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Mesut Özil: Time to Move Ön?
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UpTheGunnerz
Vrei sa pleci dar una una iei
Player:Elneny
I'm tired of being disappointed time and time with this man. Might adjust my expectations and just come to terms that he is a good player, nothing more and nothing less.
say yes
forum master baiter
He won’t and shouldn’t be. Defeat wasn’t his fault and there were plenty of other poor performances out there.
Sadly it’s not surprising how ineffectual he is in games like this though. Just not a top player anymore.
Gooner_girl14
Active Member
Still think he's got a lot left to give if we can get a proper midfield around him, which he certainly didn't have today and barely got into the final third because of it. It's definitely harsh to blame the loss on him as just about everyone was appalling, but you do just want to see more desire from him. Think he (like many of our other players) just looked too soft most of the match, outfought by a much hungrier Everton.
lamby22
It's Not Lupus
Country: Scotland
Such a weak effort. Should have tried to at least get the zip off the side of someone's face.
Seriously though he wasn't the worst today. Injuries and suspensions played a part in the selection of that poor midfield and it was always going to be difficult for a player like Özil.
Seriously though he wasn't the worst today. Injuries and suspensions played a part in the selection of that poor midfield and it was always going to be difficult for a player like Özil.
neimad
Well-Known Member
Couldn't even find the man when he threw the coat 
Country: Wales
Starting him, Lacazette and Mkhi together is probably the slowest combination we have in a front three.
All three players work best with quick runners around them, don’t like trying to play the possession game when opposition away from home won’t sit off us and are likely to press us higher.
All three players work best with quick runners around them, don’t like trying to play the possession game when opposition away from home won’t sit off us and are likely to press us higher.
Was expecting better after emery showing his confidence even giving him captain armband but like all our players today he was bad
Sniper Mik
Not a Closet Sp**s Fan
They were all taking too many touches. Lacazette wasted the first chance by not getting his shot away quicker. Made a similar error in the 2nd half. Mkhi kept trying to nutmeg his way past 3 players and failing dismally every time. AMN, Özil, Guendouzi were all too slow, too casual. Horrific to watch. There's a serious mental block that's been cooking for years now.
Country: Wales
I do think play slowing down is a natural consequence of our formation today.
If none of the team can stretch the field or get in behind you end up with the midfield passing to each other.
Maybe Lacazette could have tried to run off the last defender a bit more but he was getting starved of service. Everton had two defenders on him because there was no one else they needed to mark.
Emery tried to change it at half time with PEA coming on as well but the build up was still too slow. Think the Iwobi sub came way too late.
Maybe
You're wrong, no?
Agree with every word here, but I would expect that manager who is being paid millions would be able to anticipate more than a random guy on forum.
Özil was in a bad situation today, nothing was in front of him and he is not the type of player who will dribble through players to create something.
sammy89
Well-Known Member
He has never been and will never be a talisman that leads the line to victory. That's what makes his wages scandalous. 350k is talisman money.
Country: Wales
I was disappointed with how we set up, today was almost a carbon copy of Chelsea’s defeat at Goodison from a few weeks ago.
Guendouzi and Elneny might have been fine as deep lying midfielders but they were on the ball so much in Everton’s half. It got so congested.
I feel like we should have had a team set up to counter, use Özil to get the ball quickly to PEA and Iwobi for example.
truth_hurts
but Holding’s hair transplant was painless
I love the guy, but sell in the summer and change the way we play. I'd be surprised to sacrifice Özil's brilliance for Laca and Auba both starting and a bit more energy in midfield.
Maybe
You're wrong, no?
Every setup that includes a lot of movement will work for Özil, and usually when it works for him, the other team is in trouble. If we can't setup the team for him, we should just leave him on the bench. He doesn't add anything to our game if that's the case.
I'm struggling to visualise in my head what should've they done today in our starting formation.
<<reed>>
Lidl Tir Na Nog
should have started
Godwin1
Very well-known
Özil should have adapted to playing deeper 3 or 4 seasons ago but it hasn't happened, though he has had decent spells doing just that last season and this season. I think it's dawning on people having a free roaming AM in the EPL doesn't work often enough. The whole is nearly always greater than the sum of it's parts.
squallman
Still Pining for Wenger
He didn't deserve to go off today. Mkhitaryan's feet is where moves went to die. The rest may have been invisible at times but Mkhi was actively breaking down promising situations.
Messigican
Member
Mesut Özil today: 0 - Chances created 0 - Completed take-ons 0 - Fouls won 0 - Shots 1 - Coats thrown at Emery
Country: USA
Player:Saliba
Thrown at Everton coaching staff but yeah I’m bored of seeing all excuses being made for a guy who simply can’t function under any kind of physical intensity. Also had 6 duels, all lost and 14 giveaways.
The coat throw was such a ***** move
Not being the worst player isn’t an achievement.
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