The struggle for a place in the first team is to keep Marco Reus occupied Germany, and midfielder told "We all want a great goal to win the title this year".
Having won a transfer to Borussia Dortmund for a brilliant season in which he scored a career-high 18 goals in Mönchengladbach finished fourth in the Bundesliga, Marco Reus is making an impact in Germany at Euro 2012.
A surprise in starting 4-2 in the quarterfinals against Greece, Reus scored his hat with his seventh goal in the second, and while talking to UEFA.com on the basis of Germany in Gdansk, retaining its place in the semifinals tonight against Italy in Warsaw, was still a possibility.
UEFA.com: finally made his debut in Euro 2012 against Greece - how it feels to play and score?
Marco Reus: I did not play in the first three games, which was disappointing, but the coach told me I had to keep fighting and would have the opportunity to play. When I got the opportunity he had to be ready, and I tried to work fine. We won the game, so I am very satisfied.
UEFA.com: What have you learned from your experience here?
Reus is very useful in certain situations, if you have already gained experience in the last two or three tournaments. Now we are playing in the semifinals, and it is good to have experience to know how to deal with a party. If you're new, you deal with it differently, during the game too. We still have a lot of players on our team who have not played in the majors, but we have shown that we can. Mats Hummels Take as an example. He played the first four games here in Euro and paid off.
Here you play against the best teams against the best players in the world, and learned something in training with the team. "The quality is very high within the team, so it was challenged and improve every day - that is the goal of each and every one of us." And then, of course, for parties facing the best players in the world, and you can copy a lot of things in the way you play. All this is very useful.
UEFA.com: This is a very young team, Germany. Are the older players that gives little guidance?
Reus: of course, but even we, the young players can give advice for the more experienced - everyone has their ideas and opinions and respect everyone. This is very important and that's how it should be provided. If a player like Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger approaches you and tells you to do things certain ways, then of course must be taken into account and try to do what they say.
UEFA.com: What do you think of Italy?
Reus: They are a team that is very difficult to play against. Andrea Pirlo has a unique ability, he showed that against England. So that's one thing we have to consider very carefully - we need to let those pass plays. But the whole team is full of good players. In the attack with Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano. This will certainly be different than the game against Greece. "We will definitely be challenged more, but we will find some free space too, because Italy also play attacking football."
UEFA.com: Is it hard to cope with competition for a starting point?
Reus: Everyone wants to improve. If you can fight and get ready to face the strongest, that's the way it should be. The team is improved. Everyone knows they have to give their best every day and give 100% so they can do on the computer and get a game. Everyone wants to play, but we have no argument in public or tell the press that we are not satisfied. We know how to behave, we are a team - everyone knows that and everyone has to accept it. We all have a great goal. We want to win the title this year.
UEFA.comL Germany The way the game is very different from what you are used to Mönchengladbach. This has been a struggle?
Reus: In the early stages when I was new to the team, was a bit odd, since he had to play differently, and maybe you had to change his game, but I got used to it. Actually, I have to change my style so much, I just re-apply my skills. You defend with 11 players and to play attacking football at the same time. Obviously, changes in quality with a national team, and played at a higher rate and develop a feel for the game and training with the team, but I think I've gotten used to that and I'm happy to be here.
Having won a transfer to Borussia Dortmund for a brilliant season in which he scored a career-high 18 goals in Mönchengladbach finished fourth in the Bundesliga, Marco Reus is making an impact in Germany at Euro 2012.
A surprise in starting 4-2 in the quarterfinals against Greece, Reus scored his hat with his seventh goal in the second, and while talking to UEFA.com on the basis of Germany in Gdansk, retaining its place in the semifinals tonight against Italy in Warsaw, was still a possibility.
UEFA.com: finally made his debut in Euro 2012 against Greece - how it feels to play and score?
Marco Reus: I did not play in the first three games, which was disappointing, but the coach told me I had to keep fighting and would have the opportunity to play. When I got the opportunity he had to be ready, and I tried to work fine. We won the game, so I am very satisfied.
UEFA.com: What have you learned from your experience here?
Reus is very useful in certain situations, if you have already gained experience in the last two or three tournaments. Now we are playing in the semifinals, and it is good to have experience to know how to deal with a party. If you're new, you deal with it differently, during the game too. We still have a lot of players on our team who have not played in the majors, but we have shown that we can. Mats Hummels Take as an example. He played the first four games here in Euro and paid off.
Here you play against the best teams against the best players in the world, and learned something in training with the team. "The quality is very high within the team, so it was challenged and improve every day - that is the goal of each and every one of us." And then, of course, for parties facing the best players in the world, and you can copy a lot of things in the way you play. All this is very useful.
UEFA.com: This is a very young team, Germany. Are the older players that gives little guidance?
Reus: of course, but even we, the young players can give advice for the more experienced - everyone has their ideas and opinions and respect everyone. This is very important and that's how it should be provided. If a player like Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger approaches you and tells you to do things certain ways, then of course must be taken into account and try to do what they say.
UEFA.com: What do you think of Italy?
Reus: They are a team that is very difficult to play against. Andrea Pirlo has a unique ability, he showed that against England. So that's one thing we have to consider very carefully - we need to let those pass plays. But the whole team is full of good players. In the attack with Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano. This will certainly be different than the game against Greece. "We will definitely be challenged more, but we will find some free space too, because Italy also play attacking football."
UEFA.com: Is it hard to cope with competition for a starting point?
Reus: Everyone wants to improve. If you can fight and get ready to face the strongest, that's the way it should be. The team is improved. Everyone knows they have to give their best every day and give 100% so they can do on the computer and get a game. Everyone wants to play, but we have no argument in public or tell the press that we are not satisfied. We know how to behave, we are a team - everyone knows that and everyone has to accept it. We all have a great goal. We want to win the title this year.
UEFA.comL Germany The way the game is very different from what you are used to Mönchengladbach. This has been a struggle?
Reus: In the early stages when I was new to the team, was a bit odd, since he had to play differently, and maybe you had to change his game, but I got used to it. Actually, I have to change my style so much, I just re-apply my skills. You defend with 11 players and to play attacking football at the same time. Obviously, changes in quality with a national team, and played at a higher rate and develop a feel for the game and training with the team, but I think I've gotten used to that and I'm happy to be here.
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