserved win over a side who