Am I crazy or does the emphasis on always respectful, fair & honest seems like a dig at Arteta?
Yes, when you think about how we play currently, I can't see Özil thriving in any kind of role on the pitch. So basically it's just not worth the money having him on as a part time, rotation player for specific situations/teams, even though he's obviously good enough to do it.I am 99.9% confident it is financial. Not to sound like a broken record but I whole heartedly believe he is not worth his base salary plus whatever crazy bonuses he is probably entitled to.
He's gone in like 9 months and that 8mil "loyalty bonus" we had to pay in September could have gone towards Aouar or something. Why our fans are so hungry to throw millions towards Özil I will never understand.
I am happy to move on from him, he's been part of our lowest lows in recent times and people act like this wasn't the case.
I can see it, but whatever he writes as a praise can be seen as a dig currently.Am I crazy or does the emphasis on always respectful, fair & honest seems like a dig at Arteta?
I was there on wengers last day in the box seat next to Özil and he wasn’t even on the pitch lol.Am I crazy or does the emphasis on always respectful, fair & honest seems like a dig at Arteta?
Of course. If someone is really honest with him and point out his flaws, it is only natural to call that person disrespectful and unfair.Am I crazy or does the emphasis on always respectful, fair & honest seems like a dig at Arteta?
No, I wasn't.
"Everyone says he's training well. Per Mertesacker [Arsenal defender, 2011-18 and now a coach at the club's academy] said this publicly. I spoke with at least five teammates who say he is training great. They say Mesut is one of their best players, and they cannot understand why he is left out. So it can't be the training -- if it is not the pitch, what are the footballing reasons? If you talk, you should tell the truth that the Arsenal fans deserve otherwise don't talk at all."
Robbie will kill himself if he heard about Özil one more timeI am tired, Robbie.
Its over. Özil speak and his agent now Arteta did speak too so that's it the club should tell the media to stop asking questions about mesut and they won't make any comments until contract done.This **** needs to end. Constant dark cloud over the team and manager.