18 Yard Box kicks off this new series by analyzing the young German prodigy -Marco Reus.
Struggling Days
18 Yard Box brings to you a whole new series by the name "18YB's Rising Star of the Week". In this weekly edition we analyze that young talent who is making in roads in the world of football.
This week's focus is on Marco Reus, the young German striker who has taken Bundesliga by storm in the previous two seasons. 18 Yard Box's Rishabh Ghai has a look at the journey of this young footballer and also analyze his qualities.
Marco Reus- der Talisman (Talisman)
Struggling Days
The 23-year old Marco Rues was born in the city of Dortmund in West Germany. Striker by birth, he joined Bundesliga champions club Borussia Dortmund for a whooping 17.1 million Euros this summer after a glittering spell at Borussia Monchengladbach . Touted as one to look out for in the future, Rues was not always a sensation. A struggling start to his career was overshadowed with instant success. Even though he was rejected by his hometown club on the grounds of physical insufficiency, Reus' dreams of becoming a top footballer were never shattered. He left to join a lowly Rot Weiss Ahlen where he kicked the ball on 43 occasions and finding the net only five times in the process. It was time he looked to take on bigger challenges.
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| Reus during his time at Rot Weiss Ahlen |
The Monchengladbach time
Rues would be entirely indebted to Borussia Monchengladbach for whom he signed in the 2009-10 season. Under Michael Frontzeck he went to become an integral part in the Monchengladbach line-up. He announced his arrival in style as he scored his first Bundesliga goal against FSV Mainz after running solo for a staggering 50 metres before coolly slotting the ball past the keeper. He left the defenders in wake and from then followed a success story. Having played 97 matches for the Die Fohlen, Reus scored an impressive 36 goals. It was at this place that he realised his versatility as an attacker and went on to become the talisman for this club as just a tender age of 22.
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| All started here |
A Second Homecoming
Dortmund soon realised their mistake in letting this star go and went back to call him home. Although there was great interest from Bayern Munich in the summer, the 13 times capped German international gave in to the transfer fee of 17.1 million Euros to return back from where he started his rise to fame. Ever since arriving at Dortmund, he has hit the ground running by scoring four goals in just eight appearances for Die Borussians and surely looks to have transcended the path he followed for his former clubs.
Marco Reus- 2012-13 season stats
Games
Started
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10
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Used
as a substitute
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1
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Goals
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5
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Assists
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4
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Fouls
drawn
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16
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Shots
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24
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Shots
on target
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12
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Stylish football
When asked about his style of play, Marco Rues surely plays a modern stylish brand of football. Right from dribbling to shooting Rues has all the qualities required for an attacker. An astute dribbler and a gifted attacker, he can torment any defender with his pacey runs.
Not only this but he has a wonderful vision which helps him find his team mates with precision. His uncanny knack of catching the goalkeeper off line has seen him score a huge amount of long rangers. Unselfish yet going solo, Rues has got the capability of fooling any defender with his clever change in directions during a run. Such is his stability. He is an excellent finisher and his goals are worth taking a look at.
Another great thing about this guy is his versatility. Naturally a striker, he can be used on both the wings and also as one behind the striker. Being two footed, he can take any of these positions with utmost ease and justify the role. Under Jurgen Klopp he can only better himself in his attacking game but he has to also work on his defensive part of the game. If that is taken care he surely is a complete footballer.
Comment: From threading a superb pass to scoring a blockbuster, Marco Rues surely has in him to become one of the stars of German football. A great footballer in the reckoning, Marco Reus can easily be called as the 'der Talisman' which means a Talisman.
Written By,
Rishabh Ghai
Rishabh Ghai
Rishabh is a writer for Goal.com India, International (all English editions) and an Editor and writer for 18 Yard Box
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