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Julian Baumgartlinger returns with Bayer 04 Leverkusen returned to Mainz

Have the jerseys changed: Julian Baumgartlinger is now wearing the Bayer, André Ramalho has summer Mainzer

For five years, Julian Baumgartlinger was a Mainzer checkpoint. With his game, he embodied the playing philosophy of the 05er like no other, with its open, cheerful personality conquered “Baumi” the heart of Mainz fans by storm. After an epic for the fast-moving football business half decade Bruchweg of six and 05 former captain should be changed Bayer 04 Leverkusen earlier in the season in order to face new challenges sporty. But his heart the Rhine still hangs a large piece far to the golden city a few kilometers high. In an interview with www.mainz05.de Julian spoke with us. About the bumpy start to the season his new club and his personal emotional state before the emotional return to his old sports lounge.

Almost to the day four months after your last appearance before the 05 fans you return at the weekend back to Mainz. On Saturday, however, you’ll slip on another jersey. The feelings you will walk on the grass of OPEL ARENA?

Julian Baumgartlinger Firstly with anticipation, on the other hand it will certainly be a bit of emotional functioning funny. Mainz was five years my home, and the OPEL ARENA my home ground. It is therefore definitely feel weird. But I am also happy to return to it to Mainz and to seeing many familiar faces.

Five years Mainz 05 are a long time in football. Whom are you looking forward particularly?

Phew, so many I can not list here. Mainz 05 is a very family-run club with a great environment, so I am looking forward to the Mainz fans, to the care team, to all with whom I have worked, and above all on the team. I have linked in five years many good personal contacts, also in the fan scene. And of course a lot of friends with the players closed.

When FSV you were last undisputed leadership figure and captain. At Bayer you have you your standing naturally once work. How far this process has progressed?

It runs a bit like I expected. I had already Startelfeinsätze but am already came in off the bench. I felt very comfortable on the pitch in all applications. Of course, it is clear that you want to play as much and often as possible. The competition here is very high. But I think I can yet be entirely satisfied with the development of my situation.

Your looks back on an uneven start to the season, considering the ambitions at Bayer 04th In what areas you need to improve you in the coming weeks?

Actually, mainly in the efficiency. We have allowed in all games little and had always had chances but made too little of them. And if you not a penalty turns that really hurts. At the end there were always little things especially in this area that were missing that we have more points on the board. But that could quickly change again for the better, and this we will do everything and work hard.

But you are very familiar with the game philosophy, the occurrence with all other procedures the 05ers before home games. What you will especially need to pay to enter countable can on Saturday?

I know from personal experience how difficult it can make his opponents in their own stadium Mainz. For us will be important to be safe in possession. Mainz have just one correct drive and momentum on their side. But if we allow little and screw up the efficiency, we can also score.