Mesut Özil: Time to Move Ön?

[skummm]

Give me six lines written by the most honest man in the world, and I will find enough in them to hang him...

The above pretty much sums up vast majority of the global media machine, the trolls that feed it and the idiots that lap it up.

Well done Mesut for taking a stand against the racist disingenuous bastards.

Here's to having a great season with a revitalised and re-tuned team!

 

[Wryer]

Özil tends to be emotionally led.

Hoping Emery has a good chat with him and channel his anger to a much improved season with us.

To shut people's mouth, there's no better way than that.

 

[m-due]

The DFB and the Anti-Özil camp in Germany are scrambling for a reply. There will be none. The emotionally charged letter will galvanize the fans and send shockwaves in Germany. I wonder if he will get any support or words of encouragement from his teammates. We will definitely see an energized Özil compounded with the fact we have a new regime at Colney; good for him.

 

[Rain Dance]

There were a lot of plot holes in The Dark Knight Rises so maybe the lad has a point.

THANK YOU!! I had so many debates with people saying TDKR is one of the best superhero movie I lost track. Glad to have the caped crusader himself on my side

 

[Rain Dance]

Anyone else France being called Africa United is just as bad as Özil being called Turkish ?

Means racism is everywhere and in both success and failure
It's like both side of the same coin

 

[Stannis]

The point about Lothar Mattus and Putin is a great one. Without getting knee deep into the history of it, Putin has caused more damage to the west than any Turkish leader. Even this refugee crisis has been partially manufactured by his actions in Syria while Turkey has taken in the most people.

We all known though why he isn’t more critised by the far right though

 

[Flying Okapis]

Also impressed how Özil left it to the last paragraph to announce his retirement from the national team, shows that its a lot bigger than football.

Any reaction in Germany yet?

 

[Arsenal1508]

The DFB and the Anti-Özil camp in Germany are scrambling for a reply. There will be none. The emotionally charged letter will galvanize the fans and send shockwaves in Germany. I wonder if he will get any support or words of encouragement from his teammates. We will definitely see an energized Özil compounded with the fact we have a new regime at Colney; good for him.

As long he doesn't return to international football, that's all I care about.

He's 29 going on 30 in a few months. He has already won a World Cup so why bother now?
I hope he puts all his energy into being the player we need him to be. Yes he was injured a lot last season, but he needs to get back in shape.
From a selfish point of view, he is our highest paid player. I expect our highest paid player to be our BEST player. Let's hope he shows it.

 

[Lidl_Reed]

I think Özil's real response which will make an impact will be this season. If he tears it up and leads us to trophies, DFB will come crawling over broken glass to apologise.

As for German fans, I doubt they'll care much about the letter. Mostly because it's in English, and other than that, how many people have ever cared about stuff like this?

 

[Wryer]

Writing his letter in English was part of the point - he doesn't feel German anymore.

 

[Mark Tobias]

DFB are going to feel like real chumps when this lad gets back to his best for us and leads us to European glory.

Very pleased with his reaction. Thought the whole saga was absolute toss. As he said, he is a footballer not a politician. The fact that so many people tie the two together is their problem not his.

 

[Lidl_Reed]

Writing his letter in English was part of the point - he doesn't feel German anymore.

I get the point, but the English of most Germans is passable at best.

That said, even if it was in German, it wouldn't achieve much. Nowadays, something like this will just be painted as Özil being a snowflake by the far right. It's sad, but it's what it is

 

[Mark Tobias]

I get the point, but the English of most Germans is passable at best.

That said, even if it was in German, it wouldn't achieve much. Nowadays, something like this will just be painted as Özil being a snowflake by the far right. It's sad, but it's what it is

That is their problem. If they care enough to find out why he left they will. Nothing he says will change the minds of certain people.

Such a sad way to end a beautiful international career.

 

[m-due]

Anyone else France being called Africa United is just as bad as Özil being called Turkish ?

Means racism is everywhere and in both success and failure
It's like both side of

Throughout their campaign, I have seen folks label them “Frakanda” or one of the last remaining African teams in the competitions. That was ridiculous. It’s up to those players and those players alone to celebrate their Frenchness or their heritage.

 

[Mark Tobias]

Throughout their campaign, I have seen folks label them “Frakanda” or one of the last remaining African teams in the competitions. That was ridiculous. It’s up to those players and those players alone to celebrate their Frenchness or their heritage.

To be honest I kind of took pride in it. I am African. I felt represented in a way by all the players in the tournament who are African, have African roots or any other African affiliation.

 

[m-due]

To be honest I kind of took pride in it. I am African. I felt represented in a way by all the players in the tournament who are African, have African roots or any other African affiliation.

That’s perfectly fine bro.

 

[Lidl_Reed]

I feel so proud of the reaction of our fans to this btw. Truly the best fanbase in the world. #IStandWithOzil trending, and people genuinely supporting him. That's what this club is about

That is their problem. If they care enough to find out why he left they will. Nothing he says will change the minds of certain people.

Such a sad way to end a beautiful international career.

It's a problem for the whole world to have people like that tbh

 

[Lidl_Reed]

Such a sad way to end a beautiful international career.

I know people are hopeful here, but I agree with this statement. Even if DFB changes its ways, Özil will not play for Germany again. It's not DFB that hurt him, what they did was bad, but it was the German public's reaction that's really hurt Özil. He won't play again for them.

 

[Rain Dance]

To be honest I kind of took pride in it. I am African. I felt represented in a way by all the players in the tournament who are African, have African roots or any other African affiliation.

I would take pride if Radja Nainggolan lift the World Cup for Belgium as he is Indonesian descend.

I disagree with people blaming France because they play for France tho...
That part is one I think has the same racism taste as Özil's.

 

[Lidl_Reed]

I would take pride if Radja Nainggolan lift the World Cup for Belgium as he is Indonesian descend.

I take pride in Moeen Ali and Rashid's performances for England, it's a thing we all do.

Anyway, FIFA taking on racism again.....