It's like some weird fetish I feel. Must be that he has some insane stat on some PC game. Maybe Football Manager or something. And after that he is undroppable in some fans eyes. Just plain weird if you ask me.Özil causes way more problems than he's worth, costs too much and does nothing in games. Can't believe people were dancing in the street over signing this guy he's never been on the level of Alexis or RVP or even Auba.
Just a different way of saying he needs to lifted by other players. Some 'great' player he is. His best years are so far behind him he could be retired.Online Gooner forum has delusional ppl who say Özil needs 'big players' around him to excel.
Ramos is allowed a lot of brain farts because he is a good leader, scores clutch goals. But he is not a defender. If he was at Arsenal, he would have been ridiculed like Mustafi.The game is evolving.
There are a lot of great players from the past that wouldn't fit at all in the modern game, such as Inzaghi, Veron, Riquelme, and now players such as Özil.
Look at the global picture, this past decade teams got way more physical.
And now, elite players have to be great athletes AND talented.
Our invincible team was way ahead its time. That's why we were so good.
Except Messi & Ronaldo now they're getting near the end of their career, most of top team players are hard worker on both end of the pitch.
Btw, Ramos isn't a liability. You don't make it this far, win so much, and be Madrid and his National team captain for a decade if you're a liability.
It just can't be. Mourinho, Ancelotti, Zidane, all great coaches have built their defence around him. They had all the money in the world to get an upgrade if needed.
But they didn't.
You might not like him. he's a high risk/high reward type of CB. But he's elite anyway.
Özil causes way more problems than he's worth, costs too much and does nothing in games. Can't believe people were dancing in the street over signing this guy he's never been on the level of Alexis or RVP or even Auba.
Ramos is allowed a lot of brain farts because he is a good leader, scores clutch goals. But he is not a defender. If he was at Arsenal, he would have been ridiculed like Mustafi.
This is a longer discussion, perhaps for some other time.
Thats the exact thing happening with Özil. We do not have the luxury to carry anyone because we have become ****.
I agree that Özils standard of play has decreased a lot. Biggest decline came just after his contract, the 2 months before that he was top3 player in the League. But as there is delusion from Özil fans, its also delusional to say he has never been as good or better than Alexis or Auba.
He has been voted 5 times best German national team player, 2016 he was Arsenals player of the season and 3 times voted best player of the month in the Premier League. I agree on RvP but both Auba and Alexis have never had the standard Özil had from 2009 to 2012. Counting from 2009 he surely must be near the top on assists given. Did not find any stats about that though, probably Messi is first (last 10 years).
I hate to watch him nowadays, he seems lazy and out of shape. Especially surprising as he looked good in preseason. Dont know what happened after that.
The issue is without Özil, we're useless on the ball higher up the pitch. Laca, Auba link up play is crap. The amount of poor touches they have is shocking. We've got no one else in the sqaud other than maybe Cebblos.
We actually could do with Iwobi, he had no end product but his link up play, technique and keeping possession higher up the pitch was excellent.
Huuuge wages.I love the way Özil played for us in his first two years. Brought some beautiful runs of play. You can’t take that away. But now he’s clearly unmotivated and sucking up huge wages.
You just started to watch Arsenal games? You got it spot on though like you said:.......
He is stating the fact. Özil has never been top 10 player of the league let alone 3.You just started to watch Arsenal games? You got it spot on though like you said:
I really can't understand.
He is stating the fact. Özil has never been top 10 player of the league let alone 3.
Dude has neither won Premier league player of the month nor been in team of the year.
From his play at the pitch he has never been a consistent performer like Cazorla or Alexis. Flashes of brilliance here and there with a bit of assists and then go dead cold.
He is totally useless when the team is pressing, midget like Cazorla won duels than him and was not pushed off the ball half time as him.
The reality most Arsenal fans fail to face is the fact that Özil is overrated teenage girl that cannot carry the team. His best performance comes when other team members are at their best. Magician like Cazorla despite his physical disadvantage in a demanding league has done far better than him.
Getting rid of players like Özil will be a way forward to the club.
He's a genuinely sweet bloke is old Mesut.
Great stuff this.
Özil's salary is not his doing. This resentment toward the player due in large to his ridiculous wages is misdirected.He is a humanitarian more than footballer. Let's just pay him till the end of his contract and close this chapter. If he takes another football job, we should be credited back the difference....no double dipping.