If he really was injured as recently as Wednesday, then why wasn’t he subbed off as a precaution?

Obviously, Brazzo probably doesn’t have any evidence pointing to anything suspicious, but it is strange that Reus played the full 90 versus Bayer with no issues. He will be starting for Dortmund again on Saturday, so don’t worry too much about him. Marco Reus has filled his quota of one Germany game per year and is back on the injury list. Our predicted lineup article even said as much: Hansi Flick never elaborated on the nature of Reus’ injury, and the player didn’t even have to leave the German training camp to go back to Dortmund for treatment.Įven back then, plenty of Germany fans saw something suspicious with the announcement, suspecting that concessions had been made to allow Reus to be rested before playing against Bayer Leverkusen this Saturday. While it might seem mean-spirited to the outside observer, Brazzo has a point here. “Our players stay there and always play,” he concluded. “It’s not the first time, either,” Brazzo continued. “It’s definitely sometimes surprising when someone leaves the national team and then plays two or three days later,” meaning Marco Reus.

On Sky90, Brazzo found it rather convenient for Dortmund that Marco Reus left the national team early and played on the weekend. This time, in an interview following Bayern Munich’s win over RB Leipzig, the club’s sporting director said what we were all thinking when Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus was declared “unfit” to play for Germany against Iceland. Hasan Salihamidzic has never been a friend of the media, but sometimes he comes up with some really cool soundbites.

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