Tough duels, numerous fouls and yellow cards on a permanent subscription: For Dominik Kohr from 1. FSV Mainz 05, the nickname “Hard-Kohr” says it all.
Dominik Kohr has already collected seven yellow cards in nine competitive games so far this season and has already served his first yellow card suspension in the league. With tough duels and numerous fouls, the clearer from 1. FSV Mainz 05 mixes up the opposing teams and regularly exceeds the limits of what is permitted. For this he receives a lot of criticism week after week.
Dominik Kohr clears Jamal Musiala completely unnecessarily
Like last time when FSV Mainz 05 lost 4-0 in the second round of the DFB Cup against Bayern Munich. In the 20th minute, Kohr rushed into a duel with Jamal Musiala at breakneck speed and hit him in the head with his elbow. Referee Sascha Stegemann only showed yellow, Kohr was allowed to stay on the pitch – and the net was raging.
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Because the 30-year-old is a repeat offender. The Mainz player was already missing on the seventh matchday of this year’s Bundesliga season due to a yellow card suspension. At the end of September, Kohr briefly grabbed Heidenheim’s Benedikt Gimber by the testicles, and a week later the Trier native cleared St. Pauli’s Elias Saad in such a rude manner that he had to take a long-term break. And so the voices are getting louder and louder that Kohr must finally be adequately punished.
Henriksen wasn’t happy with Kohr’s flood of cards either
Coach Bo Henriksen is also worried about this approach ahead of his team’s Bundesliga game at SC Freiburg on Sunday. “You have to have a player who sometimes sends a signal,” said the Dane: “But it doesn’t necessarily have to be Dominik Kohr.” An early yellow card ensures that he “can’t play his game. Then it’s difficult for him.” It is now important that the 30-year-old “plays smarter”.
Kohr is still dissatisfied with the refereeing performance against Bayern
Kohr, who is tied for third place in the Bundesliga’s list of all-time yellow card offenders with 93 yellow cards, does not see himself favored in any way. On the contrary: after the clap against the record champions, he himself struggled with the referee’s performance. “It was also a bit clear to me that the referee was wearing a Bayern jersey,” complained the six-man after previously criticizing several of Stegemann’s decisions.
The Mainz professional is unlikely to change anything about his style of play. “On the pitch, I just try to go into duels hard and use all possible means to separate my opponent from the ball,” Kohr once said: “Hard-Kohr is definitely a very good fit.”
