There were only three minutes remaining of the first half of the low-key friendly between Germany and Armenia in June 2014. It was still goalless and, since it was the day before Die Mannschaft were due to leave for Brazil, the players were holding back a little. Marco Reus, however, was chasing down an Armenian defender near the penalty area when, to the horror of the crowd, he fell to the floor, screamed and pounded his hand against the grass in agony.
The Borussia Dortmund forward had torn his ankle ligaments. Ten hours later and the Germany squad set off for Brazil without him. Five weeks later, as they lifted the There were only three minutes remaining of the first half of the low-key friendly between Germany and Armenia in June 2014. It was still goalless and, since it was the day before Die Mannschaft were due to leave for Brazil, the players were holding back a little. Marco Reus, however, was chasing down an Armenian defender near the penalty area when, to the horror of the crowd, he fell to the floor, screamed and pounded his hand against the grass in agony.World Cup, they also held his shirt in the air.
But it is not only the Brazil World Cup that Reus has missed. Injury after injury has followed and the player, who can justifiably be described as one of the most talented forwards of his generation, has sadly become one of the most unfortunate too.
He is 29 now and he has played only 30 times for Germany. In addition he has, remarkably, only won one title, the 2017 German Cup. Yet, here he is, on the brink of playing in a World Cup again and there is hope in Germany that luck can finally turn for the likeable Reus.