"It becomes difficult if a captain isn't allowed to say anything after a game. The media often demands that we players speak openly and honestly, that what we say doesn't just consist of platitudes , but then we give our impressions of the course of the game and we are promptly given a trainer's criticism for days. Honestly, there's no piece of paper between me and Marco Rose," said Reus.
After the game, the 32-year-old questioned the basic alignment with a five-man line. As the game progressed, BVB then switched to their preferred back four.
"I stand by the statements I made after the game in Leipzig 100 percent," Reus made clear. "I said in this interview that we didn't get along with the back five during the game - for various reasons. After we switched to the back four, it got better. This sentence, which was unfortunately completely taken out of context, became done way too much," he said.
Reus was very upset about the defeat, but he still firmly believes in winning the German championship with Borussia. "As long as I wear the BVB jersey and am captain of this team, I will do everything to bring the trophy to Dortmund!"
Marco Reus: He likes to play with Thomas Müller
In addition, Reus has the 2022 World Cup in Qatar firmly in his sights. He left it open whether he, who canceled the European Championships this year for personal reasons, will continue in the national team afterwards.
The BVB captain sees himself strongest with the DFB team at headquarters: "Personally, I see myself on the ten because I'm freer there."
He doesn't see any particular competitive situation with FC Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller, who also holds this position: "For me, there's nothing wrong with the two of us playing together. We complement each other very well. I would describe ourselves as free space players. I play I really enjoy working with Thomas, I really enjoy it."
However, the two offensive players will not play together on Sunday against Armenia (Sunday, 6 p.m.). Reus left with Manuel Neuer, Leon Goretzka and Antonio Rüdiger because of the load control.
