Marco Reus has completed 100 of the last 107 competitive games for Borussia Dortmund. A very long series for the often injured international. But now he’s injured again.
After getting the all-clear in long investigations, Marco Reus sorted the many good wishes on social media shortly before midnight. And he reposted the ones that seemed to move him the most.
After the 1-0 derby win against FC Schalke 04, his team-mates took a symbolic photo in the dressing room with his shirt on. Colleagues like Nico Schlotterbeck or Salih Özcan wished their “brother” a speedy recovery.
World Cup for Reus in danger?
Some of them probably thought the same as many fans when Reus twisted his ankle after half an hour of the derby and he immediately held his face in pain. Not again! Ironically, in the World Cup year, 66 days before Germany’s opening game against Japan, one of the worst unluckiest players in DFB history was injured again. So would Reus miss the fifth of seven possible tournaments with the national team? Coach Edin Terzic closed the questions about Reus on Sky and at the press conference with the words: “All the best, Capitano and see you soon!”
Youssoufa Moukoko was also deeply moved. “I hope and pray it’s not that bad,” said the winning goal scorer and Derby hero, who at 17 is just about half the age of 33-year-old Reus. Reus thanked Instagram for the many good wishes and promised: “I’ll be back soon! I’ll never give up!”
BVB sports director gives a slight all-clear
He probably already knew what sports director Sebastian Kehl announced in the “double pass” at Sport1. “I can give the all-clear a little bit,” said Dortmund’s head of sport: “The tests yesterday didn’t show a fracture. He has a lateral ligament injury in his ankle, but not so serious that the World Cup is at risk.” He hopes “that Marco will be available again in three to four weeks.”
If this works out, there are four more weeks until the start of the World Cup by national coach Hansi Flick on November 14th. And Reus would probably not have lost too much physically. “He was in great shape, completely healthy and in excellent form,” said club coach Terzic: “And then something like that happens. As so often in his career. Marco has had so many setbacks in his career. And we had hoped that he would finally be through . Especially in the World Cup year.”
Operations against Hungary and England unlikely
In any case, the offensive player misses the Nations League games on Friday against Hungary and three days later in England and thus the chance to position himself again in the last endurance tests before the squad nomination. After missing all of the last seven international matches. At the start of the World Cup, Reus will be without a year in the DFB team again. Since his first nomination in May 2010, he has played just 48 games. That’s an average of just four a year.
But with Flick, Reus is basically very popular. “I don’t think I have to explain to Hansi Flick how good Marco Reus is,” said Terzic last week: “He has a very high opinion of him and his qualities, which he has repeatedly emphasized.” In fact, the national coach repeatedly praised Reus as a “difference player”. But he will only take him to Qatar if he is completely fit.
Source: Stern
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