He's been very good and been much better than the options around him. I predicted this though, Özil has something to prove. I feel like after a few weeks, when he in his own mind feels like he has proven himself, hes going to slightly take his foot off the gas and reach his equilibrium. Thats just my opinion. This ****storm that emery has caused has made a lot of people forget that Özil struggles to apply himself unless there is something to prove; either a contract or his attitude and professional (PR) being questioned. Lets see what happens in a few months or after a new manager settles, but right now hes great to watch.Of course it's easy and logical to focus on the dumpster fire that is Emery but I would like to take a moment out and credit Özil. I thought he was the best player on the pitch today. He ran his socks off, tried to be positive and at the end was one of the few players tracking back as Southampton should have scored a couple of times on the break when we were half heartedly chasing the game. I have been very critical of him(and justifiably so IMO) but it has been heartening to see his effort since he's come back into the team, even with this manager using him as a scapegoat and publicly throwing him under the bus. I just thought that deserved a moment of respect because while the results have not been there, he hasn't downed tools. He's put forth a much better effort than the manager's darlings Xhaka and Bellerin.