Professional footballer with a weekend off: Thoughts from the ranks

Finally a free weekend again, it's hard to endure not being able to take part in other people's lives on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just prepare, play, recover, every damn weekend. But now I'm really enjoying myself. Let your mind wander, relax, maybe do something with culture, watch a whole series, for example. Or rediscover yourself and life, and ultimately even find a new hobby for after your career.

Well, hopefully that's still a long time away, so there's still time. On the other hand, cleaning out the garage and then buying this fancy car would of course be best. Ha, the others would be jealous!

And hopefully the whispers about Klopp not nominating me will stop. Of course I don't let it show, but I really don't understand it, especially since he otherwise called up half of the Bundesliga to the national team. Just don't stop me. Because he doesn't like me, probably. Maybe I'm too alpha for him.

But on the other hand, you can expect someone in this job to do what is best for the team soberly and without regard to ego. So nominate me, but no, well. Luckily I was at least able to cancel the cold records that I had specially ordered.

No, nothing extravagant, just a small celebration after training with my club colleagues and a few reporters. A sip of champagne, a few appetizers, a little speech. After all, it is always important to show humility and that despite your success you have remained one of the rank and file, so to speak. Really a shame. What would have been annoyed with the thing from the local newspaper who always writes so much crap about me and should have applauded me too, hehe.

Who else is texting at this time? Oh well, the team wants to go big tomorrow. This is what you look like and then you keep making comments about the national team. Not with me, sorry, I have to clean out the garage. Thank you, Klopp!