It was intense, fun, and a torreiches game: thanks to the success against Eintracht Frankfurt perched Borussia Mönchengladbach continues to be at the table top, and Marcus Thuram’s dancing with the flag pole.
By Tradition, no speech can be, but a habit it is: After a victory, including a goal to Marcus Thuram grabs the corner flag, put a BVB Jersey over it and is dancing with a plastic rod and his fellow players in front of the Fans. So it was in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Hoffenheim. And also after the 2:1 (2:0)-victory against Eintracht Frankfurt of the French expressed in this way his joy. He cheered on the standings, the defending Mönchengladbach from FC Bayern Munich, the fourth home win and of course his goal – his fourth in his first Bundesliga season.
Germany is the first foreign station for the 22-year-old Thuram, who had previously played in the rather lesser-known French Clubs FC Sochaux and EA Guingamp. The striker feels from the start at Borussia on the lower Rhine. For that reason alone, because so many Fans already speculated prior to his commitment, than just a exchange, with him on the social media with messages showered and him welcomed. Also because he’s speaking with Breel Embolo, Alassane Plea and Denis Zakaria, four French offensive players around him. And also because it runs for him on the lawn really well.
Successful completion after a fast counterattack
As in the last game to this 9. Round against Eintracht Frankfurt. It is the 28 delivery. Minute of the game. After a double pass with Lázló Bénes cross Embolo Hasebe flat and inches between goalie Frederik Rönnow and Makoto therethrough so that the tarnished Thuram had to press the Ball only with his left foot from six metres clean the lead after 28 minutes.
Only the left foot stall: Marcus Thuram hits to the guide
In spite of its size of 1.92 meters and 90 kilograms, Marcus Lilian Thuram-Ulien, as he was known by his full name, not even portly. On the contrary, his movements are smooth, while dribbling, he is separate from the Ball. “He is an important player for us. We are glad that we were able to win it for us,” said coach Marco Rose, after the game on Sky, but stressed in his answer, as always, his aversion to individual players to highlight.
Tikus – Small Markus big
“Tikus” has made off of his famous father, whose world title he ran in 1998 at the age of eleven months, wasting a name of your own. The originally came about as Thuram played once in a team, in which some of them had the same first name. “Ti” is an abbreviation of the French word “petit” for small. The ending “-kus” is derived from Marcus. Translated, the nickname means so little mark, what, in view of his stature – he is the greatest player in the mönchengladbach squad – quite ironic.
“I must have been nine or ten years old when this started with the nickname. Since the fit with the small, of course. But the Name has remained until today”, explained Thuram some time ago against Gladbach live. “Some of my teammates, such as, for example, Breel Embolo, call me. From my friends no one calls me Marcus.”
His friends are not, but his father. Will call him after the game, like he does after every game. And as his “biggest critic”, as Marcus himself says, him relentlessly explain how he has the appearance of his son seen. It is likely to be a pleasant conversation.