Some Gems From The Shawn Hatosy Reddit AMA

Still annoyed about Mats not getting the call up. We can say everything about his performances, but it’s clear the call ups weren’t based off that. He would have been on the list if it was based off form.

It’s most likely Bagelsmann being worried about someone who can question authority, and Mats has shown he can do that with Terzic, so he’s probably not below doing it with Bagelsmann too.

He is also a 35 year old man who can handle being on the bench for a few matches like a big boy because he is a professional who knows what comes with the job. If he doesn’t fit against a certain opponent, he doesn’t play, and that is especially true with his age at this point.

I just think it’s ridiculous that Mats can’t offer anything in Nagelsmann’s eyes, especially with his recent performances. It would have been real nice to see Jule called up too, but instead we got Koch and Robert Andrich, none of which will probably see playing time.

At least we got Fülle and Schlotti on the squad, real proud for them, they truly deserve it after all their hard work. It’s good they got seen.

Rant over. 😞

He’s been called up again!

Mats in his rightful place (the top)

Bro mats has to stop watching tennis playing Padel and simping over his basketball guys and sign a stupid contract for a stupid club in Italy I’m getting worried and I can’t rep an unemployed man chop chop Milan/juve contract on the table pronto

🎶 Now let me say I'm the biggest hater

I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress

I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it's gon' be direct 🎶

Me ranting about Eddie Diaz

Marco Reus.

Where do I begin?

Loyal? Captain? Faithful? Teacher?

To many of us Dortmund fans, Marco Reus is the man who made us fans of the club. He spent 22 years with us, from youth ranks to the first team, and almost every moment in between. Not all of us have seen the whole journey, but that is okay.

We saw what we could, and each time, we were mesmerized. Mesmerized by his goal scoring ability, his vision, his off the ball movement, and all other fancy football terms. He is undoubtedly the best to ever wear the black and yellow, to don the schwarz-gelb, to play in the Westfalenstadion. He is the kind of player that as a child, we would stay up late to watch YouTube highlight compilations of, just to rewatch his magic.

His aesthetics aren’t typically what he is known for, though. What has always defined his career to non Dortmund supporters has been his loyalty to the club, his ever lasting trust in us. From when he renewed his contract when we were in the relegation zone, to when he stuck by us after each and every lost game, ruined DFB Pokal competitions, titles that slipped through our fingers by just a hair, and most recently, our second place finish in the UCL final, he always dusted himself off and told us that he would always stand with us through our struggles.

Never considering a move to Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, or any other club while in his prime and their peak, he solidified himself as the best player to grace a “second rate team in the farmers league,” as so many doubters liked to put it. He had raised the Dortmund level so much, showed his abilities, his resilience, and faithfulness to the badge. Each time an elite club came asking for his services, the answer was always the same: “No, I want to stay at Dortmund,” or, “No amount of money will make me leave.” He has become synonymous with Borussia Dortmund. When people ask what’s so special about this club, the answer is will always be, “Marco Reus. He is Dortmund.”

Now he is leaving. He isn’t leaving in the way any of us wanted, no UCL, no title, but he leaves as our biggest ever legend. He wasn’t even the one to make the choice, which saddens us all, but like all good things, his time at Dortmund must come to an end.

He may not have as many trophies as Robert Lewandowski, or the pure skill of Messi, or the presence of Ronaldo, but he’s still just as memorable as them. When looking at lists of the best players of our generation his name will always be on the list.

Thank you for everything, Marco. I hope I’ll see you at the club again one day.

Bellingham celebrated before some Madrid loser scored. Way to show respect to your previous club Pellingham