Marco Reus is ready to light up the World Cup By Rune Gjerulff

After missing the World Cup in 2014 and Euro 2016 due to injuries, Marco Reus is ready to shine in Russia.

Marco Reus. Photo: Granada, CC-by-SA 4.0

Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus is arguably one of the best players in the world at his position when he’s fully fit. Unfortunately, during the past few years, the German international has suffered from an extreme amount of injuries, and each time he bounces back he seems to get hit by another injury.





The 29-year-old missed both the World Cup in 2014 and Euro 2016 due to injuries, but now it finally seems he will get the chance to show what he can do for Germany at the World Cup in Russia. And German national team coach Joachim Löw is excited to have Reus at his disposal.



"He's an incredibly skilful and intelligent player, a real handful for the opposition," Löw recently said at a press conference and added:



"His timing is spot-on, even his passing. He's clinical. He's making a really good impression."



Former German international Cacau is even backing Reus to be the player of the tournament.



"Marco Reus. For me, he is an absolute international top player. A strong dribbler, extremely fast and a very strong finisher. I'm excited that he will finally experience his first World Cup," Cacau said to t-online.de when he was asked who he thinks will be the player of the tournament.





Reus has fought his way back after he suffered his latest serious injury blow in the end of May last year when he was struck by a ruptured cruciate ligament - an injury that kept him out until February.



The injury was undoubtedly a tough blow for Reus who has been forced to spend time on the sidelines by various injuries more than 20 times during the last three seasons.

In an interview with GQ Magazine in October, Reus admitted that the many injuries have taken their toll on him.



"The tears came again two or three days later when I went through it again in my mind," Reus said when he was asked about the serious injury he sustained in May last year.



"To be alone, working your way back is the most demanding part. I was really fed up after three weeks. It's a brutal mental test because you always have to work on your own," the Dortmund star continued.



In February, Reus finally returned to the pitch, and he had a very good ending to the season. The Dortmund star only missed a few matches because of minor muscular problems, and he made a huge difference for Dortmund on the pitch, scoring seven goals in 11 Bundesliga appearances.



Now, Reus is ready to continue is good form at the World Cup. And he better not get injured again in Russia.





