Merry Mesut: Holy Höwzil!

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So, as the Özil dearth (belated Samisut Christmas greetings aside) drags on, let's just paddle deeper into the less explored depths of the Bromance Pond, shall we?

Presenting one of the rarer German players to be found on the pitch (only 10 appearance so far. Booo!), FC Schalke 04's captain and Germany's #4:

Benedikt Höwedes!



First off, turns out there's a legit reason why Höwedes kept butting in in the previous post:



Do forgive me, Hömmels! Being the connoisseur of bromances that I am I should have known better than to try and separate the two of you. Were this not an Özil-centric site I would sing your praises to the highest heavens because OMG YOU HAVE JUST MADE THE TOP OF MY FRIGGIN' BEST LOOKING FOOTBALL BROMANCE EVER LIST!! (Also, I have been completely unaware of this bromance for so long ... HOW??) And you can be damn sure I will be doing lots more ... *ahem* research into this dashing dynamic duo in my spare time.

(By the by, note that Hummels plays for Dortmund and Höwedes for Schalke, two clubs that share the biggest rivalry in all the Bundesliga. They even have their own version of Real-Barcelona's El Clasico called the Revierderby! People, this is some serious Romeo and Juliet star-crossed lovers torn between warring factions shit going on here! Oh the drama!!)

Getting back to Höwzil, they too have some shared history together. Like Neuer and Özil, Höwedes too attended Gesamtschule Berger Feld and was made captain of Schalke's U19 squad in 2003. Considering Özil played for Schalke between 2005-2008, and is the same age as Höwedes, I assume they were on the same team. (More knowledgeable members, feel free to correct me on that one!) But then Özil moved to Werder Bremen and in a match against his former club and captain he scored this awesome goal. Note, that's Höwedes (#4 shirt at Schalke as well) attempting to block the shot:

Like Hummels, Höwedes didn't come to my personal attention until Euro 2012, even though I don't recall him actually playing in any of the matches. He just got to enjoy the view, including the semi final loss to Italy (Must. Resist. Rage.), and, again, like Hummels, caught my eye by consoling his former Schalke team mate ...



Excuse me .............

(NEVER FORGIVE, I SAY, NEVAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!)

But, on the other hand, Benni can be a bit rough with Mesut ...


Excuse me .............

Sadly, Sami didn't like that, so the hair-tugging was a one-off and Höwedes had to settle on more family-friendly means of congratulations.


Safe ^_^


Sweet ^_^


... Bold ~_^


"Gimme!"

In training:

When attempting to court Mesut it is always a challenge getting through Sami, especially since he's never quite forgiven that hair grab. Höwedes thought he could fool the German Shepherd with an ingenious disguise ... with mixed results.

"Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Batman!"
" ... Daaaaafuq??"
"I wonder what Sergio's doing right now ... "


I suspect some joke is being made at Mesut's expense, judging by Löw and especially Höwedes' amused faces and Mesut's more guarded expression.

Höwedes' mirth soon turned dark, however, when he learned what all of Özil's steady bromancers have known all along: Mesut can be a bit of a pest. The more I stare at this pic the more convinced I am that Löw or one of the trainers told them both to help move some equipment but Özil's totally slacking and letting Höwedes do all the heavy lifting work while he just trails behind, empty-handed, nagging him.

"You're not carrying that right."
>:(
"Slow down! You're walking too fast."
>:(
"Frowning gives you wrinkles."
>:(


"Seriously, Mes, if it weren't for Miro coming over to keep an eye on you I'd ... "
Pick your poison:
a) " ... hurt you."
b) " ... hug you."
c) " ... hump you."

Whatever your answer, inevitable Özil need only do something Mesut-y ...

... like this and Höwedes inevitably folds and forgives.

So, having reached the end of this spam I was disheartened to find that I did not have any shirtless Özil with Benni pics, but then I found this:

An entire locker room filled with victorious, singing Germans who are either shirtless or wearing white shirts now plastered to their bodies as they spray each other with champagne. Can't complain.

As Germany's #6, Sami would be next, but am gonna skip him (JUST THIS ONCE) because Samisut gets enough exposure on a regular basis here, so next spam will be Mesut's dalliance with none other than the King of Fashun Swag himself ...